Last confirmed: SMU, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 287 lb · Dallas, TX · Kimball
Demerick Gary: DT · SMU · #10.
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Demerick Gary
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Demerick Gary has played for two head coaches in four seasons at SMU. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-30@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-27vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | W 47-17vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-38@ No. 25 TCU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ South Florida | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-37vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-21vs Temple | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-51vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-35@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-20vs Tulane | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-52@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 8.0 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 49-27
vs North Texas
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against North Texas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
40%8 TFLSack rate
32%6 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 8 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
48.7%
502 pass / 529 run
Plays / game
79.3
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
535 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 79 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 41 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chad Morris → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
