Colorado State University Athletics
2014 Football Roster
Dee Hart
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Alabama
Career Division 1 games played/started: 30/10 (13/10 in 2014... 12/0 in 2013... 5/0 in 2012).
Came to Colorado State in August 2014 after graduating from Alabama in three years. Hart was enrolled in graduate courses working towards his master's in education and human resources in his one season at Colorado State.
2014 (Junior): Voted second-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches and media... Played in all 13 games, starting 10, with 194 carries for 1,275 yards and 16 touchdowns... also pulled in 18 catches for 189 yards and two touchdowns... part of trio that made CSU only team in Division I FBS with a 4,000-yard passer (Garrett Grayson--4,006), 1,500-yard receiver (Rashard Higgins--1,750) and 1,200-yard rusher... ranked in the top five for all major rushing categories in the Mountain West: rushing yards (4th) yards per carry (3rd), and rushing touchdowns (3rd)... his 6.6 average per carry ranked 22nd nationally... rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns against Colorado (Aug. 29), earning Mountain West Player of the Week in his first game with the Rams... rushed for more than 100 yards in seven games on the season, including four consecutive 100-yard games dating back to CSU's road win over San Jose State (Nov. 1)... rushed for 230 yards and scored a school-record six total touchdowns (5 rush., 1 rec.) in win over New Mexico (Nov. 22), earning Mountain West Offense Player of the Week... chosen to play in the College Gridiron Showcase all-star game in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 31, 2015... accepted invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in February 2015.
- Rushed for 117 yards at Boston College (Sept. 27), helping the Rams earn their third consecutive victory over a team from a Power 5 conference
- 143 rushing yards against Tulsa (Oct. 4) was a then-career-high and had two rushing touchdowns
- Scored CSU's lone touchdown vs. the defending MW Mountain Division champion Utah State (Oct. 18), a 1-yard rushing score in the Rams' 16-13 victory
- Hauled in his first career receiving touchdown, a 21-yard pass from Garrett Grayson against Wyoming (Oct. 25)
- Rushed for four touchdowns on the road at San Jose State (Nov. 1), helping the Rams defeat the Spartans 38-31
- 115 rushing yards against Hawai'i (Nov. 8) was his second straight 100-yard rushing game and fifth of the season
- Rushed for a career-high 230 yards and career-high five rushing touchdowns against New Mexico (Nov. 22)... also caught two passes for 42 yards and a score... the six total touchdowns tied for the most in a single-game by a CSU player and ties for the second-most by a Mountain West player.
- Rushed for 115 yards at Air Force (Nov. 28), his fourth consecutive game with more than 100 rushing yards
High School: Attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla. ...one of the top running back prospects in the nation, ranked as No. 19 in the Rivals.com 100 and the No. 6 player in the state of Florida...a five-star prospect by Rivals.com, and the top all-purpose back...set 23 record at Dr. Phillips, finishing as the school's leader in rushing yards (4,151), 100-yard rushing games (18), 200-yard rushing games (4), points scored (518), total touchdowns (88) and all-purpose yards (7,405)...as a senior in 2010, rushed for 2,224 yards and 41 rushing touchdowns...Earned Class 6A Florida Player of the Year, runner-up for Mr. Football in Florida, All-Central Florida Player of the Year, Orange County Offensive Player of the Year and District Player of the Year in 2010...selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl where he rushed for over 100 yards and was named MVP...was recruited by CSU head coach Jim McElwain.
Personal: Given name Demetrius Dee Hart...born Aug. 16, 1992 in Avon Park, Fla. ...raised by his grandmother Josephine Hart...has two older brothers, Eddie Hart and Myrom Ford, and one sister Miriam Hart...Hometown: Avon Park, Fla.
