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2017 Football Roster

17 Demetrius Daltirus

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 212
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yardley, Pa.
  • Highschool Blair Academy

Biography

As a senior (2017)
• Played in all 10 contests.
• Caught one pass for 12 yards in the 2017 opener at Delaware.
• Hauled in a pass in the win over Brown.
• Earned the start in a win over Princeton.

As a junior (2016)
• Played in five contests in 2016 on special teams and at wide receiver.

As a sophomore (2015)
• Earned playing time in three contests as a fullback and on special teams.
• Saw special teams action in the 2015 opener against Bucknell.
• Also earned playing time at Dartmouth and Penn.

As a freshman (2014)
• Earned a varsity letter as a freshman while playing running back and on special teams in 2014.
• Saw action in eight contests, rushing for 99 yards and 41 carries and catching three passes for nine yards.
• Posted at least five carries in six games.
• Ran 11 times for a career-high 46 yards and caught a nine-yard pass against Lehigh.
• Ran seven times for seven yards and caught a pass at Harvard.
• Ran five times for 15 yards vs. Colgate and five rushes for 12 yards vs. Yale.
• Caught his first career pass against Yale.

At Blair Academy
• Daltirus was a first-team all-prep school selection and all-New Jersey prep linebacker at Blair Academy while also playing wide receiver.
• He was awarded the Brooks Football Prize in his final season for excellence in play and leadership after helping lead his team to a prep state title as team captain.
• Daltirus caught 10 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns as a junior and had 22 tackles and an interception at linebacker.
• He was a three-time prep all-academic pick on the gridiron while playing receiver, linebacker, tight end, safety, corner and quarterback during his career.
• A three-sport athlete, he also played on the basketball team and competed in track and field.
• Daltirus was part of two state prep championship teams in basketball and was a three-time prep school all-academic pick in track and field.

Personal
• Demetrius Jean Daltirus is the son of JeanClaude and Lisa Daltirus and has an older sister.
• He is enrolled in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.


Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2014-15Freshman

    Running Back
    6'2" 225 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2015-16Sophomore

    Fullback
    6'2" 231 lbs
    42
  • 11

    2016-17Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 214 lbs
    11
  • 17

    2017-18Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 212 lbs
    17