Dontay Demus Jr.
Maryland Terrapins – No. 7 | |
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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Senior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Washington, D.C. | September 16, 2000
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Friendship Collegiate (Washington, D.C.) |
Dontay Demus Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins.
High school career[]
Demus Jr. attended Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C..[1] As a senior, he had 66 receptions for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football.[2]
College career[]
As a true freshman at Maryland in 2018, Demus Jr. played in all 12 games with one start and had 13 receptions for 278 yards. As a sophomore in 2019, he started all 12 games, recording 41 receptions for 625 yards and six touchdowns.[3] As a junior in 2020, he started all five games and had 24 receptions for 365 yards and four touchdowns.[4][5] Demus Jr. returned to Maryland as a starter in 2021,[6] leading the Big Ten in receiving yards before suffering a season-ending knee injury in a game against Iowa.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ Roth, Dan (August 26, 2017). "Dontay Demus Jr., No. 6 Friendship Collegiate roll past Wilson". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ ""I wanna win a championship": Maryland football commit Dontay Demus Jr. has lofty goals". The Diamondback. November 21, 2017.
- ^ Markus, Don. "Amid recent struggles on offense, Dontay Demus Jr. is filling a tall order as Maryland's go-to receiver". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ Lee, Edward. "Receiver Dontay Demus Jr. starting to show the consistency he has craved for Maryland football". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/23/with-maturity-experience-marylands-dontay-demus-jr-has-come-big-play-wide-receiver-with-big-time-future/
- ^ "With maturity and experience, Maryland's Dontay Demus Jr. has become a big-play wide receiver with a big-time future". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ McFadden, Ryan. "Maryland WR Dontay Demus Jr. out for season with knee injury". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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- Living people
- Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
- American football wide receivers
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- 2000 births