2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 26
Deamonte Lindsay
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Martinsburg HS
2019 (r-Sr.)
- Played in six games
- Finished with seven tackles, including five solo stops
- Season-high two tackles against NC State, Missouri and James Madison
- Missed five games due to injury
2018 (r-Jr.)
- Played in 12 games
- Added depth at safety and used primarily on special teams
- Saw action in more than 200 plays, including more than 160 on special teams
- Finished with 10 tackles, including eight unassisted and a pass breakup
- Season-high three tackles, including two solo stops against Youngstown State
- Posted two solo tackles against Kansas State and Baylor
- Had a solo tackle against Tennessee
2017 (r-So.)
- Played in six games
- Added depth at safety and used primarily on special teams
- WVU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year
- Season-high eight plays against Delaware State
- WVU Offensive Champion: East Carolina
2016 (r-Fr.)
- Played in six games
- Added depth at safety and used primarily on special teams
- Saw action on 80 plays
- Also used on 16 plays against Miami in the Russell Athletic Bowl
- Season-high 19 plays against Baylor
2015 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach David Walker at Martinsburg High
- Started 11 games as a senior, finishing with 111 carries for 711 yards, 6.4 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns
- Also had five catches for 76 yards and two touchdowns
- On defense, he had 39 tackles, including 25 solo stops, nine tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions
- Two years all-area and two-time All-Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference
- Honorable mention all-state in 2014
- Team captain
- As a junior, he rushed for 1,117 yards and 15 touchdowns in leading Martinsburg to its fourth straight Class 3A state championship and a 13-1 record
- 2013 West Virginia All-State Second-Team running back
- Averaged 8.4 yards per carry as a junior
Personal
- Son of Nicole Bonner
- One of six children
- Graduated in August with his bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies
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