Quentin Moses
 Moses with the Miami Dolphins in 2009 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end / linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 18, 1983 Athens, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | February 12, 2017 (aged 33) Monroe, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Athens (GA) Cedar Shoals | ||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 65 | ||||||||
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Quentin Omario Moses (November 18, 1983 – February 12, 2017) was an American professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]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.[1]
College career
[edit]Awards and honors
[edit]- First-team Sporting News All-Freshman (2003)
- 2× SEC Academic Honor Roll (2004–2005)
- Mid-season Sports Illustrated All-American (2005)
- Consensus First-team All-SEC (2005)
- Rivals.com All-American (2005)
- Second-team Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American (2006)
- Third-team Associated Press All-American (2006)
- Playboy All-American (2006)
Statistics
[edit]| Career statistics[2][3][4][5] | |||||||||||
| Tackles | |||||||||||
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| Year | GP | Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sck | FF | FR | INT | PD | TD |
| 2003 | 14 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 133 | 91 | 42 | 45.0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
261 lb (118 kg) |
4.85 s | 1.68 s | 2.79 s | 4.53 s | 7.38 s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
17 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine.[6] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Moses was drafted by the Oakland Raiders with the first pick in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft.[7] He was cut on September 1. Moses was the highest drafted player from that year's draft not to make a roster on opening day.[8]
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]Moses was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals on September 2, 2007. He was released on October 16, 2007.
Miami Dolphins
[edit]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.[9]
Coaching career
[edit]After his playing career ended, he became the defensive ends coach for Reinhardt University.[10]
Death
[edit]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 taken to a hospital where he later died. He was 33.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Video". CNN. August 21, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2003)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2004)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2005)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2006)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ "Quentin Moses, DS #12 DE, Georgia". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "Untitled". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
- ^ Phins.Spolight.com
- ^ "Reinhardt University Athletics - 2013 Football Coaches". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- ^ Alper, Josh (February 12, 2017). "Former Dolphin Quentin Moses dies in a house fire". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- 1983 births
- 2017 deaths
- Players of American football from Athens, Georgia
- American football defensive ends
- American football outside linebackers
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Virginia Destroyers players
- Accidental deaths in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Deaths from fire in the United States
- Reinhardt Eagles football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)