2010: Saw action in 11 games, missing the final two Southern Conference games of the season versus Georgia Southern and Wofford due to a thigh injury ... began the season at defensive end but wound up spending the majority of the campaign at linebacker ... was a key contributor on special teams ... finished season with 17 tackles, including a sack and tackle for loss ... enjoyed best outing of the season in a 37-14 win at Western Carolina, tallying five tackles, including his only sack of the season ... made one of the key plays the game when he snuffed out a fake-punt attempt by the Catamounts to give the Mountaineers possession inside the WCU 25 yard line and set up a touchdown that gave ASU a commanding 13-0 lead ... recorded a tackle and pass break-up in regular-season finale at Florida ... matched season high with five tackles in postseason-opening win over Western Illinois.

2009: Played in all 14 games, mainly as a reserve defensive end and special teams contributor ... made starts at left end against Chattanooga and Elon ... had a breakout performance in overtime win at The Citadel, with a career-best one-and-a-half sacks and five tackles (then a career high) ... took advantage of his first-career start by notching a career-high nine tackles (one for loss) and recovering a fumble in tight win over Chattanooga ... helped make up for the loss of injured starter Lanston Tanyi with three stops in national semifinals at Montana.

2008: Saw significant playing time as a true freshman, mainly on special teams ... led all Mountaineers that did not make a start on defense with 23 tackles on the season ...  registered multiple tackles in half of ASU's 14 games ... tallied a season-high five stops in 70-24 rout over No. 3 Wofford ... recorded first career sack in home-opening win over Jacksonville ... had four tackles in victory against The Citadel.

High School: Was a two-time all-state selection as a linebacker and tight end at nearby Lincolnton H.S. ... helped lead Lincolnton to N.C. 2-A state championship as a team captain in 2007 ... recorded 147 tackles, eight sacks, six forced fumbles and five interceptions as a senior ... also caught 35 passes for 646 yards and eight touchdowns during final prep season ... is Lincoln County's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards ... coached by Scott Cloninger ... also lettered in basketball and baseball ... was a two-time LHS Gold Glove winner on the diamond.

Personal: Full name is Demery Rashad Brewer ... born Feb. 9, 1990 (21 years old) ... son of Melanie and Sheanan Givens ... majoring in marketing.