Demario Douglas

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DeMario Douglas
No. 3 – New England Patriots
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-08) December 8, 2000 (age 23)
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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:49
Receiving yards:561
Receiving touchdowns:0
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.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.54 s2.54 s4.29 s7.05 s39.5 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
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2023 NE 1474956111.44208415.120033
Career 1474956111.44208415.120033

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References

  1. ↑ Randall, Dakota (June 13, 2023). "Why Patriots Rookie Receiver Prefers To Go By Different Name".
  2. ↑ Barney, Justin (April 10, 2023). "Work ethic has powered Mandarin grad DeMario Douglas to NFL draft". News4Jax.com . Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (December 12, 2018). "Mandarin's Douglas wins Rubio's vote". Florida Times-Union . Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Demario Douglas, Wide Receiver, Liberty Flames". SI.com . December 23, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Jacksonville-area top players in 2021 FBS college football". Florida Times-Union . January 30, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Liberty's DeMario Douglas is rediscovering himself at punt returner". The News & Advance . August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "College football 2022: Northeast Florida's best players in Football Bowl Subdivision". Florida Times-Union . January 23, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Demario Douglas Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Demario Douglas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ "NFL Draft 2023: Liberty WR Demario Douglas joins Patriots as sixth-round pick". Boston Herald . April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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