Quan Sturdivant

Sturdivant was born on December 5, 1988, in Oakboro, North Carolina, U.S. to Marcella Sturdivant. His father is Terry Watkins of Norwood, N.C. He attended West Stanly High School, where he played mostly as a quarterback, but also as a safety. As a senior in 2006, he completed 99 out of 179 pass attempts for 1,794 yards and 21 touchdowns, and made 111 rushing attempts for 745 yards. He also recorded 12 tackles, two broken-up passes, and one interception. He was a three-time all-conference and two-time all-state player, and was named the conference's 2006 offensive player of the year. In 2006, he was named a Charlotte Observer high school player of the week for recording 305 yards, four touchdowns, and 11 tackles in a game.He is related to the Head Football Coach of North Stanly High School in New London, NC, Ralph Jackson.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=114CCBA90436C410&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM PREP FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK], Charlotte Observer, p. 11C, October 15, 2006. Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming named Sturdivant to his All-Southeast Team.[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sturdivant_quan00.html Player Bio: Quan Sturdivant] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727052425/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sturdivant_quan00.html |date=July 27, 2009 }}, University of North Carolina, retrieved June 18, 2009. He participated in the 2006 Shrine Bowl as a quarterback.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=115803F1FA2010E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM UNC GETS COMMITMENT], Charlotte Observer, p. 18C, November 18, 2006. He received scholarship offers from Duke, Florida, NC State, North Carolina, and South Carolina.[http://northcarolina.scout.com/a.z?s=78&p=8&c=1&nid=2298353 Quan Sturdivant Profile], Scout.com, retrieved June 18, 2009. Sturdivant originally committed to Florida, but a week later reversed course and committed to North Carolina.

As a true freshman for the Tar Heels in 2007, Sturdivant saw action in all 12 games as a linebacker including five starts. He also played a role on special teams. Sturdivant also recorded 47 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, one quarterback sack, one interception, and one blocked punt. In 2008, Sturdivant played in all 13 games and recorded 122 tackles including 87 solo, two sacks, one forced fumble, and two interceptions for 89 yards and a touchdown.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14144/quan-sturdivant Quan Sturdivant Stats], ESPN, retrieved June 18, 2009. Sports Illustrated named him an honorable mention All-American.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/12/15/all.americans/?cnn=yes SI.com's 2008 College Football All-Americans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214105626/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/12/15/all.americans/?cnn=yes |date=2009-02-14 }}, Sports Illustrated, December 16, 2008. For the 2009 season, Sturdivant was moved from weakside to middle linebacker, in order to replace Mark Paschal who graduated.[http://www.newsobserver.com/100/story/1488520.html ACC spring: Freshmen, coordinators emerge]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, News & Observer, April 16, 2009, retrieved June 18, 2009. He was moved back to the weakside, however, to recapture his success from the previous year. Scout.com included him among its 120 Players You Need to Know feature series, and said of him, "In just two seasons ... he has developed into one of the top young linebackers in the ACC."[http://cfn.scout.com/2/849700.html 120 Players To Know - UNC LB Quan Sturdivant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429062103/http://cfn.scout.com/2/849700.html |date=2009-04-29 }}, Scout.com, March 23, 2009, retrieved June 18, 2009.

On July 10, 2010, Sturdivant was cited for simple possession of marijuana during a traffic stop.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/acc/2010-07-12-north-carolina-sturdivant-drug-possession_N.htm North Carolina LB Quan Sturdivant cited for drug possession], USA Today, July 17, 2010.

During the 2010 season, Sturdivant played in the first three games and amassed 27 tackles before suffering a hamstring injury at Rutgers, which forced him to miss several games.[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/14/1762504/sturdivant-closer-to-return-for.html Sturdivant closer to return for UNC]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Charlotte Observer, October 14, 2010.

Sturdivant was drafted with the 171st pick in the 2011 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm |title=2011 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-02-26}}{{cite web|last=Gold |first=Jon |url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/nfl-rapidreports/20000401/cardinals-cuts-few-surprises-on-final-cut-day |title=Cardinals Cuts: Few surprises on final cut day |publisher=CBSSports.com |date=2012-08-31 |access-date=2012-09-17}} Sturdivant was cut by the Cardinals before the 2012 NFL season began.

He signed by the UFL's Sacramento Mountain Lions.

On November 29, 2012, he was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs.{{cite web | last=Thorman | first=Joel | title=Another new Chief | website=Arrowhead Pride | date=2012-11-29 | url=https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2012/11/29/3706294/chiefs-quan-sturdivant | access-date=2024-12-27}}

On August 15, 2013, he was signed by the Washington Redskins.{{cite web |url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Inside-Linebacker-Depth/0fa8bb91-580f-4f3d-a35b-d416c4cc5a08 |title=Redskins Sign Inside Linebacker Depth |last=Tinsman |first=Brian |date=August 15, 2013 |website=Redskins.com |access-date=August 16, 2013}} On August 26, 2013, he was waived by the Redskins.{{cite web |url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Trim-Roster-Ahead-Of-Cuts/b9b7480d-d08a-409c-a703-253eb8a07214 |title=Redskins Trim Roster Ahead Of Cuts |last=Tinsman |first=Brian |date=August 26, 2013 |website=Redskins.com |access-date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060422/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Trim-Roster-Ahead-Of-Cuts/b9b7480d-d08a-409c-a703-253eb8a07214 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}

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• [http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=12962&DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=205676549 North Carolina Tar Heels bio]
• [http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/quan-sturdivant?id=2495235 NFL Combine profile]
• [http://www.rivals.com/barrier_noentry.asp?ReturnTo=&sid=&script=content.asp&cid=841281&fid=&tid=&mid=&rid= Veterans strive to lead the way], Rivals.com, August 22, 2008.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130313163957/http://www.kcchiefs.com/team/roster/Quan-Sturdivant/732c2809-2289-4e7e-94c0-27409457c966 Kansas City Chiefs bio]

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