DeMarco Paine's Photo Gallery SCOUTING REPORT: Will be in the regular rotation with Nick Harwell as a slot receiver ... because of the depth of Miami's receiving corps, coaches think that DeMarco will take advantage of some match-ups that will come his way ... he has very good top-end speed; when he hits the gas, he pulls away from his defenders.
2010: Performed well in his first season as a RedHawk, finishing second on the team in all-purpose yardage with 1,036 ... he had 32 pass receptions for 270 yards, an average of 8.4 yards per catch ... he was tops in punt returns with 15 for 109 yards (7.3 ypr) and in kickoff returns with 34 for 673 yards (19.8 ypr) ... the Special Teams MVP of the GoDaddy.com Bowl recorded a season-best 44-yard punt return vs. Middle Tennessee State, also accounting for three receptions for 33 yards ... he had a season-high five catches in the big win at Akron and four grabs each vs. Ohio and Buffalo ... he recorded at least one catch in 13 of Miami's 14 games.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played seven games at Iowa Central Community College in 2009, catching 23 passes for 332 yards ... earned all-region honors.
COLLEGE: Competed in two games at University of Iowa in 2008, recording three receptions for 16 yards ... chose Hawkeyes over Colorado, Indiana, Mississippi, Kansas and Missouri.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Hazelwood East High in St. Louis, the same school as current Miami teammate Thomas Merriweather ... a three-time all-conference star, he earned second-team all-state honors his junior year ... a team captain, his career prep stats showed him with 267 carries for 3,630 yards and 29 touchdowns ... collected 700 yards receiving with 11 TDs as a junior ... also lettered in track, running the 100-meter dash in :10.4 and the 200 in :21.5 ... prep coach was Corey Johnson.
PERSONAL: Born July 3, 1990 ... son of Stanley Paine and Susan Taylor ... majoring in family studies at Miami.
