DEMUS JR.'S' HONOR ROLL
- 3x Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
- 2022 Pro Football Focus First Team Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2022 Phil Steele Third Team Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000
- 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
- 2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- 2021 Pro Football Focus Preseason All-Big Ten
- 2020, 2021 & 2022 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big Ten
PROGRAM RANKS (updated 2/3/2023)
- 2ND
- Career 100-Yard Receiving Games (7)
- 5TH
- Career Receiving Touchdowns (14)
- 7TH
- 9TH
DEMUS JR. IN THE NEWS
• Maryland WR Dontay Demus Jr. will return for 5th season at Maryland (Baltimore Sun, December 16, 2021)
• With maturity and experience, Maryland’s Dontay Demus Jr. has become a big-play wide receiver with a big-time future (Washington Post, September 24, 2021)
• Washington D.C.'s Native Son: Dontay Demus Jr. (UMTerps, September 9, 2021)
• Receiver Dontay Demus Jr. starting to show the consistency he has craved for Maryland football (Baltimore Sun, December 10, 2020)
• Dontay Demus Jr. carries loss of father with him as he breaks through at Maryland (Washington Post, November 29, 2019)
As a Redshirt Senior (2022): Stands second in program history in career 100-yard games (7), fifth in career touchdowns (14), seventh in career yards (2,008) and ninth in career receptions (125) ... Has a catch in 37 of the last 38 games he's played in ... Appeared in 12 games, Caught 22 passes for 233 yards, averaged 10.59 yards per reception, and caught one touchdown ... Led the Terps with five receptions for 67 yards including a 34-yard reception vs. #2 Ohio State (11/19) ... Caught a 17-yard touchdown to open the second half scoring at Indiana (10/15), tying Stefon Diggs for career receiving TDs at Maryland with 14 ... Recorded two catches for 40 yards including a 35-yard reception on the Terps opening scoring drive vs. Purdue (10/8) ... Tallied two receptions for 29 yards and three receptions for 23 yards in first two games back from injury vs. Buffalo (9/3)
As a Senior (2021): Started first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury vs. #5 Iowa (10/1) ... Totaled 28 receptions for 507 yards and three touchdowns in just five games ... At the time of his injury, Demus Jr. led the Big Ten and stood 11th in the country in receiving yards and ranked third in the conference in both receptions per game (5.6) and sixth in touchdowns ... Had the most receiving yards in the first four games of the season by a Terp since Jermaine Lewis had 617 through the first four games of the 1993 season ... At time of injury, had caught a pass in 25 straight games, the 14th-longest reception streak in the country and fourth longest in Big Ten ... Posted seventh 100-yard receiving game of career with four receptions for 108 yards and a 33-yard touchdown in the first quarter against Kent State (9/25) ... Led Maryland with eight receptions for 77 yards in win at Illinois (9/17) ... Caught a touchdown in six straight games from 10/30/20-9/11/21, the longest by a Terp since at least 1985 ... First Terp with back-to-back 100-yard receiving yard games since Stefon Diggs had 179 vs. Old Dominion and 110 vs. UConn in 2013 ... Had the most receiving yards in the first two games of the season since Diggs had 277 in the first two games of the 2013 season vs. Florida International and Old Dominion ... Tallied six receptions for 128 yards and a touchdown against Howard (9/11) ... Posted a career-high 133 receiving yards on six receptions, with a 66-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter in Terps win over West Virginia (9/4).
As a Junior (2020): Honorable Mention All-Big Ten ... Started all five games at wide receiver, one of only six Terps to start in all five ... Led Maryland in every receiving category, posting 24 receptions for 365 yards and four touchdowns ... Ended season catching a touchdown pass in four-straight games, the longest streak in the country ...Caught a touchdown for the fourth-straight game with a 23-yard score vs. Rutgers (12/12) ... Tallied a career-best 114 yards on six receptions including a 43-yard touchdown at #12 Indiana (11/28) ... Posted six receptions for 86 yards and a 34-yard touchdown reception in win at Penn State (11/7) ... Had third career 100-yard receiving game vs. Minnesota (10/30), tallying seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.
As a Sophomore (2019): One of five Maryland players to start in all 12 games ... Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection ... Led the Terps in every receiving category ... Tallied 41 receptions for 625 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 52.08 yards per game ... First Maryland sophomore with six receiving touchdowns in a season since DJ Moore also had six in 2016 ... 625 receiving yards are 23rd most in a single season all-time by a Terp ... Recorded at least one reception in all 12 games and in 15 straight games dating back to 2018 ... Tallied two 100-yard receiving games (Howard, 8/31; at Purdue, 10/12) ... Had seven receptions for 96 yards and a 44-yard touchdown in season finale at Michigan State (11/30) ... Recorded fifth touchdown of the year on 26-yard pass at #1 Ohio State (11/9) ... Caught five passes for 82 yards and a 15-yard touchdown reception vs. Indiana (10/19) ... Had huge game at Purdue, tallying 10 receptions for 105 yards, Maryland’s first WR with 10 receptions in a game since DJ Moore in 2017 ... Opened the game at Rutgers (10/5) with a career-long 80-yard touchdown reception, breaking free on a slant pattern; finished game with three receptions for 94 yards ... Led the Terps with 42 receiving yards at Temple (9/14) ... Had standout season opener vs. Howard (8/31): catching three balls for 100 yards, Maryland’s first 100-yard receiver in two years ... Caught first two career touchdown passes, including the Terps first of the season ... First WR to catch two touchdowns since DJ Moore vs. Northwestern on Oct. 14, 2017
As a Freshman (2018): Appeared in all 12 games, notching his first collegiate start in the final game of the season at #15 Penn State (11/24) ... Caught three passes over 50 yards, the most on the team ... Third on the team with 13 receptions for 278 yards ... Notched three receptions for 35 yards in first start at #15 Penn State (11/24) ... Caught a season-long 56 yard pass from QB Tyrell Pigrome to set up a Maryland field goal vs. #9 Ohio State (11/17) ... Grabbed a career-best four balls for 98 yards at Indiana (11/10), including a nifty 51 yard catch on Maryland's go-ahead touchdown drive in the fourth quarter ... Posted two receptions for 69 yards, including a 52 yard catch vs. Illinois (10/27) ... Caught first pass of his career with a five yard reception vs. Minnesota (9/22).
Before Maryland: A consensus 3-star recruit across all major recruiting outlets … rated the ninth overall player in D.C. by 247sports.com and ESPN … a Second Team All-Metro selection as a senior, posting 66 catches for 1,167 yards and 12 touchdowns … helped lead Friendship Collegiate to an 8-4 record and a trip to the DCSAA Class AA championship game in 2017 … selected Maryland over Michigan State and Wisconsin, among others … coached by Mike Hunter.
DEMUS' CAREER HIGHS:
Receiving Yards - 133 (West Virginia, 9/4/21)
Receptions - 10 (at Purdue, 10/12/19)
Long Reception - 80 (at Rutgers, 10/5/19)
Touchdowns - 2 (Howard, 8/31/19)
100-Yard Receiving Games - 7 (Last vs. Kent State, 9/25/21)
