University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 51
Demeco Roland
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Broken Arrow, Okla.
- High School:
- Broken Arrow HS
- Prev School:
- Hutchinson CC
2023 (R-Jr.): Played in 12 games with starts coming against Old Dominion (10/7) and South Alabama (10/17)…Tallied 23 tackles (18 solos) with 3.5 tackles for loss for six yards and a half sack…Added three quarterback hurries…Posted season-high six stops at South Alabama…Collected four in the season opener versus Alcorn State (9/2) and three versus Tulane (9/16) and ODU…Posted half sack versus Tulane.
2022 (Jr.): Redshirted...Did not see any action during the season.
Junior College: Appeared in 22 games in three years for Hutchinson Community College…Totaled 39 tackles in that span, 16 of which were solo…Averaged just under two tackles per game during in junior college career…Registered 2.5 sacks for 12 yards, including 1.5 sacks during the 2021 campaign…Had 8.5 tackles for loss during his career and had a career-best four during the 2020 season…Forced a fumble during the 2020 season…Helped the Blue Dragons to a 66-34 win against Hinds in the 2021 Salt City Bowl…Was a member of the 2020 NJCAA Football Championship Team.
Personal: Native of Broken Arrow, Okla…Attended Broken Arrow High School…Studied business at Hutchinson Community College and is majoring in Interdisciplinary Study at Southern Miss.
2022 (Jr.): Redshirted...Did not see any action during the season.
Junior College: Appeared in 22 games in three years for Hutchinson Community College…Totaled 39 tackles in that span, 16 of which were solo…Averaged just under two tackles per game during in junior college career…Registered 2.5 sacks for 12 yards, including 1.5 sacks during the 2021 campaign…Had 8.5 tackles for loss during his career and had a career-best four during the 2020 season…Forced a fumble during the 2020 season…Helped the Blue Dragons to a 66-34 win against Hinds in the 2021 Salt City Bowl…Was a member of the 2020 NJCAA Football Championship Team.
Personal: Native of Broken Arrow, Okla…Attended Broken Arrow High School…Studied business at Hutchinson Community College and is majoring in Interdisciplinary Study at Southern Miss.
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