Enoch DeMar
{{Short description|American football player (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| position = Guard/Offensive tackle
| number = 70
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|7}}
| birth_place = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 317
| high_school = Indianapolis (IN) Arsenal Tech
| college = Indiana
| undraftedyear = 2003
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2003|2004}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Big Ten (2001)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 20
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 13
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = DeMaEn20
}}
Enoch DeMar (born September 7, 1980) is a former professional American football offensive lineman who played two seasons for the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |title=Enoch DeMar Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeMaEn20.htm |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} He played college football at Indiana.
Early life
DeMar attended Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he played football for the first time as a sophomore after having only played basketball.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107372797/?clipping_id=129839105|title=Progress polished by work, attitude|work=The Indianapolis Star|first=Terry|last=Hutchens|date=August 26, 1999|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=49|via=Newspapers.com}} Playing the left tackle position,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110399015/?clipping_id=129838823|title=Freshman set to start on IU line (II)|work=The Courier-Journal|first=Mike|last=Grant|date=September 3, 1999|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=E2|via=Newspapers.com}} he was selected to the Indiana All-Star Classic as a senior.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107255364/?clipping_id=129836924|title=South's DeMar is genial giant|work=The Indianapolis Star|first=Mike|last=Baes|date=July 16, 1998|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=33|via=Newspapers.com}} Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming called him "one of the Midwest's most underrated ballplayers and the state's top offensive line prospect."{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110398943/?clipping_id=129837797|title=Freshman set to start on IU line (I)|work=The Courier-Journal|first=Mike|last=Grant|date=September 3, 1999|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=E1|via=Newspapers.com}}
College career
DeMar played college football at Indiana, where he redshirted his first season in 1998. He earned the starting left guard position the following year after a back injury to senior Matt Snyder, and went on to start every game that season.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/698088738/?clipping_id=129839692|title=Demar looks to be anchor of Hoosiers' offensive line in 2000|work=Sunday Herald-Times|first=Andy|last=Graham|date=August 20, 2000|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=25|via=Newspapers.com}} DeMar was converted to a right tackle in 2000, and was the only returning starter on the offensive line.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/110430535/?clipping_id=129840204|title=Osika's switch to center no joke (II)|work=The Courier-Journal|first=Mike|last=Grant|date=September 2, 2000|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=E2|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/107464095/?clipping_id=129841603|title=Makeshift offensive line progresses|work=The Indianapolis Star|first=Terry|last=Hutchens|date=October 13, 2000|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=38|via=Newspapers.com}} In 2001, he was moved to right guard.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/362257483/?clipping_id=129842985|title=DeMar is rock on IU line|work=The Courier-Journal|first=Michael|last=Grant|date=October 10, 2002|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} Finally, as a senior, DeMar played left tackle.
Professional career
=Cleveland Browns=
After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft, DeMar signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns. He was one of only four undrafted free agents to make the final 53-man roster.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/827843361/?clipping_id=129844573|title=Mitchell headlines final cuts|work=Springfield News-Sun|first=Sean|last=McClelland|date=September 1, 2003|access-date=August 11, 2023|page=32|via=Newspapers.com}} He played in five games, starting two, for the Browns during the 2003 season. DeMar appeared in 15 games, starting 11, the following year in 2004. He was waived by the Browns on September 3, 2005.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DeMaEn20.htm | title=Enoch DeMar | publisher=Pro-Football-Reference | accessdate=June 15, 2024}}
=New York Giants=
DeMar signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants on January 4, 2006. He was waived on March 22, 2006.