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Demetrius Cherry signed his letter of intent to play football for Arizona State. According to Rivals, the junior college defensive end passed on offers to play at California, Michigan State, Maryland, and Illinois to name a few.
Had a great time with #ARIZONASTATESUNDEVILS
— demetrius cherry (@demetri80805354) December 2, 2012
Lol too much fun at ASU
— demetrius cherry (@demetri80805354) December 1, 2012
The three-star commit checks in a 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds for a surprisingly agile defensive end. The Florida native played at Contra Costa Community College with another ASU recruit, Eriquel Florence.
Cherry's strength is said to be his run defense. He has good height and quality off-the-ball speed, but he needs to work on his footwork to help him play NCAA DI football.
He is already a Sun Devil faithful considering he has expressed his support of the basketball team after they whooped UCLA.
Shot out to #Arizonastate on the big big blow out
— demetrius cherry (@demetri80805354) December 29, 2012
He made first team All-Conference last season and can bench press roughly 325 pounds and can squat just under 500.
Check out his highlight video from Contra Costa C.C.