Quentin Moses

Quentin Omario Moses (November 18, 1983 – February 12, 2017) was an American football outside linebacker and coach. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After his playing career ended, he became the defensive ends coach for Reinhardt University.[1]

Quentin Moses
Moses with the Dolphins in 2009
No. 74, 93
Position:Defensive end / Outside Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1983-11-18)November 18, 1983
Athens, Georgia
Died:February 12, 2017(2017-02-12) (aged 33)
Monroe, Georgia
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Athens (GA) Cedar Shoals
College:Georgia
NFL Draft:2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:35
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Moses attended Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia. He was a prepStar All-Southeast Region, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 50 in Georgia, and named to Athens Banner-Herald All-Northeast Georgia team senior season as a defensive end. He was highly recruited as a basketball player before his decision to focus solely on football.[2]

College career

Awards and honors

Statistics
Career Statistics[3][4][5][6]
Tackles
YearGPTotalSoloAstTFLSckFFFRINTPDTD
2003143319145.02.500000
200412231677.56.501000
2005134435920.511.512020
20061333211212.04.501010
Total52133914245.02514030

Key: GP - games played; Total - total tackles; Solo - solo tackles; Ast - assisted tackles; TFL - tackles for loss; Sck - quarterback sacks; FF - forced fumbles; FR - fumble recoveries; INT - interceptions; PD - passes defensed; TD - touchdowns

Professional career

Pre-draft
Pre-draft measureables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20 ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP Wonderlic
6-5¼* 261* 4.82** 1.59* 2.78* 4.53* 7.38** 32" * 9'07"* 17* 22*
* represents NFL Combine ** represents Georgia Pro Day

Oakland Raiders

Drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the first pick in the third round and was cut on September 1. Moses was the highest drafted player from that year's draft not to make a roster on opening day.[7]

Arizona Cardinals

Moses was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals on September 2, 2007. He was released on October 16, 2007.

Miami Dolphins

Moses was signed by the Miami Dolphins on October 23, 2007. He recorded his first career full sack on November 26, bringing down Ben Roethlisberger during a Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

An exclusive-rights free agent in the 2009 offseason, Moses was re-signed on March 31, 2009, to a one-year, $460,000 contract with the Dolphins.[8]

Death

On February 12, 2017, Moses died battling a house fire in Monroe, Georgia, where he tried to save his best friend Xavier Godard's wife Andria Godard and their daughter Jasmin Godard; Moses was later taken to a hospital where he later died. He was 33.[9][10]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Video". CNN. August 21, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  3. "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2003)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  4. "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2004)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  5. "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2005)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  6. "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2006)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Phins.Spolight.com
  9. Alper, Josh. "Former Dolphin Quentin Moses dies in a house fire". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. Mobley, Kevin (February 12, 2017). "Former UGA football player Quentin Moses dies trying to save woman, child from fire". Athens Banner-Herald. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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