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81 Demetreus Ferebee

  • Position TE
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 235
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Roanoke, Va.
  • Last School Northside HS

Biography

2017 (Senior)
Played in nine games (all but JMU and DSU) and started five times … Preseason All-MEAC second-team selection … Made three catches for 33 yards on the season … Caught a 19-yard TD pass, the first TD of his career, at Howard … Finished that game with two receptions for 30 yards ... Member of the AD’s Honor Roll for the fall semester.

2016 (Junior)
Played in all 11 games for the second straight year … Started all nine games in which NSU employed a tight end to begin the game … Made 13 receptions for 136 yards on the season … Caught at least one pass in eight games … Brought in a career-high four receptions for 32 yards at William & Mary … Had two catches for 13 yards against N.C. Central … Made a 19-yard reception against Howard.

2015 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games … Started five times during the season, with all of his starts coming in the first six games of the year … Caught one pass for eight yards in the season-opener at Rutgers … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters.

2014 (Freshman)
Played in 10 games and started seven times at tight end … Made two catches for 30 yards on the year, both in the final two contests of the season … Had a 22-yard catch, his longest of the year, in the N.C. Central game … Caught an 8-yard pass in the loss to South Carolina State.

2013 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season.

High School
A first-team all-district and All-Region III selection on defense … Also named to the all-state Group AA second team … Ranked the No. 45 senior in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Was also first-team all-district and all-region and honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior.

Personal
Demetreus Lamont Ferebee was born on June 21, 1995 … Son of Larry and Yvette Ferebee … Earned his bachelor’s degree in business in the spring of 2017.

Ferebee’s Career Highs
Rec.: 4 (at William & Mary, 9-17-16)
Yards: 32 (at William & Mary, 9-17-16)
TD: 1 (at Howard, 11-11-17)
Long Rec.: 22 (vs. N.C. Central, 11-15-14)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2013Freshman

    TE
    6'4" 225 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'4" 245 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2015Redshirt Sophomore

    TE
    6'4" 245 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2016Redshirt Junior

    TE
    6'4" 235 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2017Redshirt Senior

    TE
    6'4" 235 lbs
    81