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2018 Football Roster

DaMarkus Lodge vs. ULM
DaMarkus Lodge
DaMarkus Lodge vs. ULM
DaMarkus Lodge
Ole Miss Baseball vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff on May 4th, 2016 at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS.

Photo by Joshua McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics

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Jersey Number 5

DaMarkus Lodge

  • Position:
    WR
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    4
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    204
  • Hometown:
    Cedar Hill, Texas
  • High School:
    Cedar Hill
  • Major:
    General Studies: Education, Journalism, Legal Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2019 NFL Combine Invitee

2018 (SENIOR): 2019 NFL Combine Invitee …Veteran receiver who appeared in 11 games, including 11 starts … Finished the season with 65 catches for 877 yards and four TDs … Teamed up with teammate A.J. Brown to become the only two receivers in school history to tally 60-plus receptions in the same season … Was third in the SEC in both receiving yards (79.7) and receptions per game (5.9) ... vs. Texas Tech (9/1/18): Made his 2018 debut and led the Rebels in receiving yards with 96 ... vs. Southern Illinois (9/8/18): Did not play due to injury ... vs. Alabama (9/15/18): Hauled in one catch for seven yards ... vs. Kent State (9/22/18): Tallied six catches for 81 yards in win over the Golden Flashes ... at #5 LSU (9/29/18): Hauled in three catches for 23 yards against the Tigers ... vs. ULM (10/6/18): Had nine catches for a career-high 179 ... Hauled in 16-yard TD catch during the second quarter for first touchdown reception of the season ...  Helped set single-game school record in receiving yards (517) ... Was one of three receivers over 100 yards receiving, first time since 2014 ... Named to Pro Football Focus' National Team of the Week and SEC Team of the Week ... Earned honorable mention for Week 7 Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week ... at Arkansas (10/13/18): Led the team in receptions and yards for second straight game ... Hauled in a career-high 10 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown ... vs. Auburn (10/20/18): Hauled in five catches for 84 yards ... vs. South Carolina (11/3/18): Tallied seven catches for 34 yards ... at Texas A&M (11/10/18): Hauled in six catches for 122 yards and one touchdown ... at Vanderbilt (11/17/18): Recorded nine catches for 117 yards and one TD … vs. #18 Mississippi State (11/22/18): Hauled in three catches for 54 yards.
 
2017 (JUNIOR): Started all 12 games as a wide receiver ... Led the Rebels in yards per reception, ranking second on the team in total receiving yards ... Seven touchdown catches was good for a tie for second most on the team ... vs. South Alabama (9/2/17): Caught a career-high two TDs off a career-high five catches for 51 yards ... Had a career day vs. UT Martin (9/9/17): Hauled in six catches for 133 yards and a score, including a 28-yard TD reception ... at Cal (9/16/17): Caught four passes for 100 yards and a TD, including a career-long reception of 72 yards ... at Alabama (9/30/17): Caught two passes for 72 yards, his third 70-plus yard receiving game of the season ... Caught two passes at No. 12 Auburn (10/7/17) ... Recorded his second two-TD game of the year against Vanderbilt (10/14/17), hauling in five catches for 74 yards ... Had two receptions for 18 yards against LSU (10/21/17) ... vs. Arkansas (10/28/17): Caught two passes for 55 yards, including a long reception of 44 yards ... at Kentucky (11/4/17): Hauled in five catches for 46 yards ... vs. Louisiana (11/11/17): Caught three passes for 95 yards and a touchdown ... Had four receptions for 38 yards against Texas A&M (11/18/17) ... at Mississippi State (11/23/17): Made one reception for eight yards .

2016 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 11 games with one start at WR ... Totaled 15 catches for 203 yards and two TDs on the year ... Earned second letter ... vs. Wofford (9/10/16): Caught three passes for 29 yards ... vs. #1 Alabama (9/17/16): Made two catches for 32 yards ... vs. #11 Georgia (9/24/16): Caught two passes for 72 yards, including his second career TD on a 55-yard bomb from Chad Kelly ... vs. Memphis (10/1/16): Made one catch for 6 yards in his first career start ... at #23 LSU (10/22/16): One catch for 4 yards ... vs. #15 Auburn (10/29/16): Caught three passes for 39 yards and a TD ... at #8 Texas A&M (11/12/16): One catch for 15 yards ... at Vanderbilt (11/19/16): Had two catches for 6 yards and rushed once for a 5-yard loss.

2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, seeing action as a reserve WR and on special teams ... Earned first letter ... vs. UT Martin (9/5/15): Caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in his college debut ... Member of the 2015 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: An Under Armour, USA Today and MaxPreps All-America selection ... Rated a 5-star prospect by Scout and 4-star by the other major recruiting services ... Listed as the No. 21 overall recruit by Scout, No. 57 by 247Sports, No. 57 by ESPN and No. 61 by Rivals ... Rated the second-best wide receiver in the country by Scout and seventh-best by the other services ... Scout also tabbed him as the No. 5 prospect from the state of Texas ... Led Team Armour with four catches for 42 yards in the Under Armour All-America game ... Led Cedar Hill to back-to-back Class 6A Division II state titles and was named Offensive MVP of the state title game in both 2013 and 2014 ... Hauled in four passes for 101 yards and two TDs in the championship game his senior year ... As a senior, had 63 catches for 1,218 yards and 25 TDs, while rushing for 127 more yards and a score on 15 carries ... Had 72 catches for 1,255 yards and 22 TDs as a junior ... Named second team All-State by the AP as a senior ... District Offensive MVP ... Academic All-District ... A first team All-Area pick and rated the No. 4 recruit in the area by the Dallas Morning News ... Invited to Nike’s “The Opening” ... Coached in high school by Joey McGuire ... High school teammate of Quincy Adeboyejo .

PERSONAL: Son of Freda Lodge and Arthur Rushing ... Full name is DaMarkus Daishaun Lodge ... Born: May 12, 1997 ... General Studies major with an emphasis in Education, Journalism and Legal Studies.