Marcus Demps
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| Position: | Strong Safety | ||
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| Date of birth: | August 19, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth: | Minot, North Dakota | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Palmdale (CA) Highland | ||
| College: | San Diego State | ||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||
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Marcus L. Demps (born August 19, 1983) is a former American football safety. He played college football at San Diego State.
He is the younger brother of safety Will Demps.
Demps attended Highland High School in Palmdale, California. He was a two-year starter at strong safety. Demps was also a two-time all-Golden League selection. He was also named to the Antelope Valley Press second team as a junior and first team as a senior, despite missing three games with a foot injury. Demps was also selected to the all-Valley team by the Los Angeles Daily News. He earned a pair of varsity letters in track.
Demps attended San Diego State, where he majored in criminal justice.
As a freshman in 2001, Demps was in the contention for playing time in the secondary before suffering a broken finger that required surgery early in the season. He ended up redshirting that season.
In 2002, Demps played in nine games, primarily on special teams and at safety. He ended the season with 24 tackles, including a career-high 12 at Air Force when he had his first game his first career start against the Air Force. He had six tackles against Colorado State and two tackles against Utah.
In 2003, Demps started the season as a backup, but was promoted to the starting lineup when mononucleosis sidelined then starter Josh Dean. He however, returned to the sidelines due to an ankle injury that caused him to miss three games. For the season Demps was in the starting lineup in five games. Demps had a 13-tackle game at UTEP and eight tackles at UCLA. Despite missing three games, Demps finished fifth on the team with 39 tackles, (24 solo). He had a sack against Air Force and another tackle for a loss against UCLA. He recovered a fumble against UTEP. He was credited with a blocked punt against Eastern Washington.
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