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Will Demps
Height:6-0
Weight:208
College:San Diego State
Experience:7th season
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47 Will Demps - Biography

HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 208
COLLEGE: San Diego State
NFL EXP: 7th season

Career Statistics
Year Team G GS tckls solo ast sacks int yds avg lg td
2002 BAL 14 10 49 43 6 1 1 18 18.0 18 0
2003 BAL 16 9 39 31 8 0 2 57 28.5 54 0
2004 BAL 16 16 83 64 19 2.5 1 0 0.0 0 0
2005 BAL 11 11 50 46 4 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2006 NYG 16 16 100 74 26 1 2 30 15.0 29 0
2007 HOU 15 8 49 38 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2008 HOU 9 5 30 20 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Totals 97 75 400 316 84 4.5 6 105 17.5 54 0

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TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free agent by Baltimore Ravens on April 26, 2002…re-signed by Ravens on April 14, 2005…on injured reserve with knee injury on Dec. 2, 2005-remainder of season…signed by New York Giants on March 15, 2006…on injured reserve with elbow injury on Sept. 2, 2007…signed by Houston Texans on Sept. 11, 2007…re-signed by Texans on March 20, 2008.
 
PRO (through 2007 season): Athletic and veteran safety entering his eighth NFL season and second as a Texan…joined the Texans after the first game of the 2007 season…recorded 307 total tackles, seven forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries…has also intercepted six passes and has 34 passes defensed…has played in 88 career NFL games with 70 starts…has also seen action in two playoff games with Baltimore and with the New York Giants.

2008 (Houston 9/5) Started at free safety at Pittsburgh (9/7)...recorded five tackles...posted eight total tackles, six solo, at Tennessee (9/21)...registered three solo tackles at Jacksonville (9/28)...inactive vs. Indianapolis (10/5)...totaled eight tackles vs. Miami (10/12), four solo and four assists...led the team with six solo tackles vs. Detroit (10/19)...recorded one assist on special teams vs. Cincinnati (10/26)...registered one assist on special teams at Minnesota (11/2)...inactive vs. Baltimore (11/9)...played on special teams at Indianapolis (11/16)...inactive at Cleveland (11/23), vs. Jacksonville (12/1), at Green Bay (12/7), vs. Tennessee (12/14) and at Oakland (12/21)...played at safety and on special teams vs. Chicago (12/28).  
 
2007 (Houston 15/8): Joined the team as a free agent after the first game of the season (9/11) and earned a starting spot midway through the season, ultimately playing in 15 games with eight starts…helped to solidify an injury-riddled secondary…was named an AFC Pro Bowl alternate at safety…finished with 49 total tackles, including 38 solos, the third-highest total of his career…also registered four passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…made his Texans debut on special teams and as a reserve at S, finishing with one solo tackle and a forced fumble at Carolina (9/16)…made one special teams tackle vs. Indianapolis (9/23)…started his first game as a Texan at S at Atlanta (9/30)…played on special teams and as a reserve S vs. Miami (10/7)…made one special teams tackle and recovered a fumble on a muffed punt at Jacksonville (10/14)…played on special teams vs. Tennessee (10/21)…served as a game captain and played on defense and special teams at San Diego (10/28)…saw extensive action at S and finished with two tackles, one solo, at Oakland (11/4)…started at FS and finished with four solo tackles vs. New Orleans (11/18)…started at FS and made three solo tackles at Cleveland (11/25)…started at FS and registered a season-high 12 tackles, seven solo, and a pass defensed at Tennessee (12/2)…started at FS and made eight tackles, six solo vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…forced and recovered a fumble on the same play in the second quarter of that game…started at FS and registered seven tackles, six solo, and a season-high three passes defensed vs. Denver (12/13)…started at FS and made five tackles, four solo at Indianapolis (12/23)…started at FS and registered seven tackles, six solos, in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30).
 
2006 (New York Giants 16/16): Started all 16 games for the Giants…finished the season with a career-high 74 tackles, 48 solo…also recorded a sack, two interceptions and seven passes defensed…finished with four solo tackles and recovered a fumble at Philadelphia (9/17)…finished with 10 total tackles and also recorded his first interception of the season picking off QB Tony Romo and also vs. Dallas (12/3)…registered eight tackles and a sack against QB Jeff Garcia vs. Philadelphia (12/17)…recorded a season-high 11 tackles, 10 solo, and a pass defensed vs. New Orleans (12/24).
 
2005 (Baltimore 11/11): Started 11 games for the Ravens…placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL…finished with 46 tackles, two passes defensed and two fumble recoveries...finished with eight total stops at Detroit (10/9)…registered six total stops, five solo at Pittsburgh (10/31)…recorded seven total tackles, all solo, vs. Jacksonville (11/13).
 
2004 (Baltimore 16/16): Started all 16 games…finished tied for sixth on the team with 64 tackles, 45 solo…also registered seven passes defensed, 2.5 sacks and an interception…registered six solo stops at Cincinnati (9/26)…finished with seven stops vs. Kansas City (10/4)…recorded six solo stops, four solo and 1.5 sacks for 12.5 vs. Cleveland (11/7)…recorded a career-high 14 total tackles, 13 solo, vs. Cincinnati (12/5).
 
2003 (Baltimore 16/9): Saw action in all 16 regular season games with nine starts…finished with 59 total tackles, 11 passes defensed and an interception…started at FS and finished with seven total tackles at San Diego (9/21)…recorded five solo stops vs. Denver (10/26)…started in the AFC Wild Card game…intercepted QB Steve McNair and returned it for a franchise-record 56 yards and a touchdown (1/3/04).
 
2002 (Baltimore 14/10): Saw action in 14 games with 10 starts as a rookie free agent…registered 69 total tackles, 56 solo…recorded one sack, one forced fumble and seven passes defensed…also posted six special teams tackles…started at FS and registered five tackles vs. Denver (9/30)…finished with eight total tackles and an interception for 18 yards vs. Jacksonville (10/20)…registered seven total tackles, three solo vs. Cincinnati (11/10)…started at FS and finished with three solo tackles at Miami (11/17).
 
COLLEGE: Walked on at San Diego State and become a two-year starter…two-time All-Mountain West first team selection…finished with 229 career tackles and five interceptions…finished with 59 solo tackles his senior season.

All-Conference football and basketball player at Highland (Calif.) High School…ran for 600 yards on 60 carries as a senior…also recorded eight interceptions and returned four punts for touchdowns…the scoreboard at his high school was named in his honor…majored in information decision systems…born Will Henry Demps, Jr.

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