Dontay Demus

#7 · WR · Sr. · Maryland6′4″ · 215 lb · Washington, DC

Dontay Demus: WR · Maryland · #7.

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Dontay Demus

WR · Maryland · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at Maryland: Matt Canada and Mike Locksley. One game to point at: 67 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Ohio State — Week 12, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Maryland in the news

Maryland fires coach Michael LocksleyOct 26
Maryland fires defensive coordinatorThe Washington Post Oct 19
Joyner receives probation before judgmentOct 15

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Maryland	22	233	10.6	1	35
2021	Maryland	28	507	18.1	3	66
2020	Maryland	24	365	15.2	4	43
2019	Maryland	41	625	15.2	6	80
2018	Maryland	13	278	21.4	0	56
Career		128	2,008	15.7	14	80

Season	Team
2022	Maryland	--	--	--
2021	Maryland	--	--	95
2020	Maryland	--	--	--
2019	Maryland	1	4	--
2018	Maryland	--	--	--
Career		1	4	95

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-10vs Buffalo	3	23	7.7	0	11
Wk 2	W 56-21@ Charlotte	2	29	14.5	0	23
Wk 3	W 34-27vs SMU	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 4	L 27-34@ No. 4 Michigan	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 5	W 27-13vs Michigan State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 6	L 29-31vs Purdue	2	40	20.0	0	35
Wk 7	W 38-33@ Indiana	1	17	17.0	1	17
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Northwestern	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 10	L 10-23@ Wisconsin	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	L 30-43vs No. 2 Ohio State	5	67	13.4	0	34	Season-high 67 yds
Wk 13	W 37-0vs Rutgers	3	13	4.3	0	9
Total		22	233	10.6	1	35

Signature game

Week 12 · 2022

L 30-43

vs Ohio State

5 rec · 67 yds

With T. Tagovailoa — 293 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.3 · 12 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · C. Spangler — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Ohio State · 2nd and 18 · Q2 · EPA +3.97Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 34 yds to the OhSt 38 for a
Week 6 · Purdue · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 35 yds to the Prdue 30 for a
Week 12 · Ohio State · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 15 yds to the Mary 44 for a
Week 2 · Charlotte · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +2.76T.Tagovailoa pass complete to CHA 26. Catch made by D.Demus at CHA 26. Gain of 23 yards. Tackled by P.Bemah at CHA 3.
Week 7 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 17 yds for a TD, (Chad Ryland KICK)
Week 1 · Buffalo · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 10 yds to the Mary 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Ohio State · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.86Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 9 yds to the Mary 36 for a
Week 12 · Ohio State · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 5 yds to the Mary 41 for a
Week 5 · Michigan State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.32Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 16 yds to the Mary 29 for a
Week 1 · Buffalo · 2nd and 18 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 11 yds to the Buff 45

Teams and coaches

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 31 (#405 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2022 season

31Below cohort / limited sample #405 of 488 · 2022?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: yards / catch (19th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#385 / 550 · 29th pct

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Rec yards#436 / 550 · 21st pct

233

Long catch#433 / 550 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#441 / 550 · 19th pct

10.6

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.3	24.0	10.1	0.0
Road4g	1.5	16.2	11.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.7	20.3	12.3	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	22.8	7.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Pass share

49.3%

446 pass / 459 run

Plays / game

69.6

13 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

486 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

22 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

31 · #405 of 488 WRs · 2022

Dontay Demus

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Style of play

Fans

Maryland in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Maryland