King-Demenian Ford

- Custom Gamecock Jersey

position DB
height 6-2
weight 209
class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
High school Blythewood

position DB
height 6-2
weight 209
class Redshirt Junior
Hometown Blythewood, S.C.
High school Blythewood

* 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2021 Scout Team Award – Special Teams
* 2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

Walk-on who is in his third year in the program… has been a force on special teams and provides quality depth at safety… earned his first letter in 2022… has appeared in eight contests… has recorded a pair of blocked punts.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in seven contests, primarily on special teams… credited with a pair of tackles and blocked two punts… both of his tackles came in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Notre Dame… blocked punts against South Carolina State and Kentucky… saw his first action of the season in game 3 against Georgia and played in five-straight contests… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
Walk-on defensive back who was added to the roster in February… selected by the coaches as the Special Teams Scout Team Award winner… earned playing time on special teams in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl… did not record any statistics… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2020 (Freshman)
Enrolled at South Carolina but was not part of the football program.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Blythewood (S.C.) High School in 2020… primarily played quarterback and wide receiver for the Bengals… coached by Jason Seidel… also competed in track & field… was an Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL
King-Demenian Ford was born Sept. 12, 2002… is a religious studies major.