University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should contribute up front defensively as the backup tackle on the line heading into preseason camp ... Credited with an assist behind the line of scrimmage and a pass broken up for the Blue team in the annual spring game ... Also deflected a pass in the first spring scrimmage.

As A Junior (2014): Played in seven contests, coming off the bench on each occasion ... Recorded five stops including a sack ... Finished with career-best two stops against Navy in the regular-season finale ... Posted solo tackles in road victories over Kent State and Idaho, with the stop against the latter a sack for a loss of nine yards ... Recorded an assist in home opener against Mississippi State.

As A Sophomore (2013): Saw action in five games, but was not credited with a tackle ... Made NCAA Division I debut in season opener against Southern Utah, going on to appear in victories over Western Kentucky, Kent State and Georgia State.

Junior College Highlights (2011-12): Sat out as a redshirt during the 2012 campaign at Fort Scott (Kan.) CC ... As a freshman at Highland (Kan.) CC the previous fall, was credited with 38 total tackles in seven games ... That included three stops for loss with one sack.

High School Highlights: Prepped at Vicksburg Community High.

Personal: Full name is DeMarion Harper ... Born June 6, 1991, in McComb, Miss. ... Son of Moses and Dorothy Harper ... Favorite movie is “Bad Boys II” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons ... Favorite athlete is Sean Taylor ... Favorite musical artist is Kanye West ... Favorite food is hot wings ... Favorite subject is biology ... Likes fishing and camping in his free time ... Would like to become a college football coach ... Also recruited in junior college by Kansas State, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Ohio and Toledo ... An interdisciplinary studies major.