Dontay Demus

Senior wide receiver for Maryland. 2022: 22 catches, 233 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Maryland · Sr. · #7

6′4″ · 215 lb · Washington, DC

CFB Index 31 · #405 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceMaryland 2022 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Maryland. 2022: 22 catches, 233 receiving yards, 1 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Maryland, 2,008 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 133 yds vs West Virginia.West Virginia · W 30-242021

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Maryland

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Matt Canada

Maryland

2019–2022

Mike Locksley

Maryland

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Canada → Mike Locksley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

2020Maryland2-3HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Maryland7-6HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

31Below cohort / limited sample #405 of 488?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (19th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#385 / 550 · 29th pct

Rec TDs#382 / 550 · 21st pct

Rec yards#436 / 550 · 21st pct

233

Long catch#433 / 550 · 21st pct

Yards / catch#441 / 550 · 19th pct

10.6

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.3	24.0	10.1	0.0
Road4g	1.5	16.2	11.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.7	20.3	12.3	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.5	22.8	7.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #405 of 488 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Maryland	22	233	10.6	1	--
2021	Maryland	28	507	18.1	3	--
2020	Maryland	24	365	15.2	4	--
2019	Maryland	41	625	15.2	6	--
2018	Maryland	13	278	21.4	0	--
Career		128	2,008	15.7	14	--

Season	Team
2022	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Maryland	--	--	95	--	--
2020	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Maryland	1	4	--	--	--
2018	Maryland	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	4	95	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 12 · Ohio State · 2&18 · Q2 · EPA +3.97Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 34 yds to the OhSt 38 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Purdue · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.94Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 35 yds to the Prdue 30 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ohio State · 3&13 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 15 yds to the Mary 44 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Charlotte · 3&14 · Q2 · EPA +2.76T.Tagovailoa pass complete to CHA 26. Catch made by D.Demus at CHA 26. Gain of 23 yards. Tackled by P.Bemah at CHA 3.
Week 7 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 17 yds for a TD, (Chad Ryland KICK)
Week 1 · Buffalo · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 10 yds to the Mary 49 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ohio State · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +1.86Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 9 yds to the Mary 36 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Ohio State · 3&4 · Q3 · EPA +1.69Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 5 yds to the Mary 41 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +1.32Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 16 yds to the Mary 29 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Buffalo · 2&18 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Taulia Tagovailoa pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 11 yds to the Buff 45

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-10vs Buffalo	3	23	7.7	0	11
Wk 2	W 56-21@ Charlotte	2	29	14.5	0	23
Wk 3	W 34-27vs SMU	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 4	L 27-34@ Michigan	2	12	6.0	0	8
Wk 5	W 27-13vs Michigan State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 6	L 29-31vs Purdue	2	40	20.0	0	35
Wk 7	W 38-33@ Indiana	1	17	17.0	1	17
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Northwestern	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 10	L 10-23@ Wisconsin	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	L 30-43vs Ohio State	5	67	13.4	0	34	Season-high 67 yds
Wk 13	W 37-0vs Rutgers	3	13	4.3	0	9
Total		22	233	10.4	1	35

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Dontay Demus

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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