Nick Marshall's time at the Senior Bowl proved to be time well spent.

The former Auburn quarterback has agreed to a deal in free agency with the Jacksonville Jaguars, his agent confirmed to AL.com. Marshall moved from quarterback to cornerback prior to the Senior Bowl, where the South squad was coached by the Jaguars' staff.

The record-breaking quarterback is coming off a two-year career at Auburn that included an SEC title and a trip to the BCS National Championship. He threw for 4,508 yards and 34 touchdowns with 13 interceptions, and ran for 1,866 yards and 23 touchdowns during his career. He also shattered the school's single-game record for passing yards (456) and total yards (505) against Alabama.



Teams told Marshall at the NFL Combine they were exploring the possibility of adding him to their roster as a defensive back and No. 3 quarterback on a 53-man roster.



"I'm locked into defensive back right now, but to be on anybody's team I'll do what they want me to do," Marshall said in March. "It's just mostly about defensive back and being an emergency third-string quarterback and like a Wildcat package."



Auburn coach Gus Malzahn pushed Marshall to enter the draft as a quarterback, but Marshall instead decided to move to cornerback at the Senior Bowl in January. Marshall, who had not played cornerback in more than three years, received mixed reviews at the Senior Bowl.



"I know he can be a quarterback at the next level," Malzahn said in March. "It needs to be the right system. You're talking about a guy who's probably one of the best zone-read quarterbacks in the history of college football.



Marshall was invited to the combine as a quarterback and participated in some throwing drills. He threw to receivers at Auburn's Pro Day in March.



"Nick's got a cannon, he can throw the ball," Auburn receiver Sammie Coates said in March."He can run, cut fast. He can catch on quick. He's one of those guys that do a great job no matter what he does. You can put him at cornerback, safety, running back -- he's going to be one of those guys that makes plays on the field."