Naperville North junior Brady Marino has heard the question before.

Yes, he has played quarterback, but it was a long time ago. Unlike his famous namesakes, Marino can play a lot of other positions.

“Probably first through third grade, I played quarterback,” he said. “Then I played a little bit of running back when I was really young, and pretty much ever since seventh grade I’ve been on defense.”

Defense is the 5-foot-8, 175-pound Marino’s forte, and linebacker is his favorite position, but Naperville North coach Sean Drendel has deployed him all over the field this season.

“Brady is our utility knife a little bit,” Drendel said. “He’s super important to our team.

“He’s our long snapper. We use him as a punt returner. He’s on all of our special teams. He can play safety, linebacker a

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