Quintin Demps

Quintin Lamon Demps (born June 29, 1985) is an American college football coach and former safety. He is the defensive pass game coordinator and safeties coach Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, a position he has held since 2025. Demps played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Eagles, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Chicago Bears, and with the Hartford Colonials of United Football League (UFL). Demps served as head football coach at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois from 2023 to 2024.

Early life Demps was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio and was a student and a letterman in football and track. In football, as a junior, he led his team to the District Title and was a second-team All-District 26-5A selection. As a senior, he was named as an All-District 26-5A selection, an All-Greater San Antonio selection, and as an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Demps graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 2003.

College career Demps earned first-team All-Conference USA honors as a senior at UTEP in 2007, when he had a pair of 100-yard interception returns. Demps ranks second in school history with 17 interceptions.

Professional career Philadelphia Eagles Demps was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft. He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 30, 2008.

Demps proved to be a very good kick returner for the Eagles in 2008, finishing fourth in the NFL in kick return yards. He averaged 25.3 yards per kick return. He scored his first career touchdown in week 13 against the Baltimore Ravens with a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown.

Houston Texans (first stint) Demps was signed by the Houston Texans on December 7, 2010, after the team placed defensive end Jesse Nading on injured reserve. On September 3, 2011, Demps was cut from the team. Demps re-signed with the Texans on October 25, 2011, after Danieal Manning was lost for 4–6 weeks due to a broken leg injury. Demps was again resigned on April 4, 2012, to a multi-year contract.

Kansas City Chiefs Demps was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on May 22, 2013.

New York Giants Demps was signed by the New York Giants on March 16, 2014. Demps intercepted 4 passes in his 2014 year with the Giants.

Houston Texans (second stint) On August 19, 2015, Demps signed with the Houston Texans for a one-year contract. On April 7, 2016, the Texans re-signed Demps to a one-year deal.

Chicago Bears On March 10, 2017, Demps signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears. On September 29, 2017, Demps was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured forearm in Week 3.

On February 26, 2018, Demps was released by the Bears.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2008 PHI 16 0 18 16 2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2009 PHI 9 0 14 11 3 0.0 0 1 12 0 12 3 0 0 0 0 2010 HOU 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 HOU 9 0 23 18 5 0.0 0 2 47 0 42 4 0 0 0 0 2012 HOU 12 0 36 27 9 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2013 KAN 16 6 35 24 11 0.0 0 4 61 0 35 9 0 0 0 0 2014 NYG 16 9 57 41 16 0.0 1 4 19 0 10 7 1 0 0 0 2015 HOU 14 13 61 35 26 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 2 33 1 2016 HOU 13 13 55 38 17 0.0 1 6 54 0 19 9 1 0 0 0 2017 CHI 3 3 12 11 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 44 312 222 90 1.5 6 18 193 0 42 44 4 3 33 1

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2008 PHI 3 1 9 6 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 HOU 2 1 3 3 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2012 HOU 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 KAN 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 HOU 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 HOU 1 1 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 22 16 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Coaching career In 2021, Demps was on staff at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois and Grayslake Central High School in Grayslake, Illinois. The next year, he served as the safeties coach at Judson at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois. Demps was named the head football coach at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois on January 24, 2023.

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