Demerick Gary rejoins the Razorbacks as a quality control analyst for the defense after spending two seasons at North Texas as an assistant defensive line coach. He spent the 2021 season with the Hogs as a graduate assistant on the defensive side of the ball.
Prior to the 2023 season, Gary was selected to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 40 Under 40 list, honoring 40 rising coaches in the state of Texas under the age of 40.
Gary coached at Houston during the 2022 season as a graduate assistant and assistant defensive line coach. The Cougars defense had 30 sacks and led The American with 94 tackles for loss. Senior defensive lineman D’Anthony Jones was named first team All-American Athletic Conference. The senior was graded as the nation’s third-best edge defender (90.8) by PFF.
He began his coaching career at North Crowley High School in 2020. He was named one of On3 Sports’ Rising Stars in college football in 2022.
A native of South Dallas, Gary prepped at Kimball High School before going on to a standout career at SMU from 2016-19. He played in 49 games for the Mustangs before earning his degree in 2019.
Coaching History
2020 North Crowley High School – Assistant Coach
2021 Arkansas – Graduate Assistant
2022 Houston – Graduate Assistant
2023-24 North Texas – Assistant Defensive Line
