2016 Football Roster
Roster
D.J. Polite-Bray
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, Ga.
- High School:
- Martin Luther King
2017 SEASON (SENIOR)
Appeared in seven games during final season as a Red Raider … totaled six tackles on the year to go along with a pass breakup … featured in Texas Tech’s two-deep at corner leading into the season … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … opened the year with three tackles in the season opener against Eastern Washington (9/2) … recorded another tackle two weeks later against Arizona State (9/16) … final two tackles on the year came at Kansas (10/7) … also saw action against Houston (9/23), Oklahoma State (9/30), West Virginia (10/14) and Iowa State (10/21).
2016 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Became a regular in the secondary as a junior … saw action in 11 games while making nine starts … his nine starts were his most in his career … had not previously started a game on the defensive side of the ball … made 31 tackles (26 solo) which ranked 11th on the team and fifth among defensive backs … also chipped in a quarterback hurry and five pass breakups … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … began the year with a then career-high four tackles against Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … posted a career high with two pass breakups in the win as well … snapped his career high for tackles just a week later with five takedowns, including one for a loss, at Arizona State (9/10) … his tackle for a loss against the Sun Devils was the first of his career … matched his career high just two weeks later with five tackles in Big 12 opener against Kansas (9/29) … also notched his first career quarterback hurry in win over the Jayhawks … had at least two tackles in each of his next six appearances … posted two tackles against the likes of Kansas State (10/8), West Virginia (10/15), Oklahoma State (11/12) and Iowa State (11/19) … recorded four tackles during that stretch against Oklahoma (10/22) and then three at TCU (10/29) … missed the Texas game (11/5) … ended the year with a tackle in victory over Baylor (11/25).
2015 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season ... did not play.
2014 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 12 games (2 starts – WR) with 11 receptions, 92 receiving yards, one touchdown and also made one tackle as a defensive back ... tallied one tackle (solo) against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made transition to the defensive side of the ball prior to Week 10 (Oklahoma)... made debut as a defensive back in a back-up role against No. 24 Oklahoma (11/15) while not posting a tackle or pass breakup ... tallied one catch for four yards against Texas (11/1) ... caught one pass for eight yards against West Virginia (10/11)... caught two passes for 28 yards (long 17) at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4) ... caught one pass for 10 yards at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25) ... recorded two catches for seven yards while registering first career touchdown against Arkansas (9/13)... made season debut with four receptions for 35 yards (long 15) in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30).
2013 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Played in eight games primarily as a backup receiver and on special teams… made two receptions for five yards ... also recorded a pair of tackles (both solo) on special teams ... made one catch for six yards at Texas (11/28) ... posted one tackle (solo) on special teams in first career Big 12 road game at Kansas (10/5) ... made career debut with one reception (-1 yards) and also recorded a tackle on special teams in first career home game against Stephen F. Austin (9/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia, Ga. ... hauled in 53 catches for 1,063 yards (20 yards per-catch) and 17 touchdowns ... three-star prospect by Rivals, ESPN and Scout ... ranked the No. 75 wide receiver in the 2013 class according to Rivals ... First Team All-State selection ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah and Louisville.
PERSONAL
Demarquis Polite-Bray ... son of Travis and Miriam Bray ... a human sciences major at Texas Tech.
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 5, twice, vs. Kansas (2016)*
Tackles For Loss: 1.0, at Arizona State (2016)
Sacks: None
Interceptions: None
Fumbles Forced: None
Fumbles Recovered: None
Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Kansas (2016)
Pass Breakups: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2016)
* indicates most recent game
