2025 Football Roster
Claiborne, Demond
Jersey Number 1
Demond Claiborne
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Aylett, VA
- High School:
- King William
Bio
Career Accolades
Appeared in every game with 11 starts during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Named to the All-ACC Third Team as both a running back and all-purpose player... Capped off a historic 2024 season with 228 carries for a career-high 1,049 yards and a career-high 11 rushing touchdowns... Also added 23 catches for 254 yards and a pair of receiving touchdowns, as well as returning 12 kickoffs for 277 yards (25.1 average) and a touchdown... His 11 rushing touchdowns this season is tied with Sam Hartman for the second most in a season in program history... Became just the second player in program history to ever log 1,000 rushing yards and 250 receiving yards in a single season... Rushed for over 135 yards and a touchdown against North Carolina A&T... Added two touchdowns and 86 yards against Virginia... Recorded a three touchdown game against NC State, rushing for a season-high 136 yards and two touchdowns and adding two receptions for eight yards and a receiving touchdown... Recorded two touchdowns and 60 yards on the ground in the win against Connecticut... Tallied 204 all-purpose yards against Stanford, including 127 rushing yards and a season-high 62 receiving yards... Had back-to-back multi-touchdown games against California and North Carolina... Returned his second career kickoff for a touchdown with a 100-yard touchdown against Miami, making him just the second player in school history to have multiple kickoff returns for a touchdown in their career... Broke the 1,000 rushing yard mark against Duke, becoming the first Demon Deacon to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since Cade Carney in 2018.
2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 games and started in two games during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season with 137 rush attempts for a career-high 586 yards gained and averaged 4.3 yards-per-carry with a career-high five rushing touchdowns… Caught three passes for 35 yards averaging 11.67 yards-per-reception… Led the team in rushing yards gained (586), rushing touchdowns (5), kickoff return yards (284) and kickoff return touchdowns (1)... Ranked second in the ACC for kickoff return touchdowns… Ranked eighth in the ACC in all-purpose yards… Ranked seventh in the ACC in combined kick returns… Recorded a season-high 165 yards gained on 26 carries averaging 6.35 yards-per-carry in the win against Vanderbilt… Returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Virginia Tech… Recorded 96 yards gained on 14 carries averaging a season-high 6.86 yards-per-carry with a season-best two rushing touchdowns against Pittsburgh.
2022 (Freshman)
Saw action in 10 games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 14 rushing attempts for 57 yards while also having a reception…Served as a key member of special teams especially on coverage units, tallying three tackles including two solo tackles…Posted a season-long rush of 32 yards in the win over Boston College, pushing the Deacs record to 6-1 on the season and helping them to a top-10 national ranking...Recorded two or more rushing attempts in four games.
High School
Four-star prospect by 247Sports.com … 2021: Named Metro Player of the Year, Tidewater District Player of the Year and led King William High School to a State Championship … Named a Team Captain prior to his senior season … Member of the Virginia High School League 300 Club, which is awarded to a running back who totals 300-yards rushing in a state game … Recorded a 48-yard touchdown reception in King William High School’s win over Lafayette … 2020: During a COVID-shortened season, Claiborne played in three of King William’s four contests and totaled 522 yards on 42 carries … Garnered First-Team All-Metro League honors … 2019: Named the Virginia Region 2A Offensive Player of the Year and was named First Team All-State … Rushed for 1,318 yards, tallied 700 yards receiving and scored 37 total touchdowns … Helped lead King William to the 21 Regional Finals … Also a sprinter on the track & field team, Claiborne won the 2021 Virginia Class AA 100-meter dash title and finished runner-up in the 200m … Ranked as the No. 14 prospect in Virginia and the No. 38 running back nationally by 247Sports.
Personal
Son of Tomeka Claiborne (Mother) and has a twin brother, Damien, and three other brothers, Monta, Roshaun and Romell … Born on Oct. 9, 2003.
- 2025 Athlon Preseason All-ACC
- 2025 Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List
- 2025 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- 2025 Paul Hornung Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2025 Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
- 2024 All-ACC Third Team (RB and All-Purpose)
Appeared in every game with 11 starts during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons... Named to the All-ACC Third Team as both a running back and all-purpose player... Capped off a historic 2024 season with 228 carries for a career-high 1,049 yards and a career-high 11 rushing touchdowns... Also added 23 catches for 254 yards and a pair of receiving touchdowns, as well as returning 12 kickoffs for 277 yards (25.1 average) and a touchdown... His 11 rushing touchdowns this season is tied with Sam Hartman for the second most in a season in program history... Became just the second player in program history to ever log 1,000 rushing yards and 250 receiving yards in a single season... Rushed for over 135 yards and a touchdown against North Carolina A&T... Added two touchdowns and 86 yards against Virginia... Recorded a three touchdown game against NC State, rushing for a season-high 136 yards and two touchdowns and adding two receptions for eight yards and a receiving touchdown... Recorded two touchdowns and 60 yards on the ground in the win against Connecticut... Tallied 204 all-purpose yards against Stanford, including 127 rushing yards and a season-high 62 receiving yards... Had back-to-back multi-touchdown games against California and North Carolina... Returned his second career kickoff for a touchdown with a 100-yard touchdown against Miami, making him just the second player in school history to have multiple kickoff returns for a touchdown in their career... Broke the 1,000 rushing yard mark against Duke, becoming the first Demon Deacon to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since Cade Carney in 2018.
2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 games and started in two games during the 2023 season for the Demon Deacons… Finished the season with 137 rush attempts for a career-high 586 yards gained and averaged 4.3 yards-per-carry with a career-high five rushing touchdowns… Caught three passes for 35 yards averaging 11.67 yards-per-reception… Led the team in rushing yards gained (586), rushing touchdowns (5), kickoff return yards (284) and kickoff return touchdowns (1)... Ranked second in the ACC for kickoff return touchdowns… Ranked eighth in the ACC in all-purpose yards… Ranked seventh in the ACC in combined kick returns… Recorded a season-high 165 yards gained on 26 carries averaging 6.35 yards-per-carry in the win against Vanderbilt… Returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown against Virginia Tech… Recorded 96 yards gained on 14 carries averaging a season-high 6.86 yards-per-carry with a season-best two rushing touchdowns against Pittsburgh.
2022 (Freshman)
Saw action in 10 games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 14 rushing attempts for 57 yards while also having a reception…Served as a key member of special teams especially on coverage units, tallying three tackles including two solo tackles…Posted a season-long rush of 32 yards in the win over Boston College, pushing the Deacs record to 6-1 on the season and helping them to a top-10 national ranking...Recorded two or more rushing attempts in four games.
High School
Four-star prospect by 247Sports.com … 2021: Named Metro Player of the Year, Tidewater District Player of the Year and led King William High School to a State Championship … Named a Team Captain prior to his senior season … Member of the Virginia High School League 300 Club, which is awarded to a running back who totals 300-yards rushing in a state game … Recorded a 48-yard touchdown reception in King William High School’s win over Lafayette … 2020: During a COVID-shortened season, Claiborne played in three of King William’s four contests and totaled 522 yards on 42 carries … Garnered First-Team All-Metro League honors … 2019: Named the Virginia Region 2A Offensive Player of the Year and was named First Team All-State … Rushed for 1,318 yards, tallied 700 yards receiving and scored 37 total touchdowns … Helped lead King William to the 21 Regional Finals … Also a sprinter on the track & field team, Claiborne won the 2021 Virginia Class AA 100-meter dash title and finished runner-up in the 200m … Ranked as the No. 14 prospect in Virginia and the No. 38 running back nationally by 247Sports.
Personal
Son of Tomeka Claiborne (Mother) and has a twin brother, Damien, and three other brothers, Monta, Roshaun and Romell … Born on Oct. 9, 2003.
Sterling Berkhalter snags a 51-yard touchdown
Saturday, September 06
Demond Claiborne takes it 85 yards for his 3rd TD of the day
Saturday, September 06
Claiborne get his 2nd score of the day
Saturday, September 06
Zamari Stevenson gets the interception
Saturday, September 06
