Marcus Demps Marcus L . Demps ( born August 19 , 1983 ) is an American football safety who is a free agent . He played college football at San Diego State . He is the younger brother of free agent safety Will Demps . High school career . Demps attended Highland High School in Palmdale , California . He was a two - year starter at strong safety . Demps was also a two - time all - Golden League selection . He was also named to the " Antelope Valley Press " second team as a junior and first team as a senior , despite missing three games with a foot injury . Demps was also selected to the all - Valley team by the " Los Angeles Daily News " . He earned a pair of varsity letters in track . College career . Demps attended San Diego State , where he majored in criminal justice . Freshman ( 2001 ) . As a freshman in 2001 , Demps was in the contention for playing time in the secondary before suffering a broken finger that required surgery early in the season . He ended up redshirting that season . Red - shirt Freshman ( 2002 ) . In 2002 , Demps played in nine games , primarily on special teams and at safety . He ended the season with 24 tackles , including a career - high 12 at Air Force when he had his first game his first career start against the Air Force . He had six tackles against Colorado State and two tackles against Utah . Red - shirt Sophomore ( 2003 ) . In 2003 , Demps started the season as a backup , but was promoted to the starting lineup when mononucleosis sidelined then starter Josh Dean . He however , returned to the sidelines due to an ankle injury that caused him to miss three games . For the season Demps was in the starting lineup in five games . Demps had a 13 - tackle game at UTEP and eight tackles at UCLA . Despite missing three games , Demps finished fifth on the team with 39 tackles , ( 24 solo ) . He had a sack against Air Force and another tackle for a loss against UCLA . He recovered a fumble against UTEP . He was credited with a blocked punt against Eastern Washington . Red - shirt Junior ( 2004 ) . In 2004 , after two years at safety , Demps became a starting cornerback as a junior . He finished eighth on the team with 35 tackles . He broke up eight passes , caused a pair of fumbles ( Idaho State and Utah ) ranking him second on the team in that category . He had an interception and a pass broken up against # 17 Michigan . Demps broke up three passes against Nevada . He had a season - high six tackles against Nevada and # 9 Utah . Against Utah , Demps , also recorded a forced fumble . He finished 10th among Mountain West secondary players with nine passes defended . Thirty of his tackles were solo . However , he was slowed late in the year by a sprained knee but did not miss a game . Red - shirt Senior ( 2005 ) . In 2005 , Demps finished the season with 72 tackles , two sacks , four interceptions and one touchdown . Demps opened the season with five tackles against UCLA , ( three solo ) . The next game at Air Force , he recorded eight tackles ( two solo , one for loss ) and one forced fumble . During the third game of the season in Columbus , Ohio against Ohio State , Demps recorded nine tackles . In the next game , home against San Jose State he recorded two tackles ( two solo , one for loss ) , his first inerception of the season , and two passes defensed . Against BYU , Demps recorded two tackles ( two solo , one for loss ) and his second interceptions on the season . The next week at UNLV , he recorded six tackles ( two solo , one for loss ) . During the next game at Utah , Demps recorded 10 tackles ( four solo ) . The next week against New Mexico , Demps recorded a season - high of 12 tackles ( 10 solo ) . Against Texas Christian University he recorded seven tackles ( four solo , one for loss ) . In the game at Colorado State , Demps recorded seven tackles ( three solo ) , one interception , and one passed defensed . In the game against Wyoming he recorded one tackle ( one solo , one for loss ) , one intercepton , and one punt return . In the season , and his college , finale , against Hawaii , Demps recorded five tackles ( two solo ) and one pass defensed . Professional career . Demps went unselected in the 2006 NFL Draft , however he was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent May 8 , 2006 , after participating in the rookie mini - camp as a tryout player . He was however released on September 2 , 2006 . He was then signed to the Lions practice squad the next day . However , he was placed on the reserved / injury list on September 21 , 2006 with a knee injury . Personal life . Demps is the son of William and Kye Demps , and the younger brother of free agent safety Will Demps .