Defensive back, Lamar (from Wake Forest), 2023–25
Demarcus Rankin
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Ferris, TX
Demarcus Rankin played defensive back at Wake Forest (2023–24) and Lamar (2025).
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Lamar | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Lamar | 8 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 198 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Lamar 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at North Texas | L 0–51 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 35–32 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 6 vs. South Dakota, so that game is not listed.
2024 Wake Forest 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 45–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Clemson | L 14–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Wake Forest 8 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Elon | W 37–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 36–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Old Dominion | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 16–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atClemson | L 12–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Virginia Tech | L 13–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Notre Dame | L 7–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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