2015 Football Roster
DeMarco Montgomery
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Atmore, Ala.
- HS:
- Spanish Fort HS
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
Career
Has played in 12 games, making two starts ... Has 25 total tackles (21 solo/4 assists) ... Has seven multi-tackle performances ... Has 5.5 TFL (26 yards), two sacks (18 yards), two QB hurries and one fumble recovery (34 yards) ... Mid-year signee in December of 2014 ... Enrolled at the University of Memphis in January of 2015 and participated in spring drills.
2015 (Junior)
Saw action in 12 games ... Made two starts ... Only game missed was the road win at Bowling Green ... Had 25 total tackles (21 solo/4 assists), 5.5 TFL (26 yards), two sacks (18 yards), two QB hurries and one fumble recovery (34 yards) ... Had seven multi-tackle games ... Tied for sixth on the team in TFL (5.5) ... Sack yardage (18) was third on the squad ... His 34-yard fumble return was a team-best ... Tied for team lead in QB hurries (2) ... Saw first FBS action in the season-opening win over Missouri State ... Posted first FBS tackle and solo hit vs. the Bears ... The following week in road win at Kansas, registered first FBS TFL and sack ... His TFL/sack was a seven-yard loss midway through the fourth quarter ... Posted first multi-tackle game in the home win over Cincinnati (2 solo stops) ... Had three unassisted hits, including one TFL (2 yards), in a road win at USF ... His TFL vs. the Bulls came in the third quarter with the game tied at 10-all ... Dropped the USF running back for a two-yard loss on a 2nd-and-8 ... Two plays later, the Bulls punted, and Memphis took its first lead of the game on the ensuing possession with a TD (17-10) ... In the upset win over Ole Miss, had two solo hits and one TFL/sack for 11 yards ... The TFL/sack yardage was a season-high ... His sack was on Ole Miss’ final possession of the first half ... Rebels moved the ball from their own 7-yard line to the 35 with under a minute left ... His sack pushed Ole Miss back and ended the Rebels’ hopes of final score before halftime ... Logged four solo stops in consecutive wins over Tulsa and Tulane ... The four total tackles and four solo hits in both contests were season bests ... Also had one TFL (4 yards) vs. Tulane ... Had three total tackles (2-1) at Temple ... Earned first FBS start in the regular-season home finale vs. SMU ... Had two solo hits and one TFL in the win over the Mustangs ... Recorded a season-high three assisted tackles vs. Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl ... Also had 0.5 TFL vs. Auburn.
East Mississippi Community College
Played two seasons (2013, 2014) for head coach Buddy Stephens at East Mississippi Community College ... As a sophomore in 2013, notched 31 total tackles (18 solo/13 assists) … Had four sacks (18 yards), 8.5 TFL (31 yards) and two forced fumbles … Member of a Lions defense that registered five-straight shutouts and allowed only 91 total points … Helped lead East Mississippi Community College to a second-straight National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship … The 34-17 national title game win over Iowa Western Community College in the Mississippi Bowl marked the Lions’ 24th-straight win ... Had a season-high eight tackles, including a sack (13 yards) and two TFL (15 yards), in a win over Itawamba Community College ... Had 19 total tackles, including three sacks and five TFL in the five-game shutout stretch … Had five tackles in the 2014 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) 54-15 state title win over Copiah-Lincoln … Had one tackle in the national title win over Iowa Western ... As a freshman in 2013, member of the Lions team that won the NJCAA national title along with the NJCAA Region 23 and MACJC North Division and state crowns ... Squad posted a perfect 12-0 record ... Registered 29 total tackles (22 solo/7 assists), 12 TFL (60 yards), five sacks (34 yards) and one forced fumble.
High School
Played for head coaches Bryant Vincent and Mark Freeman at Spanish Fort High School ... Notched 89 total tackles and intercepted five passes as a senior in 2012 … Also had a rushing TD from the QB position his senior year … As a junior in 2011, recorded 116 tackles and 14.5 sacks … Member of Toros’ 2010 and 2012 Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Class 5A state championship teams ... The 2010 Spanish Fort High School team went 13-2, and the 2012 squad posted a 14-1 record ... The 14-win season was the first in program history.
Personal
Son of Debra Frye and Mario and Valerie Montgomery … Has five siblings: Kendrick, Austin, Dalvan, Kirsten and Mario … Born in Atmore, Ala. … Birthday is January 23 ... An organizational leadership major.
