Long, twitchy boundary corner out of the FCS who lit up the combine with historically rare athletic testing — 9.97 RAS, 42-inch vert, 4.41 forty — and has legitimate ball-hawking instincts, evidenced by 35 career passes defended at Stephen F. Austin. The tape shows a physically gifted defender who anticipates well in off-coverage and can track deep balls like a receiver, but he gets caught flat-footed against shiftier route runners and his press technique is raw, often getting overly handsy mid-rep and drawing flags. The competition-level question is real: he dominated Southland Conference receivers who simply aren't NFL caliber, and the Senior Bowl left some evaluators wanting more. If a team is patient enough to stash him behind established starters and develop his technique, the tools-to-player conversion could be a late-round steal — but the floor is a special teams ace who never cracks the CB rotation.
- Elite-tier athletic testing profile (9.97 RAS, top-10 all-time among CBs) validates the explosive movement skills visible on tape
- Excellent ball skills and catch-point disruption — 9 career INTs and 35 passes defended, tracks deep balls like a receiver
- Good size-speed combination (6'1", 193 lbs, 4.41 forty) with 32-inch arms gives him the length to contest at the catch point
- Willing and physical tackler on the perimeter in run support, projects as an immediate gunner/special teams contributor
- High-character, high-motor player who stayed at SFA despite NIL offers from Power 5 programs — coaches speak glowingly of his leadership
- FCS competition level makes trait translation highly uncertain — dominated Southland receivers who are significantly below NFL caliber
- Press technique is raw and inconsistent; doesn't consistently use hands to disrupt releases and gets overly physical mid-phase, drawing penalties
- Struggles against shiftier receivers who can stack him on deep and intermediate routes — shows stiffness in transitions
- PFF Zone Coverage grade of just 54.1 raises questions about processing speed and route recognition against more complex offenses
Similar physical archetype — elite measurables corner from a smaller program (UTSA for Woolen) who entered the NFL with raw technique but elite speed, length, and ball skills. Both were developmental projects with special teams value who needed schematic patience to unlock their coverage potential. Demmings' floor is lower given FCS competition, but the tools-to-projection arc is strikingly similar.