Troy University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster
Deondre Douglas
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 204
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Madison, Ala.
- High School:
- Bob Jones HS
2017 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2016 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2018 (Senior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Third Team after finishing tied for seventh in the league with seven touchdown receptions despite missing two and a half games … Led Troy with 44 catches and finished second with 437 receiving yards … Caught seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown in the opener against Boise State … Caught a touchdown pass in seven different games … Finished with five or more catches in five of 10 games played … Rushed four times for 81 yards, including a 61-yard run in Troy’s win over South Alabama in the “Battle for the Belt” … Charged with only one drop in 58 total targets … Picked up a first down on 24-of-44 catches and caught passes of 75.9 percent of his targets
2017 (Junior): Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team ... Started 12 games and played in all 13; missed the majority of the New Orleans Bowl following an injury on the opening kickoff … Caught 48 passes for 628 yards and four touchdowns; all three totals led the team … Made two game-winning touchdown catches on the season; a 23-yard reception with 66 seconds remaining against Akron and a 14-yard catch with 17 seconds left in Troy’s Sun Belt-clinching win at Arkansas State … Reeled in a season-high seven catches against New Mexico State, Akron and Arkansas State … Had 101 receiving yards against New Mexico State … Rushed for 43 yards on three carries with a touchdown; a 35-yard end-around against Georgia State … Also had a 6-yard touchdown reception at Georgia State … Recorded multiple catches in 11-of-13 games (Georgia Southern and North Texas)
2016 (Sophomore): Tied for second in the Sun Belt with six touchdown receptions on the season … Third in the league with 60 receptions and fourth with 740 receiving yards and 56.9 yards per game; reception total ranked as the 12th most in a season in Troy history ... Led the nation for the most receptions without a drop all season ... Had a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown catches at No. 2 Clemson to pull Troy to within six points late … Also caught touchdowns against Southern Miss, Georgia State, Appalachian State and Texas State … Recorded a season-high 113 receiving yards on six catches in Troy’s victory in the Dollar General Bowl ... Caught six passes for 101 yards against New Mexico State … Caught 11 passes for 93 yards in the game at Clemson; made a remarkable over the shoulder 30-yard catch against the Tigers … Just missed another 100-yard day as he caught six passes for 97 yards against Georgia State … Also returned four kickoffs for 54 yards … Third in the Sun Belt with six catches of 30 or more yards, and fourth with 10 catches of 20 or more yards
2015 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games during his true freshman season and finished fifth on the team with 21 receptions … Finished the year with 172 receiving yards and averaged 14.3 yards per game … Returned four kickoffs for 68 yards, including a 44-yard return at Mississippi State … Caught a season-high six passes for 35 yards at Mississippi State … Finished with a season-high 36 receiving yards on four catches at New Mexico State … Had a reception in 10 of Troy’s 12 games and multiple receptions in five different games
High School: Transferred to Bob Jones High School his senior season ... Totaled seven touchdowns as a junior at James Clemens High School; had 33 catches for 357 yards, while rushing for 207 yards on 14 carries ... Also competed in track & field (100m and 4x100) and basketball for the Jets ... Rated as one of the top 30 players in the state by Rivals entering his senior season
Personal: Full name is Deondre Keishunn Douglas ... Son of Deandra Douglas and Edward Walton ... Has one brother, Demarkco, and one sister, Diondra ... Born Sept. 9, 1996, in Huntsville, Ala. ... Majoring in social science
