Trey Quinn

David Lee "Trey" Quinn III (born December 7, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and SMU. He was drafted with the final pick of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant.

Trey Quinn
Quinn with the Washington Redskins in 2018
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-07) December 7, 1995
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Alfred M. Barbe
College:SMU
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 256
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Receptions:35
Receiving yards:273
Receiving touchdowns:2
Return yards:130
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

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.[1] 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.[2] Quinn committed to play football for the LSU Tigers in August 2013, choosing the Tigers over Auburn, Clemson, and Texas.[3]

College career

Louisiana State University

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.[4] As a sophomore in 2015, he played in all 12 of LSU's games. He caught five passes for 83 yards.[5] He left the team after the season.[6]

Southern Methodist University

Quinn transferred to Southern Methodist University (SMU) prior to the 2016 season.[7] 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.[8]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11 3⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		 203 lb
(92 kg)		 30 3⁄4 in
(0.78 m)		 10 1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		4.55 s4.19 s6.91 s33.5 in
(0.85 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[9]

Washington Redskins

Quinn was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 7th round (256th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, making him Mr. Irrelevant.[10][11] He suffered a high-ankle injury during the first game of the season and was subsequently placed on injured reserve a few days later.[12][13] He was activated off injured reserve on November 14, 2018.[14] He was placed back on injured reserve on December 5, 2018 after re-injuring his ankle.[15] He finished his rookie year with 75 receiving yards and 1 touchdown on 9 receptions.

In Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Quinn caught 4 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins lost 27-32.[16] In the Week 13 win against the Carolina Panthers, he was removed from the game sustaining a helmet to helmet hit on a punt return and was diagnosed with a concussion.[17] After missing the next two games due to concussion symptoms, he was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2019.[18] Quinn was waived on September 5, 2020.[19]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 6, 2020, Quinn signed to the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars.[20] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on October 17, 2020,[21] and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22.[22] 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.[23] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 30.[24]

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 12, 2021, Quinn signed a reserve/future contract with the Las Vegas Raiders.[25]

References
  1. "NFL draft Mr. Irrelevant Trey Quinn threw a no-hitter in the Little League World Series". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  2. "The Top 10 all-time high school football leaders in passing, rushing, receiving and scoring". MaxPreps. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. "Trey Quinn's commitment to LSU shakes up ESPN class rankings; Urban Meyer's puzzling pitch: National recruiting roundup". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  4. "Trey Quinn 2014 Player Statistics". cfbstats. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  5. "Trey Quinn". SMU Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. "LSU WRs Trey Quinn and Kelvin Spears transferring". ESPN. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  7. "LSU WR Trey Quinn transferring to SMU". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. "Former LSU wide receiver Trey Quinn declares for 2018 NFL Draft". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  9. "David Quinn Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  10. Keim, John. "Trey Quinn ready to play with chip on shoulder after going last in NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  11. "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  12. Pandian, Ananth. "Like Cam Sims, Trey Quinn placed on IR after ankle surgery". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  13. "Redskins Sign Jehu Chesson To Active Roster, Place Trey Quinn On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  14. "Redskins Activate Trey Quinn From Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. November 14, 2018.
  15. "Redskins Sign Josh Johnson, Three Others; Place Quinton Dunbar, Trey Quinn And Jonathan Cooper On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. December 5, 2018.
  16. "Jackson shines in Philly return, Eagles beat Redskins 32-27". www.espn.com. September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  17. Neel, Zachary (December 1, 2019). "Trey Quinn removed from the game with a concussion after brutal hit". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  18. "Redskins Make Several Roster Moves". Redskins.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  19. "Trey Quinn: Waived by Washington". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  20. "Trey Quinn: Joins Jacksonville's practice squad". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  21. DiRocco, Michael (October 17, 2020). "Jaguars close facility and place 12 practice-squad players, Josh Mauro on reserve/COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  22. Williams, Charean (October 22, 2020). "Jaguars remove 11 players from reserve/COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  23. Johnson, James (November 28, 2020). "Jags make practice squad additions for Week 12's game vs. Browns". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  24. "Trey Quinn: Lands on injured list". CBSSports.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  25. "Raiders sign Trey Quinn to Reserve/Future contract". Raiders.com. January 12, 2021.
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