De'Mon Glanton

De'Mon Glanton (born July 22, 1986) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi State University. He has been a member of the Henry Horsemen, Iowa Barnstormers, Los Angeles Kiss, Portland Thunder and Orlando Predators.

De'Mon Glanton
Glanton in 2013.
Free agent
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1986-07-22) July 22, 1986
Atlanta, Georgia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Mays (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Mississippi State
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:285.0
Sacks:0.0
Passes batted:31
Forced fumbles:4
Interceptions:14
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

Glanton played high school football at Benjamin Elijah Mays High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He compiled over 600 yards receiving yards as a wide receiver and six interceptions on defense. He earned honorable mention all-state honors in 2003. He also helped the Raiders to an 11–1 overall record and into the second round of the state playoffs as regional champions.[1]

College career

Glanton played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs from 2004 to 2008.[1][2] He was redshirted in 2004.[1] He appeared in all 48 games for the Bulldogs, starting 28 while recording career totals of 134 tackles and five interceptions.[3]

Professional career

Henry Horsemen

Glanton played for the Henry Horsemen of the Gridiron Developmental Football League in 2011.[4]

Iowa Barnstormers

Glanton was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL) on October 21, 2011.[5] He compiled 38 tackles in eleven games his rookie year in 2012. He recorded 95 tackles and six interceptions in 17 games in 2013 and was named the Barnstormers' Defensive Player of the Year.[2][3] Glanton accumulated 86 tackles and four interceptions in 16 games during the 2014 season.[3] The Barnstormers left the AFL and became members of the Indoor Football League on August 27, 2014.[6]

Los Angeles Kiss

Glanton was assigned to the AFL's Los Angeles Kiss on September 29, 2014. He was placed on recallable reassignment by the Kiss on April 7, 2015.[7]

Portland Thunder

Glanton was assigned to Portland Thunder of the AFL on May 11, 2015.[8] He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

Orlando Predators

On January 6, 2016, Glanton was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the AFL.[9] On March 25, 2016, Glanton was placed on recallable reassignment.[10]

References
  1. "De'Mon Glanton". hailstate.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. "De'Mon Glanton Returns to Barnstormers". arenafootball.com. January 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. "De'Mon Glanton". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. "Henry Horsemen ready to tackle season in new league". news-daily.com. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  5. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. Hepker, Aaron (August 27, 2014). "Barnstormers Announce New Coach, Changing Leagues". theiowabarnstormers.com. whotv.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  7. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  9. "Preds Continue Building Secondary, Add DB De'Mon Glanton". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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