Teagan Quitoriano

{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Teagan Quitoriano

| image = Teagan Quitoriano (cropped).jpg

| caption = Quitoriano with the Texas in 2022

| currentteam = Atlanta Falcons

| number = 85

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|3|15}}

| birth_place = Salem, Oregon, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 258

| high_school = Sprague (Salem)

| college = Oregon State (2018–2021)

| draftyear = 2022

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 170

| pastteams = * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2022|2023}})

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statweek =

| statseason = 2024

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 9

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 146

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = QuitTe00

}}

Teagan Quitoriano (born March 15, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.

College career

Quitoriano played at Oregon State from 2018 to 2021.{{Cite web |title=Teagan Quitoriano College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/teagan-quitoriano-1.html |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}

=Statistics=

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="6" |Oregon State

Year

!G

!Rec

!Yds

!Avg

!TD

2018

|3

|2

|13

|6.5

|0

2019

|6

|5

|100

|20.0

|2

2020

|6

|14

|185

|13.2

|1

2021

|11

|19

|214

|11.3

|3

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/teagan-quitoriano-1.html Career]

|26

|40

|512

|12.8

|6

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 5 3/4

| weight = 256

| dash = 4.94

| ten split = 1.76

| twenty split = 2.86

| shuttle = 4.50

| cone drill = 7.33

| vertical = 32.0

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 9

| bench = 22

| arm span = 33 3/4

| hand span = 9 3/8

| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=Teagan Quitoriano Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/teagan-quitoriano/32005155-4981-5277-f216-e0cb1124852e |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Teagan Quitoriano College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022267&DraftYear=2022 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

}}

=Houston Texans=

Quitoriano was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round, 170th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 30, 2022 |title=The Houston Texans select Teagan Quitoriano in the 2022 NFL Draft |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/the-houston-texans-select-teagan-quitoriano-in-the-2022-nfl-draft |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2022.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2022 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (9-1-2022) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-9-1-2022 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=HoustonTexans.com}} He was activated hours before the team's Week 8 Thursday Night Football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and caught a two-yard touchdown pass for his first NFL reception.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (11-3-2022) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-11-3-2022 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Houston Texans – November 3rd, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202211030htx.htm |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In Week 18, against the Indianapolis Colts, he had three receptions for 83 yards in the 32–31 victory.{{Cite web |title=Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – January 8th, 2023 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202301080clt.htm |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He finished his rookie season with seven receptions for 113 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in nine games, of which he started six.{{Cite web |title=Teagan Quitoriano 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/Q/QuitTe00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=February 5, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

On October 31, 2023, Quitoriano was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2023 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (10-31-2023) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-10-31-2023 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}

On September 4, 2024, Quitoriano was waived by the Texans with an injury settlement.{{Cite web |date=4 September 2024 |title=Teagan Quitoriano: Gets cut loose |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/teagan-quitoriano-gets-cut-loose/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=CBS Sports}}

=Chicago Bears=

On September 24, 2024, Quitoriano signed with the Chicago Bears practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Barbieri |first=Alyssa |date=2024-09-24 |title=Bears announce roster moves ahead of Week 4 vs. Rams |url=https://bearswire-eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2024/09/24/bears-roster-moves-week-4-rams-stephen-carlson-teagan-quitoriano/75368250007/ |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=Bears Wire|publisher=USA Today}}

=Houston Texans (second stint)=

On October 9, 2024, the Houston Texans signed Quitoriano off of the Bears' practice squad.{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Houston Texans Transactions (10-09-2024) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-10-09-2024 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=HoustonTexans.com}}

=Atlanta Falcons=

On March 28, 2025, Quitoriano signed with the Atlanta Falcons.{{Cite web|date=2025-03-28|last=Waack|first=Terrin|title=Falcons sign tight end Teagan Quitoriano|url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/teagan-quitoriano-tight-end-signed-2025-free-agency|access-date=2025-03-28|website=atlantafalcons.com}}

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