2021 Demon Football Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Gary Hardamon
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Gary Hardamon
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Gary Hardamon

8 Donovan Duvernay

8 Donovan Duvernay

  • Position:
    Safety
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-9 / 190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Garland, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Sachse HS
  • Prev School:
    Texas

Summary

Biography

2021 PRESEASON SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE KR
2020-21 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL
2021 SPRING SECOND-TEAM ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE KR

2021 Fall: Appeared in all 11 games, starting six in his final college season ... ranked third on the team with four pass breakups ... averaged 10.2 yards on four punt returns ... established a career high with four tackles against Houston Baptist on Nov. 6 ... tied his career high with three tackles and added a pass breakup against Southeastern on Oct. 23 ... had a career-long 30-yard punt return and a pair of pass breakups in a 21-17 win at Houston Baptist on Oct. 9 ... broke a season-long, 45-yard kick return against UT Martin on Sept. 18, averaging 32 yards on two returns against the Skyhawks. 

2021 Spring: Second-Team All-Southland Conference selection at kick returner ... ranked seventh nationally in kick return average (28.3), but his 18 kick returns dwarfs everybody else in the top 12 ... his 509 kick return yards led the nation in the spring regular season ... five returns of 30 yards or more, including a 79-yarder against SLU and a 58-yarder against McNeese and a 53-yarder vs. Nicholls ... started the final five games at cornerback in place of the injured Shemar Bartholomew ... made 19 total tackles with five tackles and a sack at SLU ... four each at McNeese and Lamar.

Prior to NSU: Played three seasons at Texas and was part of three bowl championships – Texas Bowl, Alamo Bowl and Sugar Bowl ... appeared in 12 career games, collecting three tackles. 

High School: Three-time all-district selection for coach Mark Behrens ... ranked among the Top 100 recruits in North Texas by the Dallas Morning News ... was ESPN’s No. 42 athlete and No. 92 overall prospect in Texas ... named the No. 65 athlete nationally and No. 9 in Texas by Scout and No. 77 and 141, respectively, by 247Sports ... part of the 2016 Texas Best as an athlete by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... caught 38 passes for 568 yards and eight touchdowns while rushing for 195 yards and a score on 24 carries as a senior, earning second-team all-district honors ... second-team all-district selection as an athlete as a junior, catching 20 passes for 453 yards and five touchdowns and making 42 tackles, breaking up six passes and intercepting two on defense ... added two kick return scores as a junior ... honorable mention all-district defensive back as a sophomore, collecting 62 tackles, seven pass breakups and three interceptions ... also lettered in baseball as an outfielder.

Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1997 ... son of Rozena and Henry Duvernay ... has one twin brother, Devin, who plays for the Baltimore Ravens ... cousin of current Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray ... already has his undergraduate degree in communications and is pursuing a graduate degree in higher education ... wants to go into coaching ... life’s ambition is to make his family proud.
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  • 8

    2020Senior

    Cornerback
    5'9" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Safety
    5'9" 190 lbs
    8