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77 D'Antne Demery

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 320
  • Position Offensive Line
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brunswick, Ga.
  • Previous School Hutchinson CC (KS)
  • High School Brunswick HS

Biography

HONORS
2019 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (OL)
2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA First Team (OL)
2019 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Second Team (OL)
2018 All-Conference USA Honorable Mention (OL)

2020: Played and started in FIU's first two games before suffering a season-ending injury... Helped pave the way for three 100-yard running backs, with a pair of 100-yard rushers against Middle Tennessee (10/10)... Helped D'vonte Price rush for 148 yards to open the year at Liberty (9/26), which was the 14th-most rushing yards for FIU by a single player at the time. 

2019: Played in all 13 games for the Panthers on the offensive line, making 12 starts at left tackle... Aided an offensive line that allowed just 14 sacks on the year, which tied for the fifth-lowest in the nation and first in C-USA... The 14 allowed sacks also ranked as the third-lowest in FIU history...  Earned five games with over 400 yards of total offense., with three of those eclipsing the 500-yard mark... Paved the way for three-straight 100-yard rushing games for Anthony Jones, the most since Rashod Smith in 2004... Helped Kaylan Wiggins gain 187 yards on the ground in the victory over New Hampshire (9/14), ranking as the third-highest for any player in the league last season... Aided the offensive line to a 350-yard rushing game in the win over Charlotte (10/12), ranking as the fourth-most in school history. 
 
2018: Appeared in 11 games at left tackle, starting 11 times… Was part of an offensive line that allowed a school-record low eight sacks all season, which ranked first in Conference USA and third overall in the nation… Demery helped the FIU offense rank first in average points per game (34.6), total touchdowns (58), total points (450), third-down conversion percentage (46.8), and fourth-down conversion percentage (65.2)… His contributions on the offensive line helped fuel a run game that accounted for 175.8 rush yards per game and 27 total rushing touchdowns, both of which ranked third overall in C-USA… Also helped FIU achieve an average of 4.8 rush yards per carry, which ranked second in C-USA… Demery was named to the C-USA Honorable Mention Team following the season.

2017: Attended Hutchinson Community College in Kansas... Rated as a three-star prospect coming out of junior college.

PREP CAREER: Played at Brunswick High School... Rated as a four-star recruit out of high school... Ranked as the No. 20 offensive tackle in the county... Played in the U.S. Army All-American game.

PERSONAL: Son of the late Rochelle Demery... Native of Brunswick, Georgia.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2017Sophomore

    OL
    6'5" 320 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2018Sophomore

    OL
    6'5" 320 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2019Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 320 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2020Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 320 lbs
    77