Quenton Meeks

Quenton Meeks (born June 20, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

Quenton Meeks
No. 5 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-20) June 20, 1996
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Del Norte
(San Diego, California)
College:Stanford
Undrafted:2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Pac-12 (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:8
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Meeks attended Del Norte High School in San Diego, California. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[1]

College career

Meeks played at Stanford from 2015 to 2017.[2] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[3][4] During his career he had 115 tackles, seven interceptions and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Meeks signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018.[8]

On August 31, 2019, Meeks was waived by the Jaguars.[9]

Los Angeles Chargers

On October 1, 2019, Meeks was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[10] He signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019.[11] He was placed on the active/non-football illness list to start training camp on August 3, 2020,[12] and was activated from the list the next day.[13] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[14][15] He was elevated to the active roster on November 7 and November 14 for the team's weeks 9 and 10 games against the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[16][17] He was released on November 26, 2020.[18]

Jacksonville Jaguars (second stint)

On December 7, 2020, Meeks signed with the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[19] He was elevated to the active roster on December 12 and December 19 for the team's weeks 14 and 15 game against the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[20][21] On December 26, 2020, Meeks was promoted to the active roster.[22]

Personal life

His father is longtime NFL coach Ron Meeks, who grew up in Jacksonville. Ron attended Robert E. Lee High School.

References
  1. Signing Day: Del Norte High's Meeks picks Stanford; three from Poway girls soccer sign
  2. Ex-Nighthawk cornerback soaring at Stanford
  3. Stanford cornerback Quenton Meeks declares for NFL draft
  4. Stanford's Meeks declares for the NFL football draft
  5. "Jaguars announce 13 undrafted free agent signings". BigCatCountry.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. Oehser, John (September 1, 2018). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  7. Oehser, John (September 2, 2018). "Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com.
  8. "Jaguars Promote CB Quenton Meeks to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. October 6, 2018.
  9. Oehser, John (August 31, 2019). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  10. "Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 1, 2019.
  11. "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  12. @AaronWilson_NFL (August 3, 2020). "Chargers' Quenton Meeks on non-football injury list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. "Chargers' Quenton Meeks: Moves off NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  14. "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
  15. "Practice Squad Announced". Chargers.com. September 6, 2020.
  16. "Los Angeles Chargers Make Roster Moves". Chargers.com. November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  17. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Kalen Ballage to Active Roster; Place Justin Jackson on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  18. @Chargers (November 26, 2020). "We've released DB Quenton Meeks from our practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. "Jags sign 4 to practice squad, including former CB Quenton Meeks". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. December 7, 2020.
  20. "Jaguars Roster Update: Aldrick Rosas signed to the active roster". Jaguars.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  21. "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  22. "Jaguars Announce Transactions and Updates for Tomorrow's Game". Jaguars.com. December 26, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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