Demeco Roland: DL · Southern Miss · #51.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Demeco Roland
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at Southern Miss: Will Hall and Reed Stringer. On tape: 5 tackles against Louisiana, Week 6, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 23 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 21 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 14 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-31@ Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-10vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-49vs South Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-23vs Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 21-38@ UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-44vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-37vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-58@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 20-52@ Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 35-10
vs SE Louisiana
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
4%1 hurry23 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Reed Stringer
Pass share
43.7%
318 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
359 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #162 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
