ChrisDemaree

Counted on for senior leadership in the Wildcats? defensive line ? Has made steady progress during his career and is working to make his senior year his best ? Enters fall workouts as a starter at end ? Has played in 30 regular-season games with three starts.

2000 (Junior): Played in nine games and made two starts ? Made 27 tackles, including a career-high six stops vs. South Carolina ? Started against Ole Miss and South Carolina ? Had five tackles for loss (-21) during the season, including a sack at Louisville.

1999 (Sophomore): Played in the last 10 regular-season games as a reserve end … Made nine tackles … Had a tackle for loss in the win at Indiana … Had a tackle for loss and broke up a pass in the upset of Arkansas … Drew his first collegiate start at South Carolina ? Played in the Music City Bowl.

1998 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, plus the Outback Bowl, on special teams and as a reserve linebacker … Totaled 10 tackles … Had a season high of four tackles against Eastern Kentucky … Made a tackle for a one-yard loss against Vanderbilt.

High School: Started both ways as a junior and senior at Male HS in Louisville … Played linebacker as a junior and moved to defensive end as a senior and was a regular at offensive guard both seasons … Totaled 101 tackles as a senior, including five quarterback sacks and 22 tackles for loss on running plays … Caused three fumbles and recorded a safety and 16 quarterback ?hurries? … Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader ?Class of the Commonwealth? … Second-team all-state by the Louisville Courier-Journal … Played in Kentucky-Tennessee High School All-Star Game … Two-year choice on the all-district and all-county teams … Helped Male HS advance to the playoffs in all three of his seasons on the varsity, with a three-year record of 25-11 … Coached by Bob Redman … Chose Kentucky over Louisville and Cincinnati.

Personal: Full name is Christopher John Demaree … Last name rhymes with ?memory? … Born 3-12-80 in Louisville … Son of George Demaree and Ernestine Hayden … Chris? father, George, played football at Eastern Kentucky … Has other relatives who have played college football and basketball … His cousin, Lonny Demaree, is a sportswriter for Lexington?s Community Voice newspaper … Major is economics.

Demaree Career Statistics

YearPositionG-GSTacklesTFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds.FCFRPBU1998Linebacker11-0101-100001999Def. End10-192-300012000Def. End9-2275-211-11000Totals30-3468-251-11001

Demaree Game-by-Game Statistics

2000OpponentTacklesTFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds.Louisville31-111-11South Florida21-40Indiana31-30Florida51-20Ole Miss200South Carolina600Louisiana State41-10Georgia100Mississippi StateinjuredVanderbilt100TennesseeinjuredTotals275-211-11