Demetres Samuel Jr.

Position:
Defensive Back/Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Palm Bay, Fla.
High School:
Heritage

Freshman Year (2025): Finished fourth in ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year voting after breakout freshman campaign ... Named one of ESPN.com's top-20 freshmen in the country ... Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist ... Had the third-most pass breakups (9) of any true freshmen in the country ... Led Syracuse in passes defended with nine pass breakups and an interception ... Also added 45 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss on defense ... Caught one pass for 10 yards, had a one-yard carry and returned four punts for 39 yards ... Made two solo tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener against Tennessee (8/30) ... Made a career-high eight tackles against UConn (9/6) ... Broke up three passes, recorded an interception and notched five tackles against Colgate (9/12), adding his first reception and had a four-yard punt return ... Had six tackles and two pass breakups in the win at Clemson (9/20) ... Made four tackles against Duke (9/27) ... Broke up a pass and had two tackles at SMU (10/4) ... Made three tackles against Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Had a pair of tackles at Georgia Tech (10/25) ... Made seven tackles, his first tackle for loss, and returned two punts for 28 yards against North Carolina (10/31) ... Made five solo tackles, a tackle for loss and returned one punt for seven yards at Miami (11/8) ... Had a solo tackle and a one-yard rush against Boston College (11/29).

High School: Rated four stars by 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals … Rated as a top-20 prospect in the state of Florida by On3 … Rivals and On3 have him as one of the top-15 safeties in the class … Helped lead Heritage to back-to-back district titles under head coach Mykel Benson … 5A Player of the Year and Two-time All-District 5A selection … Two-time team captain.

Personal: Son of Kristal and Demetres Samuel Sr. … Five siblings: Denesha, Dezirae, D’shunti, Demitrea and Dalin.