Demitri Saulsberry

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Demitri Saulsberry
  • Birth Date:
    12/18/1996
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Saint Mary's, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Camden County
  • Major:
    Business
  • gp
    7
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2018:  Appeared in seven games for the Eagles as a running back.  Saulsberry led all rushers with an 8.4 yard per carry average.  He finished the year with 252 yards rushing on 30 carries.  He scored four touchdowns and aveaged 36.0 yards per game.  His most productive game came in the finale against UNC Pembroke (11/10) when he plowed his way for 86 yards on four carries with a score.  He found the end zone twice against Virginia-Lynchburg (10/20) as a part of a seven-carry, 51-yard day, his only rushing performance with at least 50 yards.  He reset his career-long run against UNC Pembroke with a 75-yard jaunt for a score. 

2017: Stepped into a prominent roll in the running game for the Eagles in 2017 after injuries to opening-day starters Antonio Wimbus and Marcus Williams. The man affectionately known as Steak Sauce finished the year fourth on the team in rushing with 294 yards on 56 carries.  He found the endzone twice.  Saulsberry's coming out party came against Catawba in week five when he tallied a career-high 86 yards on 17 carries.  He also found the end zone onf a career-long 39-yard run.  Saulsberry scored his other touchdown the week prior against Newberry. He averaged 29.4 yards per game on the ground.  

2016: Saw spot duty at running back across eight games for C-N.  He carried the ball five times for 24 yards and had a touchdown run.  The score came against Brevard (10/8). He registered carries against the Tornados, Mars hill (9/24) and Saint Augustine's (9/10). 

2015: Did not appear in any games.

High School: Second-team All-Region for the Wildcats... Also played baseball... Coached by Welton Coffey.

Personal: Son of Shelly Ortiz.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 5 21 4.2 10 0 - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 4 40 10.0 27 1 - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 6 48 8.0 17 0 - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 7 51 7.3 25 2 - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 4 6 1.5 11 0 - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 4 86 21.5 75 1 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 2 2.0 2 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 21 - - - 21
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 40 - - - 40
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 48 - - - 48
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 51 - - - 51
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 6 - - - 6
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 86 2 - - 88
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 36 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 5 24 3.0 4.8 1 6 - -
2017-18 10 56 294 29.4 5.3 2 39 2 2
2018-19 7 30 252 36.0 8.4 4 75 - -
2019-20 11 32 137 12.5 4.3 2 15 1 0
Total 36 123 707 19.6 5.7 9 75 3 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 1 0.1 2 0.3 2.0 0 2
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
Total 36 1 0.0 2 0.1 2.0 0 2
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 - - - - - 0 -
2016-17 8 24 - - - 24 3.0
2017-18 10 294 - - - 294 29.4
2018-19 7 252 2 - - 254 36.3
2019-20 11 137 - - - 137 12.5
Total 36 707 2 - - 709 19.7
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 6 0.8 1 - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 12 1.2 2 - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 24 3.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 12 1.1 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Total 54 1.5 9 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 10 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 36 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 7 30 252 36.0 8.4 4 75 - -
Conference 5 19 115 23.0 6.1 1 27 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 13 99 33.0 7.6 2 25 - -
Away 4 17 153 38.3 9.0 2 75 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 21 225 56.3 10.7 4 75 - -
Losses 3 9 27 9.0 3.0 0 11 - -
Month
September 2 9 61 30.5 6.8 1 27 - -
October 3 17 105 35.0 6.2 2 25 - -
November 2 4 86 43.0 21.5 1 75 - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 7 1 0.1 2 0.3 2.0 0 2
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0.3 2 0.5 2.0 0 2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 1 0.3 2 0.5 2.0 0 2
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0.5 2 1.0 2.0 0 2
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 7 252 2 - - 254 36.3
Conference 5 115 - - - 115 23.0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 99 - - - 99 33.0
Away 4 153 2 - - 155 38.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 225 2 - - 227 56.8
Losses 3 27 - - - 27 9.0
Month
September 2 61 - - - 61 30.5
October 3 105 - - - 105 35.0
November 2 86 2 - - 88 44.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 24 3.4 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 1.2 1 - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 4.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 3.0 2 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 24 6.0 4 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 6 3.0 1 - - - - - - - - 0
October 12 4.0 2 - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 0 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 7 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Saulsberry grabs Google Cloud Academic All-District honor
  • Article
  • November 15, 2018
Saulsberry grabs Google Cloud Academic All-District honor

AUSTIN, Texas – Carson-Newman football junior running back Demitri Saulsberry (St. Mary’s, Ga.) has pulled in Google Cloud Academic All-District honors for Super Region II, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday afternoon.

  • November 15, 2018
Carson-Newman flambés Dragons for fourth straight win 63-10
  • Article
  • October 20, 2018
Carson-Newman flambés Dragons for fourth straight win 63-10

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-2) left no doubt in smashing Virgina-Lynchburg (3-5) 63-10 Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • October 20, 2018
High-flying Eagles step out of conference to face Virginia-Lynchburg
  • Article
  • October 19, 2018
High-flying Eagles step out of conference to face Virginia-Lynchburg

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-2) takes its three-game winning streak outside of South Atlantic Conference play for the Eagles’ first ever meeting with Virginia-Lynchburg (3-4).

  • October 19, 2018
Eagles take 33-30 instant classic from Indians in overtime
  • Article
  • September 29, 2018
Eagles take 33-30 instant classic from Indians in overtime

SALISBURY, N.C. – In a teeter-totter affair, Carson-Newman (3-2, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) scored a decisive touchdown from Sherron Jackson (Miami, Fla.) in the first overtime session to take a 33-30 win over Catawba (1-3, 0-2 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Shuford Stadium. 

  • September 29, 2018
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs
  • Article
  • August 20, 2018
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the sixth part in an eight-part series chronicling each of Carson-Newman football’s positions for 2018.  This breakdown highlights the Eagles’ running backs with assistance from associate head coach Mike Clowney.

  • August 20, 2018