2021 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 23
Demarkcus Bowman
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Weight:
- 193
- Hometown:
- Lakeland, Fla.
- High School:
- Lakeland HS
- Prev School:
- Clemson
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ACADEMIC HONORS
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in five games and as a reserve running back in four games, rushing 14 times for 81 yards… Rushed twice for seven yards against Samford (Nov. 13)… Carried the ball five times for 21 yards vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Appeared as a reserve running back, carrying the ball three times and setting career highs with 33 yards rushing and a 26-yard run against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Made his Gators debut in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4), carrying the ball four times for 20 yards including a rush of 15 yards in the first quarter... Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA
2020 (Freshman) at Clemson: Played in two games and redshirted... Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 12) and gained 22 yards on six carriers... Rushed three times for 10 yards vs. The Citadel (Sept. 19).
HIGH SCHOOL
layed for Bill Castle at Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Fla. … was a unanimous five-star prospect who rushed for 5,081 yards in three years, including an 11.4-yard per-carry average and 71 touchdowns during his career … posted 26 games with at least 100 yards in his career and averaged 145 yards rushing in his 35 career games … in 11 games in 2019, recorded 1,570 rushing yards on 142 carries, an 11.1-yard average, becoming a first-team postseason All-American by Sports Illustrated and USA Today … averaged 142.7 yards a game, including nine games of at least 100 yards, while scoring 24 touchdowns and helping his team to a 12-1 record … posted 2,422 rushing yards in 15 games and scored 36 touchdowns in 2018 as a junior, earning 7A Player of the Year and first-team all-state honors for Florida …was a first-team Max Preps Junior All-American, securing Polk County Player of the Year honors and being runner-up for 2018 Gatorade Mr. Football honor … averaged 11.8 yards per carry and averaged 161.5 yards per game that year and led team to state title with a 15-0 record … as a sophomore in 2017, finished with 1,096 yards on 113 carries, a 9.7-yard average and 10 touchdowns … during early signing period, ranked as the No. 16 overall player in the nation by PrepStar, which also listed him as the second-best running back in the nation and the top player in Florida … listed as the No. 19 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which also called him the No. 2 running back and the top player in the state of Florida … 247Sports called him the No. 21 overall player in the nation, the second-best running back and the third-best player in Florida … Rivals.com ranked him the 24th-best player in the nation, the third-best running back and the second-best player from Florida … selected to Under Armour All-America Game … competed at The Opening in Orlando prior to his senior year and recorded a 100-yard time of 10.82 and 36-inch vertical jump …committed to Clemson on May 3, 2019 … recruited to Clemson by Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott.
ACADEMIC HONORS
- SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021)
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in five games and as a reserve running back in four games, rushing 14 times for 81 yards… Rushed twice for seven yards against Samford (Nov. 13)… Carried the ball five times for 21 yards vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 9)… Appeared as a reserve running back, carrying the ball three times and setting career highs with 33 yards rushing and a 26-yard run against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Made his Gators debut in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4), carrying the ball four times for 20 yards including a rush of 15 yards in the first quarter... Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO FLORIDA
2020 (Freshman) at Clemson: Played in two games and redshirted... Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Wake Forest (Sept. 12) and gained 22 yards on six carriers... Rushed three times for 10 yards vs. The Citadel (Sept. 19).
HIGH SCHOOL
layed for Bill Castle at Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Fla. … was a unanimous five-star prospect who rushed for 5,081 yards in three years, including an 11.4-yard per-carry average and 71 touchdowns during his career … posted 26 games with at least 100 yards in his career and averaged 145 yards rushing in his 35 career games … in 11 games in 2019, recorded 1,570 rushing yards on 142 carries, an 11.1-yard average, becoming a first-team postseason All-American by Sports Illustrated and USA Today … averaged 142.7 yards a game, including nine games of at least 100 yards, while scoring 24 touchdowns and helping his team to a 12-1 record … posted 2,422 rushing yards in 15 games and scored 36 touchdowns in 2018 as a junior, earning 7A Player of the Year and first-team all-state honors for Florida …was a first-team Max Preps Junior All-American, securing Polk County Player of the Year honors and being runner-up for 2018 Gatorade Mr. Football honor … averaged 11.8 yards per carry and averaged 161.5 yards per game that year and led team to state title with a 15-0 record … as a sophomore in 2017, finished with 1,096 yards on 113 carries, a 9.7-yard average and 10 touchdowns … during early signing period, ranked as the No. 16 overall player in the nation by PrepStar, which also listed him as the second-best running back in the nation and the top player in Florida … listed as the No. 19 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com, which also called him the No. 2 running back and the top player in the state of Florida … 247Sports called him the No. 21 overall player in the nation, the second-best running back and the third-best player in Florida … Rivals.com ranked him the 24th-best player in the nation, the third-best running back and the second-best player from Florida … selected to Under Armour All-America Game … competed at The Opening in Orlando prior to his senior year and recorded a 100-yard time of 10.82 and 36-inch vertical jump …committed to Clemson on May 3, 2019 … recruited to Clemson by Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott.
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