Tim DeMorat

Tim DeMorat is an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Fordham Rams.

Tim DeMorat
Fordham Rams – No. 17
PositionQuarterback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born:Merritt Island, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolViera
(Viera, Florida)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team FCS All-American (2022)
  • 3× Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year (2020–2022)
  • 4× First-team All-Patriot League (2019–2022)

Early life and high school

DeMorat grew up in Merritt Island, Florida and initially attended Merritt Island High School before transferring to Viera High School after his sophomore year.[1] He passed for over 2,400 yards with 23 touchdown passes and eight interceptions as a junior.[2] DeMorat signed to play college football at Fordham.[3]

College career

DeMorat played in ten games with eight starts during his true freshman season and completed 56.1% of his passes for 1,633 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a sophomore, he passed for 2,674 passing yards and 20 touchdowns and was named first team All-Patriot League.[4] DeMorat's junior season was postponed from the fall to the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19. He was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year after completing 92 of 129 pass attempts for 1,049 yards and five touchdowns.[5] His 71% completion percentage led FCS.[6]

DeMorat completed 234-of-400 passes for 3,214 yards and 31 touchdowns and repeated as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.[7] He decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Fordham for a fifth season.[8] In his final season, DeMorat completed 326 of 499 pass attempts for 4,891 yards and 56 touchdowns with five rushing touchdowns and was the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award.[9] Following the end of the season he was invited to play in the 2023 Hula Bowl and the 2023 East–West Shrine Bowl.[10][11] DeMorat majored in communication and media studies at Fordham.[12] He finished his college career with 13,461 passing yards, which is third-most in FCS history.[13]

Statistics
Season Games Passing Rushing
GPRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Fordham Rams
2018 102–714826456.11,6336.2116117.292-143-1.62
2019 124–823239359.02,6746.82011127.486-158-1.84
2020 32–19312972.11,0498.153148.526321.22
2021 116–523439958.63,2148.1319147.439922.44
2022 129–332649965.34,8919.85610180.756480.95
Career4823−241,0331,68561.313,4618.012339147.9299-129-0.417

References
  1. Russo, Ralph D. (November 24, 2022). "Fordham's potent offense brings taste of Rocky Top to Bronx". APNews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  2. Kotala, Carl (July 20, 2017). "DeMorat more comfortable, confident in Viera's offense". VieraVoice.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  3. "Brevard football seniors sign Wednesday". Florida Today. December 20, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. Herder, Sam (January 8, 2021). "FCS Spring 2021: The Best Returning QB In Each Conference". HEROSports.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  5. "Scouting Fordham: Breaking down the Rams". Lincoln Journal Star. September 3, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  6. Backus, Will (September 4, 2021). "Fordham throws historically significant touchdown pass against Nebraska". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  7. "NFL Draft Profile: Tim DeMorat, Quarterback, Fordham Rams". SI.com. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  8. "Fordham Rams football led by Patriot League QB star". News 12 Bronx. August 16, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  9. "UIW's Lindsey Scott Jr. wins Walter Payton Award". San Antonio Express-News. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  10. Riccette, Billy (January 27, 2023). "A look at the quarterbacks playing in the Shrine Bowl". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  11. Fragoza, James (January 29, 2023). "2023 Shrine Bowl: FCS NFL Draft Prospects Led by Tim DeMorat and BJ Thompson". ProFootballNetwork.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  12. Stellabotte, Ryan (January 28, 2023). "Fordham All-American Tim DeMorat Prepares for NFL Draft". Fordham News. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  13. Ventre, Ralph (February 2, 2022). "Empire State FCS Trio Takes Advantage of 2023 Shrine Bowl Stage". SI.com. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
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