Robert Quinn
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Robert Quinn (American football)
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No. 94 St. Louis Rams
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| Defensive end | |||||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: May 18, 1990 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Ladson, South Carolina | |||||||||||
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Career information
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| College: North Carolina | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the St. Louis Rams | |||||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011
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Robert Quinn (born May 18, 1990 in Ladson, South Carolina) is an American football defensive end for the St. Louis Rams.
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Early years
Quinn attended Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, South Carolina. As a senior his season was shortened after undergoing brain surgery for a benign tumor.[1] Quinn made a full recovery and will be able to resume his football career. Had 54 tackles and five sacks, 10 TFL and 21 quarterback hurries before the surgery. He was ranked the 19th best defensive end recruit by Scout.com and the 18th by Rivals.com[2][3] He was also a 3-time heavyweight state champ in 4A wrestling.
College career
As a freshman in 2008 Quinn started 12 of 13 games, recording 34 tackles (6.5 for losses)and two sacks and forced two fumbles. He was also named the ACC's Brian Piccolo Award winner as the league's most courageous player and finished third in the voting for the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors.[4]
As a sophomore in 2009 Quinn had 52 tackles and led the ACC and was 15th in the country in tackles for losses with 19.0 and was second in the league and 16th in the nation in sacks with 11.0 sacks. Additionally, he had three pass breakups and was second in the ACC and fourth in the country with six forced fumbles. For his efforts he was a First-team All-ACC selection and was a Second-team All-American by CBS. He also finished second in the ACC Defensive Player of the Year voting.[5]
As a junior in 2010, Quinn missed the season after he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA for lying to investigators about receiving travel accommodations and jewelry.[6]
Career statistics
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| 2008 | North Carolina | 13 | 12 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 13 | 13 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 25 | 85 | 57 | 29 | 25.5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Professional career
2011 NFL Draft
Already in April 2010, Quinn was regarded as one of the top prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft.[7][8] Despite sitting out all of his junior season, he was still projected to be a top-10 selection in January 2011.[9] His stock slightly dropped after the combine, projectim him at No. 11 in early March.[10] Quinn was eventually drafted as the 14th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in | 265 lb | 34 in | 10⅛ in | 4.60 s | 1.61 s | 2.67 s | 4.31 s | 6.99 s | 34 in | 10 ft 5 in | 24 reps | x | |||||||
| All values from NFL Combine or North Carolina Pro Day[11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis Rams
On July 30, 2011 Quinn signed a four-year $9.4 million contract (including a $5.3 million signing bonus) with the St. Louis Rams and arrived a day late to practice due to the birth of his first son.[13] On September 19, 2011, Quinn recorded his first career sack against the Giants on Monday Night Football. On October 30, 2011, Quinn recorded his second sack and blocked a punt against the New Orleans Saints, earning the NFL Special Teams Player of the Week Award for his effort.[14] Quinn ended his rookie season with five sacks, three blocked punts, and generated positive reviews for his pass rushing skills.[15]
References
- ^ Heels' Quinn makes most of second chance
- ^ Robert Quinn Scout.com profile
- ^ Robert Quinn Rivals.com profile
- ^ North Carolina profile
- ^ CBSSports.com 2009 All-America Team
- ^ Agent scandal costs UNC three players
- ^ Lande, Russ (April 26, 2010). "Never too early: A first look at the first round of the 2011 NFL draft". Sporting News. http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/article/2010-04-26/never-too-early-first-look-first-round-2011-nfl-draft.
- ^ Perloff, Andrew (April 27, 2010). "(Way early) 2011 NFL Mock Draft". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/andrew_perloff/04/27/2011.mock.draft/index.html.
- ^ Banks, Don (January 27, 2011). "2011 NFL Mock Draft 1.0". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/01/27/2011-nfl-mock-draft/index.html.
- ^ Banks, Don (March 9, 2011). "2011 NFL Mock Draft 3.0". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/03/09/nfl-mock-draft/index.html.
- ^ "Robert Quinn". NFL Draft scout.com. 2011-02-29. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profilexnews.php?pyid=84076&draftyear=2011&genpos=DE. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "Robert Quinn". ESPN NFL Draft tracker.com. 2011-04-27. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/player?id=26070&_slug_=robert-quinn&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fdraft%2fplayer%3fid%3d26070%26_slug_%3drobert-quinn. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ Rotoworld.com
- ^ St. Louis Post=Dispatch
- ^ [1]
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