Senior defensive tackle for Temple. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
6′3″ · 305 lb · Chicago, IL
The numbers
sack · 2025
2 TFL · 11 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs UTSA
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for Temple. 2025: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 11 tackles.
Demerick Morris
Wins his gap play after play. Six seasons at Temple, four different head coaches: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, Everett Withers and K.C. Keeler. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against East Carolina, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2025
W 27–21
vs UTSA
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-10@ Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-42vs Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-14@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-45vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Temple
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DeWayne Carter’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA