Dontay Demus Jr.

Dontay Demus Jr. (born September 26, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Maryland Terrapins.

Dontay Demus Jr.
Demus Jr. with Maryland
Maryland Terrapins – No. 7
PositionWide receiver
ClassSenior
MajorFamily Science
Personal information
Born: (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl gamesNone[lower-alpha 1]
High schoolFriendship Collegiate
(Washington, D.C.)

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] Demus came back to Maryland for his 5th season for 2022 after his injury the previous season. Instead of playing in the 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl he opted out of the bowl game with fellow teammates Deonte Banks, Rakim Jarrett, and Jacob Copeland.

In January 2023, Demus was invited to participate in the 2023 NFL Combine.[9]

Notes
  1. Demus didn't play in the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl due to his leg injury against Iowa and didn't appear in the 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl because he opted out for the 2023 NFL Draft

References
  1. Roth, Dan (August 26, 2017). "Dontay Demus Jr., No. 6 Friendship Collegiate roll past Wilson". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ""I wanna win a championship": Maryland football commit Dontay Demus Jr. has lofty goals". The Diamondback. November 21, 2017.
  3. Markus, Don. "Amid recent struggles on offense, Dontay Demus Jr. is filling a tall order as Maryland's go-to receiver". baltimoresun.com.
  4. Lee, Edward. "Receiver Dontay Demus Jr. starting to show the consistency he has craved for Maryland football". baltimoresun.com.
  5. "With Little Help From His CB Friend" – via PressReader.
  6. Emily Giambalvo (2021-09-24) [2021-09-23]. "With maturity and experience, Maryland's Dontay Demus Jr. has become a big-play wide receiver with a big-time future". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  7. "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.
  8. McFadden, Ryan. "Maryland WR Dontay Demus Jr. out for season with knee injury". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  9. "Seven Terps Invited to NFL Scouting Combine". UMTerps.com. January 27, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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