Quentin Moses

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Quentin Moses
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Moses with the Dolphins in 2009
No. 74, 93
Position:Defensive end / linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1983-11-18)November 18, 1983
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Died:February 12, 2017(2017-02-12) (aged 33)
Monroe, Georgia, U.S.
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 a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:35
Sacks:3.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at PFR

Quentin Omario Moses (November 18, 1983 – February 12, 2017) was an American football linebacker and coach. 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]

Statistics[edit]

Career statistics[2][3][4][5]
Tackles
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]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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]

  1. ^ "Video". CNN. August 21, 2006. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2003)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2004)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2005)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Retrieved July 23, 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs Cumulative Season Statistics (2006)". GeorgiaDogs.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
  6. ^ "Quentin Moses, DS #12 DE, Georgia". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Untitled". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  9. ^ Phins.Spolight.com
  10. ^ "Reinhardt University Athletics - 2013 Football Coaches". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  11. ^ Alper, Josh (February 12, 2017). "Former Dolphin Quentin Moses dies in a house fire". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  12. ^ 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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