DemarcoRobinson
- height 5-10
- Weight 158
- class Senior
- High school Martin Luther King
Has been a part-time starter the last two seasons … Will continue to battle for playing time because the team’s receiving corps returns virtually intact … Has good hands and is elusive after the catch … Has been the team’s primary punt returner the past two seasons … Has played in 29 games with 10 starts … Career totals include 53 catches for 527 yards and two touchdowns.
2013 (Junior): Fourth on the team in receiving with 20 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns … Leading punt returner with 11 for 114 yards, including a 33-yard return … Returned kickoffs as well with five for 128 yards … Season best five catches vs. WKU for 69 yards and a touchdown … Had four receptions in three straight games vs. Alabama State, Missouri and Vanderbilt … Had a four-yard touchdown catch vs. South Carolina.
2012 (Sophomore): Played in all 12 games, starting four … Caught 28 passes for 297 yards … Set career highs with seven receptions for 75 yards vs. WKU … Caught six for 43 yards vs. Mississippi State … On a trick play against Georgia, he threw a pass to quarterback Jalen Whitlow for a 33-yard gain that set up a touchdown … Also was the team’s punt returner with 18 for 117 yards, an average of 6.5 per return, with a long of 27.
2011 (Freshman): Played in seven games … Caught five passes for 17 yards … Had three catches vs. Louisville and two vs. Florida … Also ran the ball five times on end-arounds and gained a net three yards … Had a 13-yard run on UK’s game-winning touchdown drive vs. Tennessee.
High School: Record-setting wideout … Had a tremendous senior season at Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia, Ga. … Caught 73 passes for a state-record 1,655 yards and 27 touchdowns … His state-record yardage total broke the mark set by current Tennessee wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers … Also returned two kicks for touchdowns, one punt and one kickoff … Named first-team all-state in the largest classification, Class AAAAA, by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Region Offensive Player of the Year and DeKalb County Offensive Player of the Year … Caught 10 balls for 246 yards and five TDs in a playoff game … Three-year starter who helped his team to three-consecutive playoff appearances … One of the nation’s top 100 wide receivers by Scout.com … One of the top 80 prospects in the talent-rich state of Georgia by Rivals.com … Played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game following his senior season … Was one of five players picked “first team” among the game’s stars by UGAsports.com … Coached by Michael Carson and Corey Jarvis … “Demarco is one of the most explosive wide receivers I’ve run across,” Carson said. “He’s a tremendous receiver and elusive. His future is very bright.” … Also participated in track and baseball in high school … Member of the Social Studies Club.
Personal: Born in Newport, R.I. … Son of Demarco Robinson and Sabrina Botts … Has a brother, Jaquon, who played football at Troy … Major is kinesiology.
Community Cats: Helped with the Big Blue U Move-In (2011, `12) and the God’s Pantry project (2012).
Demarco Says … If I could trade places with any athlete, it would be: DeSean Jackson … Other than the NFL, my dream job is: jungle explorer … If I could witness any event, past, present or future, it would be: the crucifixion … My go-to song to get ready for a game is: Standing Ovation by Young Jeezy … My hidden talent is: drawing.