No. 3 – New England Patriots | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | December 8, 2000||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Mandarin (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Liberty (2019–2022) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 6 / Pick: 210 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
DeMario "Pop" Douglas (born December 8, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).[1] He played college football at Liberty.
Douglas grew up in St Augustine, Florida and initially attended Pedro Menendez High School.[2] He transferred to Mandarin High School after his sophomore year.[3] His quarterback there was current Georgia 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.[4]
Douglas played for the Liberty Flames for four seasons. 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] As a redshirt junior, he caught 79 passes for 993 yards and six touchdowns.[9]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1.73 m) |
179 lb (81 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) |
4.44 s | 1.54 s | 2.54 s | 4.29 s | 7.05 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) |
12 reps | |
Sources:[10][11] |
Douglas was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round, 210th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[12]
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
2023 | NE | 14 | 7 | 49 | 561 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Career | 14 | 7 | 49 | 561 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |