| Michigan Wolverines — No. 25 | |
| Linebacker | Junior |
| Major: General studies | |
| Date of birth: February 4, 1990 | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 248 lb (112 kg; 17 st 10 lb) |
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| High school: Detroit Country Day School | |
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| 2012 Sugar Bowl, 2011 Gator Bowl | |
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Kenny Demens (born February 4, 1990) is linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines football team. He was a 2011 honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection.
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Detroit Country Day reached the 2007 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 4 State Championship game at Ford Field.[1] Demens recorded 11 tackles in the game.[2] Demens was regarded as the 23rd, 23rd and 35th best high school football linebacker in the country as a senior by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com, respectively.[3][4][5] Rivals also ranked him as the eighth best high school football player in the state of Michigan.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Kenny Demens LB |
Detroit, Michigan | Detroit Country Day (MI) | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 224.5 lb (101.8 kg) | 4.6 | Sep 29, 2007 |
| Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 (LB) Rivals: 23 (LB), 8 (MI) ESPN: 35 (LB) | ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Demens saw action as a true freshman in three games under first-year head coach Rich Rodriguez for the 2008 Wolverines.[6][7]
Demens became a starter in the October 16 game against Iowa,[2] and by the end of the season he recorded 10 tackles or more four times.[7][8] He posted 12 tackles (5 solo and 7 assists) against Penn State on October 30, 10 tackles (5 solo and 5 assists) against Illinois on November 6, a career-high 13 (5 solo and 8 assists) against Wisconsin on November 20, and a career-high-tying 13 tackles (9 solo and 4 assists) against Mississippi State in the January 1, 2011 Gator Bowl.[7]
Under new first-year head coach Brady Hoke, Demens led the 2011 Wolverines in tackles and recorded his first three (2 solo and 2 assists) quarterback sacks.[7][9] His solo sacks came against Northwestern on October 8 and Illinois on November 12.[7][10][11] He recorded ten or more tackles three times.[12] He posted 12 tackles (8 solo and 4 assists) in the rivalry game against Notre Dame on September 10 in the first night game played at Michigan Stadium,[13] 10 tackles (5 solo and 5 assists) against Northwestern on October 8, and 11 tackles (3 solo and 8 assists) against Iowa on November 5.[7] He was an honorable mention 2011 All-Big Ten Conference selection by both the coaches and the media for the 2011 team.[14][15]