Demetrius Dugar

Height:
5-11
Weight:
160
Position:
CB
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Aldine

2012: Redshirt senior ... Made six starts at cornerback as a senior ... Two tackles at Syracuse and four against Vanderbilt ... Posted five stops vs. Boston College and one vs. South Dakota ... Missed the Minnesota and Nebraska games due to injury ... Returned to the starting lineup vs. Iowa and recorded four tackles with one pass breakup ... Recorded three tackles and the second interception of his career at Michigan, picking off Wolverines QB Devin Gardner and returning it 22 yards ... Had five tackles and a PBU in win over Michigan State.

2011: Cornerback and key special teams player ... Recorded one solo tackle vs. Michigan ... Made his second career start, and his first in over two years, at Iowa ... Finished the game with six tackles (one TFL) as well as his first career interception ... Named team's defensive big playmaker vs. Iowa ... Started against Penn State and totaled three tackles ... Sat out three of the last five games with an injury ... Notched one solo tackle vs. Texas A&M in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.

2010: Reserve cornerback and key special teams player ... Played in 12 of 13 games ... Assisted on one tackle in TicketCity Bowl ... Three tackles at Wisconsin ... Posted one tackle at Penn State ... One stop at Rice before leaving the game with an injury ... One tackle vs. Illinois State ... Two stops at Vanderbilt.

2009: Played in 12 games with one start ... Started at cornerback for the first time in his career versus Syracuse (in place of the injured Sherrick McManis) and posted four tackles (three solos) ... Recovered a fumble on punt coverage at Purdue to help set up and NU field goal ... Two tackles vs. Miami and one wrap-up at Michigan State ... 11 total stops.

2008: Did not see action ... Named team's defensive practice player of the week (vs. Minnesota) and team's special teams practice player of the week (vs. Southern Illinois).

High School: Two-year letterwinner for Houston prep power, Aldine High ... Earned 19-5A All-District honors as a cornerback/safety ... Helped the Mustangs to back-to-back Class 5A state playoff berths ... Totaled 83 tackles, 12 pass breakups, nine interceptions and seven tackles for loss ... Team captain ... Nominated to play in 2008 Bayou Bowl ... National Honor Society .. School's Honor Roll ... Also ran two years of track (sprints) ... Coached by Bob Jones.

Personal: Born Demetrius Simon Dugar ... Son of Mary Batiste and Allen Dugar ... Communication studies major and psychology minor.