Demps sits on top of ESPN’s football freak list

Posted by admin on May 18th, 2011   No Comment

ESPN’s Bruce Feldman has recently released his list of the 2011 college football freak list and guess who was out on top?…. Jeff Demps. Not only is Demps a start out on the field, but he is also the NCAA back-to-back indoor track titles in the 60- meter dash and he capped on with the 100-meter outdoor title as well. Can’t you say he IS a freak?

Gathered by Feldman’s story online;

“Demps, who led the Gators in rushing last season with 551 yards despite missing some time due to a foot injury, arrived at Florida weighing 170 pounds, and is expected to play this fall at 188. Gators strength coach Mickey Marotti says the back can squat “an ungodly amount of weight.” And despite the added pounds, Demps has gotten faster. “He was a 10.1 guy, is now a 9.9 guy and probably will be a 9.8 guy,” said Marotti, who adds that Demps has really improved his acceleration.

Demps isn’t actually in the top five Gators when it comes to his first 10 yards. Teammate Chris Rainey’s is tops at UF, with a 1.49 10-yard split (Demps is at 1.57), but it’s Demps’ closing speed that is jaw-dropping. His “Flying 20″ — which the Gators gauge as a player’s electronic time for the final 20 yards of his 40 — is a blistering 1.76 seconds. (Both Rainey and former Gators speedster Percy Harvin measured in the 1.8s.)”

Demps attended but did not participate in this past Orange and Blue debut so he could focus on track.

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