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DeMorio Waymon

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.

High School:
Rickards

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185

Position:
Wide Receiver

Experience:
RS


Expected to make an impact at the wide receiver position or on special teams during first active season on Pirate roster after enrolling at ECU in January, 2007 ... Tabbed to open preseason camp vying for a place on unit's depth chart ... Labeled as an intense competitor who possesses plenty of speed, verticality and elusiveness ... Made one catch for six yards during first spring scrimmage (3/28) before grabbing two receptions for 16 yards a week later (4/4) ... Did not record statistics during '08 Purple-Gold Game.

2007: Redshirted.

2006: Sat out fall season in accordance with NCAA eligibility requirements ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz' program in February, 2006.

High School: Completed four-year prep career at Rickards with 105 receptions for 1,846 yards and 17 touchdowns ... Averaged 17.6 yards per catch ... Earned a total of three football letters and was elected the Raiders' team captain as a senior ... Enjoyed top season in 2005, recording 45 catches for 752 yards and 11 scores ... Keyed winning season (5-4) with a 27-reception, 562-yard, five-TD effort as a junior ... Averaged over 20 yards per grab in 2004 (20.8 ypr) ... Experienced first full-time season in 2003 as a sophomore, picking up 31 catches for 487 yards and a TD after seeing limited action as a freshman (two receptions for 45 yards) ... Listed among top wide receiver prospects in the Southeast region according to Prep Star Magazine ... Coach was Maurice Belser.

Personal: Full name is DeMorio Burnell Waymon ... Prefers to be called Morio ... Nickname is "Moss" ... Born January 6, 1987 at Tallahassee, Fla. ... A communications major ... Cousin Travis Fisher played collegiate football at UCF before stint in NFL (St. Louis Rams) ... Hobbies of choice include spending time with his dogs, video games, basketball, golf and working with children ... Says fans are the best thing about ECU Football ... Picks former quarterback David Garrard as favorite all-time Pirate player ... Lists John Madden as favorite sports announcer ... Credits mother, friends and neighbors as most influential people on his career.