2018 Football Roster
Demarcus Rogers
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 229
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tupelo, Miss.
- High School:
- Tupelo
- Prev School:
- Northeast Mississippi CC
2017: Appeared in all 11 games...Ranked among the team’s top 10 tacklers...Finished the year at eighth on the team with 35 total tackles...Had 22 solo stops and assisted on 13 others...Recorded two tackles for a loss of six yards...Collected a season-high seven tackles vs. Eastern Kentucky (9/30)...Added five tackles at both Austin Peay (10/21) and Tennessee State (11/11).
Northeast Mississippi CC: Played two seasons...Recorded 85 total tackles with 39 solo stops in nine games during the 2016 campaign...Tallied 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles...Turned in 59 tackles, a forced fumble and six tackles for loss in nine contests as a freshman.
Prep: Graduated from Tupelo High School…Member of the varsity squad for three seasons as a defensive lineman…Helped the Golden Wave capture a berth to the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A championship game against Oak Grove at the historic Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium as a junior…Helped lead Tupelo to playoff wins against Madison Central, South Panola and Warren Central that season…Followed that with a dynamic senior campaign that included a total of 118 tackles…Also had four tackles for loss, one sack and one interception…Lifted the Golden Wave to a second consecutive postseason appearance…Returned a fumble for a touchdown during a victory at Grenada his sophomore year in 2012.
Personal: Born July 5, 1997...Majoring in Business.
