Trey Quinn
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Trey Quinn
| image = 49ers at Redskins 2019 (48933295426) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Quinn with the Washington Redskins in 2019
| current_team =
| number = 14, 18, 16
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|7}}
| birth_place = Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Alfred M. Barbe {{nowrap|(Lake Charles, Louisiana)}}
| college = {{ubl|LSU (2014–2015)|SMU (2016–2017)}}
| draftyear = 2018
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 256
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2018|2019}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Michigan Panthers ({{USFL Year|2023}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Michigan Panthers ({{UFL Year|2024}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 35
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 273
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Return yards
| statvalue4 = 136
| pfr = QuinTr00
}}
David Lee "Trey" Quinn III (born December 7, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at LSU and SMU. Quinn was selected by the Washington Redskins with the final pick of the 2018 NFL draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant. He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, and Detroit Lions.
Early life
As a child, Quinn played baseball for the Southwest region, representing the state of Louisiana at the 2008 Little League World Series, where he threw a no-hitter in the opening round.{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Scott |date=April 28, 2018 |title=NFL draft Mr. Irrelevant Trey Quinn threw a no-hitter in the Little League World Series |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2018/04/28/mr-irrelevant-trey-quinn-little-league-world-series-no-hitter/562026002/ |access-date=April 29, 2018 |website=USA TODAY |language=en}} The team finished in fourth place, losing the U.S. Championship to Hawaii and the consolation game to Japan.
Quinn attended Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Along with football, Quinn also played baseball and ran track. During his senior year at Barbe, he recorded 1,967 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns. He finished his high school career with 70 touchdowns and 6,566 receiving yards, making him the national all-time career leader in receiving yards.{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/news/KjPTd4XIu0SbKhBMHa2UtQ/the-top-10-all-time-high-school-football-leaders-in-passing,-rushing,-receiving-and-scoring.htm|title=The Top 10 all-time high school football leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and scoring|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=MaxPreps|access-date=December 30, 2017}} A 4-star recruit, Quinn committed to play football for LSU in August 2013, choosing the Tigers over offers from Auburn, California, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, and Texas, among others.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/08/trey_quinns_commitment_to_lsu.html|title=Trey Quinn's commitment to LSU shakes up ESPN class rankings; Urban Meyer's puzzling pitch: National recruiting roundup|publisher=NOLA.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2014/trey-quinn-20600 |title=Trey Quinn, 2014 Wide Receiver - Rivals.com |publisher=N.rivals.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-31}}
College career
=LSU=
Quinn began his college football career at LSU in 2014. He played in 13 games for the Tigers as a true freshman, finishing the season with 17 receptions for 193 yards.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2014/player/365/1063544/index.html|title=Trey Quinn 2014 Player Statistics|publisher=cfbstats|access-date=December 30, 2017}} As a sophomore in 2015, he played in all 12 of LSU's games. He caught five passes for 83 yards.{{cite web|url=http://smumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4702|title=Trey Quinn|publisher=SMU Athletics|access-date=December 30, 2017}} He left the team after the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14788473/lsu-wrs-trey-quinn-kelvin-spears-transferring-leave-football-team|title=LSU WRs Trey Quinn and Kelvin Spears transferring|date=February 16, 2016|publisher=ESPN|access-date=December 30, 2017}}
=SMU=
Quinn transferred to Southern Methodist University (SMU) prior to the 2016 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2016/05/trey_quinn_transferring_to_smu.html|title=LSU WR Trey Quinn transferring to SMU|date=May 19, 2016 |publisher=NOLA.com|access-date=December 30, 2017}} Due to NCAA transfer rules, Quinn sat out the 2016 season and redshirted. As a redshirt junior in 2017, Quinn played in all 13 games for SMU, catching 114 passes for 1,236 yards and 13 touchdowns. After the season, Quinn declared for the 2018 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/12/former_lsu_wide_receiver_trey.html|title=Former LSU wide receiver Trey Quinn declares for 2018 NFL Draft|publisher=NOLA.com|access-date=December 30, 2017|author=Lopez, Andrew|date=July 18, 2019}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2014 || LSU
| 13 || 7 || 17 || 193 || 11.4 || 0 | ||||||
| 2015 || LSU
| 12 || 2 || 5 || 83 || 16.6 || 0 | ||||||
| 2016 || SMU
| colspan="6"| transfer redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | ||||||
| 2017 || SMU
| 13 || 13 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 114 || 1,236 || 10.8 || 13 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/trey-quinn-1.html Career] | 38 | 22 | 136 | 1,512 | 11.1 | 13 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 11 3/8
| weight = 203
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.55
| shuttle = 4.17
| cone drill = 6.91
| vertical = 33.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench = 17
| arm span = 30 3/4
| hand span = 10 1/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/trey-quinn/32005155-4972-9117-2267-ebb16141b054 |title=David Quinn Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 28, 2019}}{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft Scout Trey Quinn College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=130856&DraftYear=2018 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
= Washington Redskins =
Quinn was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (256th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft, making him Mr. Irrelevant.{{cite web|last1=Keim|first1=John|title=Trey Quinn ready to play with chip on shoulder after going last in NFL draft|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2018/story/_/id/23349468/2018-nfl-draft-washington-redskins-make-trey-quinn-mr-irrelevant|website=ESPN|date=April 28, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/draft.htm |title=2018 NFL Draft Listing |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-25}}
He suffered a high-ankle injury during the first game of the season and was subsequently placed on injured reserve a few days later.{{cite web |last1=Pandian |first1=Ananth |title=Like Cam Sims, Trey Quinn placed on IR after ankle surgery |url=https://redskinswire.usatoday.com/2018/09/12/cam-sims-trey-quinn-injury-update/ |website=Redskins Wire |date=September 12, 2018 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=September 12, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Redskins Sign Jehu Chesson To Active Roster, Place Trey Quinn On Injured Reserve |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-sign-jehu-chesson-to-active-roster-place-trey-quinn-on-injured-reserve |website=Washington Football Team |access-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028032338/https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-sign-jehu-chesson-to-active-roster-place-trey-quinn-on-injured-reserve |url-status=dead }} He was activated off injured reserve on November 14, 2018.{{cite web|title=Redskins Activate Trey Quinn From Injured Reserve|url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-activate-trey-quinn-from-injured-reserve|website=Washington Football Team|access-date=October 27, 2021|date=November 14, 2018|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028032338/https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-activate-trey-quinn-from-injured-reserve|url-status=dead}} He was placed back on injured reserve on December 5, 2018, after re-injuring his ankle.{{cite web|title=Redskins Sign Josh Johnson, Three Others; Place Quinton Dunbar, Trey Quinn And Jonathan Cooper On Injured Reserve|url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-sign-josh-johnson-three-others-place-quinton-dunbar-trey-quinn-and-jona|website=Washington Football Team |access-date=October 27, 2021|date=December 5, 2018}} He finished his rookie year with 75 receiving yards and 1 touchdown on 9 receptions.
In Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Quinn caught 4 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins lost 27–32.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401127968 |title=Jackson shines in Philly return, Eagles beat Redskins 32–27 |date=8 September 2019 |website=ESPN |access-date=8 September 2019}} In the Week 13 win against the Carolina Panthers, he was removed from the game after sustaining a helmet-to-helmet hit on a punt return and was diagnosed with a concussion.{{cite web|work=USAToday.com|url=https://redskinswire.usatoday.com/2019/12/01/trey-quinn-removed-from-the-game-with-a-concussion-after-brutal-hit/|title=Trey Quinn removed from the game with a concussion after brutal hit|first=Zachary|last=Neel|date=December 1, 2019|access-date=December 17, 2019}} After missing the next two games due to concussion symptoms, he was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2019.{{cite web|website=Washington Football Team |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-make-several-roster-moves|title=Redskins Make Several Roster Moves|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2021}} Quinn was waived on September 5, 2020.{{cite web|title=Trey Quinn: Waived by Washington|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/trey-quinn-waived-by-washington/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=CBSSports.com|date=September 5, 2020 |language=en}}
= Jacksonville Jaguars =
On September 6, 2020, Quinn signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{cite web|title=Trey Quinn: Joins Jacksonville's practice squad|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/trey-quinn-joins-jacksonvilles-practice-squad/|access-date=2020-09-07|website=CBSSports.com|date=September 6, 2020 |language=en}} He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,{{cite news |author=DiRocco, Michael |title=Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30130808/jacksonville-jaguars-closing-their-facility-positive-covid-19-test |website=ESPN.com |date=October 17, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020}} and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.{{cite news |author=Williams, Charean |title=Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19 |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/22/jaguars-remove-11-players-from-reserve-covid-19/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020}} He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Cleveland Browns, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{cite news |author=Johnson, James |title=Jags make practice squad additions for Week 12's game vs. Browns |url=https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2020/11/28/jags-make-practice-squad-additions-for-week-12s-game-vs-browns/ |website=USAToday.com |date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=January 7, 2021}} He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 30.{{cite news |title=Trey Quinn: Lands on injured list |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/trey-quinn-lands-on-injured-list/ |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=January 9, 2021}} His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.{{cite news |title=Five have contract expire |url=https://www.fantasyguru.com/jaguars-five-have-contract-expire/ |website=FantasyGuru.com |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116172605/https://www.fantasyguru.com/jaguars-five-have-contract-expire/ |url-status=dead }}
=Las Vegas Raiders=
On January 12, 2021, Quinn signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.{{cite web|title=Raiders sign Trey Quinn to Reserve/Future contract|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/las-vegas-raiders-sign-trey-quinn-as-reserve-future-contract-2021|website=Raiders.com|date=January 12, 2021}} He was waived/injured on August 10, 2021, and placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Raiders add QB Case Cookus|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-qb-case-cookus-2021-nfl-training-camp|website=Raiders.com|date=August 10, 2021}} He was released on August 26.
=Denver Broncos=
On April 27, 2022, Quinn signed with the Denver Broncos.{{cite web |title=Broncos sign CBs Bless Austin and Donnie Lewis Jr., WR Trey Quinn |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-cbs-bless-austin-and-donnie-lewis-jr-wr-trey-quinn |website=www.denverbroncos.com |access-date=28 April 2022}} He was waived on August 23, 2022.{{cite web|title=Broncos trim roster to reach 80-player limit|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-trim-roster-to-reach-80-player-limit|author=DiLalla, Aric|website=DenverBroncos.com|date=August 23, 2022}}
=Michigan Panthers (first stint)=
On December 31, 2022, Quinn signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).{{cite tweet |user=USFLPanthers |title=Free Agent Signing |number=1609381544694538242 |date=December 31, 2022 |access-date=January 1, 2023}} He was released from his contract on July 27, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.{{cite tweet |user=USFLPanthers |title=Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team |number=1684707693490233347 |date=July 27, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2023}}
= Detroit Lions =
On July 28, 2023, Quinn signed with the Detroit Lions.{{Cite web |last= Alper, Josh|date=2023-07-28 |title=Lions sign Trey Quinn, waive Tom Kennedy |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/lions-sign-trey-quinn-waive-tom-kennedy |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}} He was waived/injured on August 14, 2023.{{Cite tweet |user=Lions |number=1691129509037199369 |title=#Lions have waived injured WR Trey Quinn and signed WR Avery Davis and C Alex Mollette.}} On October 2, 2023, Quinn re-signed with the Lions practice squad.{{cite web|title=Trey Quinn: Headed to Detroit|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/trey-quinn-headed-to-detroit/|work=CBS Sports|date=October 2, 2023}} He was released on October 10.{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions sign veteran CB, TE to practice squad|url=https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2023/10/10/23911779/detroit-lions-sign-veteran-cb-te-practice-squad-anthony-averett-anthony-firkser|work=Pride of Detroit|publisher=SB Nation|date=October 10, 2023}}
= Michigan Panthers (second stint) =
On January 19, 2024, Quinn re-signed with the Panthers.{{Cite news |title=The UFL Agree to Terms with 42 Players |url=https://uflboard.com/news/the-ufl-agree-to-terms-with-42-players/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [http://smumustangs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4702 SMU Mustangs bio]
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