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DeMario Douglas
American football player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DeMario "Pop" Douglas (born December 8, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football for the Liberty Flames and was selected by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Early life
Douglas grew up in St Augustine, Florida and initially attended Pedro Menendez High School.[2][3] He transferred to Mandarin High School in Jacksonville after his sophomore year.[4] His quarterback there was current Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck. Douglas finished his senior season with over 1,700 all-purpose yards, 1,300 receiving yards and scored 18 touchdowns, scoring four touchdowns in the state championship game.[5]
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College career
Douglas played for the Liberty Flames for four seasons.[6] He had nine receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown in four games during his true freshman season before redshirting the year. As a redshirt freshman, Douglas caught 32 passes for 363 yards and three touchdowns.[7] He also returned 15 punts for 166 yards and one touchdown and was named a freshman All-American at returner by the Football Writers Association of America.[8] Douglas led the Flames with 52 receptions and 701 receiving yards and had six touchdown receptions during his redshirt sophomore season and also had 23 punt returns for 143 yards and one touchdown.[9][10] As a redshirt junior, he caught 79 passes for 993 yards and six touchdowns.[11]
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Professional career
Douglas was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 210th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[14] As a rookie, he appeared in 14 games and started seven. He finished with 49 receptions for 561 yards.[15]
In Week 6 of the 2024 season against the Houston Texans, Douglas had six receptions for 92 yards and scored his first career touchdown in the 21–41 loss.[16] He finished the season with 66 receptions for 621 yards and three touchdowns.[17]
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