2008 Football Roster
Roster
De'Mon Glanton
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Mays HS
CAREER:
Has played in all 36 games of his Mississippi State career, having earned 16 starts in the secondary -- three during his redshirt freshman season, four more as a sophomore and nine as a junior ... Has made 85 tackles, four for loss (minus 19 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 11 yards) ... Has made four pass interceptions (70 yards in returns) ... Also credited with 13 pass deflections and two forced fumbles during his Bulldog tenure ... Redshirted his true freshman season, working with the scout team in the defensive backfield ... A two-way standout on the high school level, he came to MSU from prep talent-rich Atlanta.
2007:
Played in all 13 games in the defensive secondary during his junior season at Mississippi State ... Earned nine starting calls, failing to begin only State’s Week 9 game at Kentucky and the final two games of the year (Arkansas and Ole Miss) ... Registered 47 tackles on the season, including three for loss (minus 15 yards), one of which was a quarterback sack (minus 11 yards) ... He intercepted a pair of passes, returning them 60 yards, with one touchdown ... Also credited with seven pass deflections and one forced fumble ... His pass break ups were second-best on the club ... Began is junior season as the starter at strong safety, a position he manned at times during his sophomore campaign ... Made a season-best five hits in the season opener with LSU ... Tied for second on the club with five tackles in the team’s 38-17 win at Tulane in the Superdome ... Credited with a team-best two pass deflections against the Green Wave ... Part of a defensive effort that allowed the Green Wave just 44 yards rushing overall, only 6 second-half yards of total offense and no first downs ... Made four tackles, including a quarterback sack (minus 11 yards), in Mississippi State’s Week 3 win at Auburn ... Also forced a Tiger fumble in that game ... His sack on a third-and-7 call from the MSU 22 turned the ball over the to the State offense at the 33 and led to its second field goal of the first half and a 13-0 lead at the time ... Helped hold the Tiger passing game to just 107 yards on the day ... Recorded just a pair of tackles in the Bulldogs’ Week 4 win over Gardner-Webb, but turned in the defensive unit’s first big play of the night ... He returned GWU’s fourth pass attempt 60 yards for a touchdown, his first career score ... That TD gave MSU a 14-0 lead mid-way through the first quarter ... Matched his season high with five tackles in the team’s Week 5 contest at South Carolina ... Added three tackles a week later in the club’s 30-13 victory over UAB ... Again hit his season high with five tackles and a team-best and career-high four pass break ups in Week 7 action against Tennessee ... Had a pair of hits at West Virginia one week later ... Had four tackles and a pass interception in the team’s 31-14 win over Kentucky in Week 9 ... His interception of an Andre Woodson pass with 7:23 left in the game preserved a 31-14 lead at the time ... Again totaled four tackles one week later in the team’s victory over No. 21-ranked Alabama, including one hit behind the line of scrimmage (minus 2 yards) ... Also credited with a pass break up against the Crimson Tide ... Made three tackles at Arkansas in Week 11 ... Made four tackles in State’s regular season-closing 17-14 victory over Ole Miss in the Battle For The Golden Egg ... Registered a 2-yard tackle for loss in State’s 10-3 win over Central Florida in the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
2006:
Played in all 12 games of his sophomore campaign, earning four starting assignments ... Earned opening assignments vs. UAB in Week 4 and in three-straight games against West Virginia, Jacksonville State, and Georgia (Weeks 6-8) ... Recorded 24 tackles on the season, including one for loss (minus 4 yards) ... Credited with one forced fumble, he also had a pair of interceptions (10 yards in returns) and three pass break ups ... Made the first hit of his sophomore season during Week 2 work against Auburn ... Credited with a pair of tackles against the Tigers ... Added one tackle and a pass deflection one week later against Tulane ... Earned the first start of his sophomore season at UAB in Week 4 ... Responded with a solid defensive outing against the Blazers ... Registered three tackles, one for loss (minus 4 yards), in Birmingham ... Had his first career interception in that game ... The pick came on a third-and-3 snap from the MSU 42, ending a potential scoring drive, and gave the Bulldogs possession at their own 25 ... Added another start in Week 6 vs. West Virginia ... Credited with four tackles against the Mountaineers ... Earned the third start of his sophomore season during the Bulldogs’ Week 7 win over Jacksonville State ... Made three tackles and a pair of pass deflections against the Gamecocks ... Tied for third on the team with five tackles in his personal homecoming game at Georgia in Week 8 ... Made a pair of hits against Kentucky in Week 9 ... Recorded five tackles in the Bulldogs’ win over Alabama one week later ... Intercepted his second career pass in Week 11 against Arkansas ... That theft came just into the second quarter and set the Bulldogs up for their second touchdown, a score that evened the count at 14-all at the time ... Credited with a pass deflection in the season finale at Ole Miss ... Productive spring practice kept him in the hunt for playing time at free safety and on special teams ... Led the Maroon team with four tackles in the spring-ending final scrimmage ... Listed second at free safety entering August.
2005:
Played in all 11 games during his redshirt freshman season, earning three starting calls in the defensive backfield ... Opened a pair of midseason games (LSU and at Florida), as well as the season-closer vs. Ole Miss at strong safety ... Registered 14 total tackles on the year ... Also credited with three pass deflections ... Recorded one tackle in Mississippi State’s season-opening win over Murray State ... Added another tackle a week later in the Bulldogs’ SEC opener at Auburn ... After making just two tackles in the season’s first four weeks, he had 12 hits over the season’s final seven games ... Earned his first collegiate start, subbing for an injured DeMario Bobo, in Week 5 game with LSU ... Made a pair of hits against the Tigers ... Earned his second start one week later against Florida ... Recorded four tackles and pass break up against the Gators ... Added two tackles in State’s next game against Houston and in the team’s Week 8 road game at Kentucky ... Made one tackle and registered a pass deflection against Alabama in Week 9 ... Recorded one tackle and one pass break up at Arkansas one week later . . .Earned the final start of his redshirt freshman campaign in State’s season-ending 35-14 win over Ole Miss in the Battle for the Golden Egg ... Registered a pair of tackles in the spring-ending Maroon and White game ... Exited those drills third on the depth chart at the free safety position.
2004:
Sat out the season as a true freshman redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Credited with running a 4.4 in the 40-yard dash by the Insiders.com online recruiting website ... Started for two seasons on both sides of the football at Mays High School in Atlanta, Ga. ... As a senior, he had more than 600 yards receiving from his wide receiver position, and six interceptions on the defensive side of the ball ... Was named honorable mention all-state in 2003 ... Led Mays to an 11-1 overall record and into the second round of the state playoffs as regional champions ... An honor roll student, he was named “Who’s Who Among High School Students.”
PERSONAL:
Born De’Mon A. Glanton, 7-22-86, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Ms. Lisa Glanton ... Nicknamed “Red” ... Majoring in finess management.
