Quintin Demps

Quintin Demps

Demps with the Houston Texans in 2010
Judson Eagles
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	(1985-06-29) June 29, 1985 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Antonio (TX) Roosevelt
College:	UTEP
NFL draft:	2008 / round: 4 / pick: 117
Career history
As a player:
Philadelphia Eagles (2008–2009) Hartford Colonials (2010) Houston Texans (2010–2012) Kansas City Chiefs (2013) New York Giants (2014) Houston Texans (2015–2016) Chicago Bears (2017)
As a coach:
Trinity International (2021) Defensive backs coach Grayslake Central High School (2021–2022) Defensive coordinator Judson (2022) Safeties coach Judson (2023–present) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-C-USA (2006, 2007) Co-WAC Freshman of the Year (2004)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 312 Sacks: 1.5 Forced fumbles: 4 Fumble recoveries: 3 Interceptions: 18 Total touchdowns: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Career:	1–16 (.059)

Quintin Lamon Demps (born June 29, 1985) is an American college football coach and former safety. He is the head football coach for Judson University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football at Texas-El Paso, and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. Demps was also a member of the Hartford Colonials, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Chicago Bears.

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. In his rookie season, Demps had 18 tackles and one sack.

According to former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, Demps was the favorite to start at free safety for the Eagles in 2009. However, Macho Harris beat Demps for the starting job.

Demps was waived by the Eagles on September 4, 2010.

Hartford Colonials

Demps was signed by the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League on November 8, 2010.

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. Demps re-signed with the Texans on October 25, 2011, after Danieal Manning was lost for 4–6 weeks due to a broken leg. 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

Demps was named the head football coach at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois on January 24, 2023.

Demps served as the safeties coach at Judson in 2022. In 2021 he was on staff at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois and Grayslake Central High School in Grayslake, Illinois.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Judson Eagles (Mid-States Football Association) (2023–present)
2023	Judson	0–9	0–6	6th (MWL)
2024	Judson	1–7	0–3	(MWL)
Judson:		1–16	0–9
Total:		1–16

External links

• Judson profile
• Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference