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Jersey Number 85
D'Marcus Adams
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Ormond Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Mainland
- Prev School:
- Florida State / FAU
Bio
Career Overview: Transferred to Syracuse from FAU prior to the 2022 season and was a speedy option at wideout ... Also had a collegiate stop at Florida State ... Deep threat. 67-percent (6-of-9) of his collegiate receptions have gone for 30-or-more yards ... Also had kickoff return duties in his time with the Orange ... Had nine collegiate catches for 271 yards (30.1 avg.).
Redshirt Senior Year (2023): Appeared in 11 games as a wide receiver or kick return man ... Tallied one reception for six yards ... Led the team with 16 punt returns for 119 yards (7.4 avg.) and also returned six kickoffs for 93 yards (15.5 avg.) ... Finished fifth in the ACC and 33rd nationally in punt return average (7.4) ... Ended the year 13th in the ACC in combined kick return yards (212) ... Returned seven punts for 72 yards, both career bests, including a career-long return of 39 yards in the Orange's win over Colgate (9/2) ... Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards and four punts for 28 yards against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Had three kickoff returns for 52 yards at Purdue (9/16) ... Hauled in one catch for six yards and had an eight-yard punt return in the win over Army (9/23) ... Returned three punts vs. Clemson (9/30) ... Had one punt return for five yards at Florida State (10/14).
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Appeared in nine games, starting one, at wideout in his first season with the Orange ... Was the team’s biggest big-play threat at receiver, averaging 30 yards per reception ... Hauled in six passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns ... Made his ‘Cuse debut at UConn (9/10) , catching one pass for 39 yards and a touchdown, the first score of his collegiate career ... Caught a career-best two catches for 43 yards and scored a touchdown against Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a season-long 45-yard reception against Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Made his first collegiate start and caught one pass for 44 yards at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Hauled in one pass for nine yards in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Minnesota (12/29) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Redshirt Sophomore Year at FAU (2021): Played in 10 games for the Owls ... Recorded two catches for a total of 85 yards, with a long of 46 yards. ... Tallied three kick returns for a total of 61 yards with a long of 30 ... Had a nine yard reception in the Owls’ season opener versus Georgia Southern and returned two kicks for a total of 40 yards ... Saw action in FAU’s 45-14 win over Fordham, including two kick returns for at total of 64 yards ... Returned one kick for 24 yards at Air Force ... Credited with two kick returns for a total of 47 yards, including a long of 29 yards, in the Owls’ 58-21 victory over FIU ... Picked up a special teams tackle assist in the Owls’ C-USA win over UTEP.
Redshirt Sophomore Year at FAU (2020): Played in seven games ... Did not record any statistics.
Redshirt and Freshman Years at Florida State (2018-19): After redshirting in 2018, did not appear in a game his second season ... Competed on the Seminoles’ track team in the 110m hurdles .. Finished 10th at the ACC Championships.
High School: Played for Scott Wilson at Mainland High School ... Was Daytona Beach News-Journal Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Army All-American following his senior year at Mainland ... Caught 26 passes for 592 yards with three touchdowns ... Led Buccaneers to a perfect 5-0 district mark, and eventually, to the regional semifinal round of the 6A playoffs ... Also chosen All-Area First Team ... Totaled 20 receptions for 373 yards and six scores as a junior ... Bucs advanced to the regional finals that season ... Was dominant on the track as well, medaling in four events as a senior at the FHSAA Class 3A meet (the 110-meter hurdles, the 400-meter dash, the long jump and 4x400 relay) ... Finishes there were second in the 400m, third in the 110mH and long jump, and part of the third-place team in the 4x400 ... Responsible for 21.5 of Mainland’s 31 points at the meet, as the team placed fourth ... Held the fifth-fastest time among all high schoolers in the 110mH in 2018 (13.82) ... Rated as a four-star recruit out of high school by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ... 247 ranked him as the No. 21 prospect from the state of Florida and No. 25 wide receiver nationally ... ESPN had him No. 58 among wideouts and No. 65 in Florida; for Rivals, it was No. 62 for WR’s and No. 59 in the state ... Ran a 4.46 time in the 40.
Personal:  D’Marcus Adams ... Born Oct. 24, 1999 in Shreveport, Louisiana ... Son of Elbert Adams ... Three sisters ... Pursing a graduate degree in knowledge management.
Redshirt Senior Year (2023): Appeared in 11 games as a wide receiver or kick return man ... Tallied one reception for six yards ... Led the team with 16 punt returns for 119 yards (7.4 avg.) and also returned six kickoffs for 93 yards (15.5 avg.) ... Finished fifth in the ACC and 33rd nationally in punt return average (7.4) ... Ended the year 13th in the ACC in combined kick return yards (212) ... Returned seven punts for 72 yards, both career bests, including a career-long return of 39 yards in the Orange's win over Colgate (9/2) ... Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards and four punts for 28 yards against Western Michigan (9/9) ... Had three kickoff returns for 52 yards at Purdue (9/16) ... Hauled in one catch for six yards and had an eight-yard punt return in the win over Army (9/23) ... Returned three punts vs. Clemson (9/30) ... Had one punt return for five yards at Florida State (10/14).
Redshirt Junior Year (2022): Appeared in nine games, starting one, at wideout in his first season with the Orange ... Was the team’s biggest big-play threat at receiver, averaging 30 yards per reception ... Hauled in six passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns ... Made his ‘Cuse debut at UConn (9/10) , catching one pass for 39 yards and a touchdown, the first score of his collegiate career ... Caught a career-best two catches for 43 yards and scored a touchdown against Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a season-long 45-yard reception against Pittsburgh (11/5) ... Made his first collegiate start and caught one pass for 44 yards at Wake Forest (11/19) ... Hauled in one pass for nine yards in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Minnesota (12/29) ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Redshirt Sophomore Year at FAU (2021): Played in 10 games for the Owls ... Recorded two catches for a total of 85 yards, with a long of 46 yards. ... Tallied three kick returns for a total of 61 yards with a long of 30 ... Had a nine yard reception in the Owls’ season opener versus Georgia Southern and returned two kicks for a total of 40 yards ... Saw action in FAU’s 45-14 win over Fordham, including two kick returns for at total of 64 yards ... Returned one kick for 24 yards at Air Force ... Credited with two kick returns for a total of 47 yards, including a long of 29 yards, in the Owls’ 58-21 victory over FIU ... Picked up a special teams tackle assist in the Owls’ C-USA win over UTEP.
Redshirt Sophomore Year at FAU (2020): Played in seven games ... Did not record any statistics.
Redshirt and Freshman Years at Florida State (2018-19): After redshirting in 2018, did not appear in a game his second season ... Competed on the Seminoles’ track team in the 110m hurdles .. Finished 10th at the ACC Championships.
High School: Played for Scott Wilson at Mainland High School ... Was Daytona Beach News-Journal Male Athlete of the Year and U.S. Army All-American following his senior year at Mainland ... Caught 26 passes for 592 yards with three touchdowns ... Led Buccaneers to a perfect 5-0 district mark, and eventually, to the regional semifinal round of the 6A playoffs ... Also chosen All-Area First Team ... Totaled 20 receptions for 373 yards and six scores as a junior ... Bucs advanced to the regional finals that season ... Was dominant on the track as well, medaling in four events as a senior at the FHSAA Class 3A meet (the 110-meter hurdles, the 400-meter dash, the long jump and 4x400 relay) ... Finishes there were second in the 400m, third in the 110mH and long jump, and part of the third-place team in the 4x400 ... Responsible for 21.5 of Mainland’s 31 points at the meet, as the team placed fourth ... Held the fifth-fastest time among all high schoolers in the 110mH in 2018 (13.82) ... Rated as a four-star recruit out of high school by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ... 247 ranked him as the No. 21 prospect from the state of Florida and No. 25 wide receiver nationally ... ESPN had him No. 58 among wideouts and No. 65 in Florida; for Rivals, it was No. 62 for WR’s and No. 59 in the state ... Ran a 4.46 time in the 40.
Personal:  D’Marcus Adams ... Born Oct. 24, 1999 in Shreveport, Louisiana ... Son of Elbert Adams ... Three sisters ... Pursing a graduate degree in knowledge management.
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