Fresno State Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
DeGruy, Damien

Jersey Number 1
Damien DeGruy
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- McDonogh 35 HS
Bio
Last updated on Jan. 21, 2019
2018 (Sophomore): Competed in four games, allowing a redshirt season under newly instituted NCAA redshirt rule … participated in the season’s first three games (vs. Idaho, at Minnesota and at UCLA) and in the Dec. 15 Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State … logged one tackle on Sept. 1 against Idaho and one tackle on Dec. 15 against Arizona State.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman ... tallied the most tackles by a true freshman during the season with six stops, including five solo … had five solo tackles in five respective games in the regular season and added an assisted tackle in the Mountain West championship game on Dec. 2 ... notched first career sack at San Diego State on Oct. 21 ... recorded first career tackle for loss (1.0) at No. 6 Washington on Sept. 16.
High School: Helped lead McDonogh 35 to a 13-2 record as a senior with a 5-1 mark in the District 9 conference ... led the Roneagles to the Louisiana HS state semifinals where they fell 26-14 to Edna Karr on Dec. 2, 2016 ... attended West Jefferson HS his first three years of high school where he played tight end for the Buccaneers ... ranked as the 83rd-best recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports.com ... VarsityPreps.com listed DeGruy in its 20 most underrated players in Louisiana list entering his senior year ... picked up at least 16 offers according to 247Sports.com, including Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Southern Miss, SMU and UTSA.
Personal: Son of David Sr. and Shana DeGruy ... has two brothers, David Jr. and Devin, and three sisters, Canisha, Danisha and Diyion ... father played football at Southern ... brother David Jr., played football at Langston University ... cousin, Brad Stewart currently plays football at Florida ... favorite athlete is Leonard Fournette ... major at Fresno State is media production within the school of mass communication and journalism.
2018 (Sophomore): Competed in four games, allowing a redshirt season under newly instituted NCAA redshirt rule … participated in the season’s first three games (vs. Idaho, at Minnesota and at UCLA) and in the Dec. 15 Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State … logged one tackle on Sept. 1 against Idaho and one tackle on Dec. 15 against Arizona State.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman ... tallied the most tackles by a true freshman during the season with six stops, including five solo … had five solo tackles in five respective games in the regular season and added an assisted tackle in the Mountain West championship game on Dec. 2 ... notched first career sack at San Diego State on Oct. 21 ... recorded first career tackle for loss (1.0) at No. 6 Washington on Sept. 16.
High School: Helped lead McDonogh 35 to a 13-2 record as a senior with a 5-1 mark in the District 9 conference ... led the Roneagles to the Louisiana HS state semifinals where they fell 26-14 to Edna Karr on Dec. 2, 2016 ... attended West Jefferson HS his first three years of high school where he played tight end for the Buccaneers ... ranked as the 83rd-best recruit in Louisiana by 247Sports.com ... VarsityPreps.com listed DeGruy in its 20 most underrated players in Louisiana list entering his senior year ... picked up at least 16 offers according to 247Sports.com, including Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Southern Miss, SMU and UTSA.
Personal: Son of David Sr. and Shana DeGruy ... has two brothers, David Jr. and Devin, and three sisters, Canisha, Danisha and Diyion ... father played football at Southern ... brother David Jr., played football at Langston University ... cousin, Brad Stewart currently plays football at Florida ... favorite athlete is Leonard Fournette ... major at Fresno State is media production within the school of mass communication and journalism.
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