CAREER: Has seen action in 14 games with five starts…Has 605 yards rushing on 78 carries, a 7.8 average, and seven touchdowns on the ground…Has 141 yards receiving on 15 receptions (9.4 avg) and one receiving TD.

 

HONORS: 2008 SEC All-Freshman selection…A CollegeFootballNews.com All-Freshman Honorable Mention.

 

2008: Saw action in all 14 games as a freshman, starting in five against Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Alabama and Oklahoma…Started at running back in the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game, where he rushed nine times for 23 yards…Also played an intricate role in UF’s win over Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, rushing for 53 yards and catching one touchdown pass…Set a career high with 14 rushing attempts in the SEC Championship…Average touchdown run in 2008 was 32.7 yards…Five of his seven rushing touchdowns were 36 or more yards and three of the seven were 40 yards or more…Ranked fourth on the team in rushing (605 yards on 78 carries) and sixth in receiving (141 yards, 15 receptions)…Rushed for 100 or more yards in two of UF’s games, racking up 103 yards against Arkansas and a career-high 129 yards against LSU…Named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his work against Arkansas…Additionally played a key role on special teams, blocking two punts, one in the win over Miami and another against Kentucky on Homecoming…Named the SEC Special Teams’ Player of the Week after his punt block against Kentucky…Unleashed a 62-yard run against Hawaii in the season-opener, the longest run by UF freshman since 1987.

 

PRIOR TO FLORIDA: Considered one of the nation’s fastest recruits…Second-team Class 4A all-state selection at running back as a senior…Gained 1,401 yards on the ground, along with 16 touchdowns on 157 carries during his senior year…Rushed for 21 scores and 1,761 yards on 170 touches in junior campaign…Second-team all-state Class 3A selection…Plans to be on the UF men’s track team running sprints…Ran the 100-meter dash at the Florida state final, the fastest time recorded at that event at 10.37 seconds…Clocked a 10.25 at the AAU Junior Olympics, the second-fastest time ever in the state and the fastest clocking recorded by a high school senior that year…Finished 13th nationally with a 21.04 time in the 200-meter dash…No. 4 athlete and ranked 53rd in the ESPN 150…Earned four-star billing by Rivals.com and was part of the Rivals.com250…Listed as the sixth-best all-purpose back by Rivals.com…Coached by Walter Banks.

 

PERSONAL: Born Jeffery B. Demps on Jan. 8, 1990…Son of Jeffrey and Marilyn Demps.

 

MAJOR: Social & Behavioral Sciences

 

CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2008    78    605    7.8       7      62

Totals: 78    605    7.8       7      62

 

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2008    15    141    9.4       1      61

Totals: 15    141    9.4       1      61

 

CAREER PUNT RETURN STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2008     2      37    18.5      0       0

Totals: 2       37    18.5     0       0

 

CAREER KICK RETURN STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2008     1      39    39.0      0      39

Totals: 1       39    39.0     0      39

 

DEMPS’ CAREER HIGHS

Rushing Attempts: 14 (Alabama, 2008)

Rushing Yards: 129 (LSU, 2008)

Rushing TDs: 2 (Arkansas, 2008)

Longest Rush: 62 (Hawaii, 2008)

Receptions: 4 (Kentucky, 2008)

Receiving Yards: 67 (Kentucky, 2008)

Receiving TD: 1 (Kentucky, 2008)

Longest Reception: 61 (Kentucky, 2008)

Punt Blocks: 1 (2x, last vs. Kentucky, 2008)