Demario Douglas
| No. 3 – New England Patriots | |||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | December 8, 2000 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Mandarin (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||
| College: | Liberty (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 210 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
DeMario "Pop" Douglas (born December 8, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Liberty.
Early years
Douglas grew up in St, Augustine, Florida and initially attended Pedro Menendez High School.[2] He transferred to Mandarin High School after his sophomore year.[3] His quarterback there was current Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. Douglas finished his senior season with over 1,700 all-purpose yards, 1,300 receiving yards and scored 18 touchdowns, scoring four touchdowns in the state championship game.[4]
College career
Douglas played for the Liberty Flames for four seasons. He had nine receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown in four games during his true freshman season before redshirting the year. As a redshirt freshman, Douglas caught 32 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns.[5] He also returned 15 punts for 166 yards and one touchdown and was named a freshman All-American at returner by the Football Writers Association of America.[6] Douglas led the Flames with 52 receptions and 701 receiving yards and had six touchdown receptions during his redshirt sophomore season and also had 23 punt returns for 143 yards and one touchdown.[7][8] As a redshirt junior, he caught 79 passes for 993 yards and six touchdowns.[9]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.44 s | 1.54 s | 2.54 s | 4.29 s | 7.05 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
12 reps | |
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Douglas was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 210th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[12]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2023 | NE | 14 | 7 | 49 | 561 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 14 | 7 | 49 | 561 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
References
- ^ Randall, Dakota (June 13, 2023). "Why Patriots Rookie Receiver Prefers To Go By Different Name".
- ^ Barney, Justin (April 10, 2023). "Work ethic has powered Mandarin grad DeMario Douglas to NFL draft". News4Jax.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- SI.com. December 23, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ Staples, Andy (June 12, 2021). "Liberty, Hugh Freeze and Malik Willis have a chance to make a point, but they know it won't be easy". The Athletic. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Region roundup: LU's Douglas named to freshman All-America team; Flames top Elon in tennis". The News & Advance. January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- Florida Times-Union. January 30, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Liberty's DeMario Douglas is rediscovering himself at punt returner". The News & Advance. August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- Florida Times-Union. January 23, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Demario Douglas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Demario Douglas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "NFL Draft 2023: Liberty WR Demario Douglas joins Patriots as sixth-round pick". Boston Herald. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.