Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Doug Salter
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Brantley, Ala.
- High School:
- Brantley HS
2018 (Junior): Played in all 12 games with the majority of work coming on special teams … Part of three-man shield on punt; Troy did not have a punt blocked all season and the Trojans rank fifth nationally in net punting … Credited with a pair of tackles, a quarterback hurry and tackle for loss against Florida A&M
2017 (Sophomore): Played in three games, including the New Orleans Bowl … Recorded his lone tackle of the season at Coastal Carolina … Also saw game action against Texas State
2016 (RS-Freshman): Played in 12 games, primarily on special teams … Recorded seven tackles on the year with a season-high four at Texas State … Credited with a pair of tackles and a quarterback hurry against Austin Peay in the season opener
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted … Did not see any game action
High School: Named second team all-state after finishing his senior season at Brantley High School with 88 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and five forced fumbles; also rushed for 223 yards and seven touchdowns … Helped lead the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and a berth in the Alabama 1A quarterfinals … Named first team all-state as a junior … Finished with 114 tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss, two sacks and eight forced fumbles; also rushed for 278 yards and four touchdowns … Started 42 consecutive games to close out his career … Participated in the Nike and Under Armour Elite Combine … Also earned all-county as a junior and senior … Started as a sophomore on Brantley’s 2012 state championship team that recorded 10 shutouts; named to the all-state honorable mention list … Brantley went a combined 38-4 over his three years as a starter … Was the Student Council President
Personal: Full name is Douglas Lee Salter, Jr. … Son of Annie and Douglas Salter, Sr. … Born Jan. 12, 1996, in Andalusia, Ala. … Has four brothers, Jermany, Johnathan, Andre and William ... Majoring in social science
