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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 a player:
Oakland Raiders (2007)* Arizona Cardinals (2007) Miami Dolphins (2007–2010) Virginia Destroyers (2011)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Reinhardt (2011–2016) Defensive ends
Career highlights and awards
UFL champion (2011) College awards and honors
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

• First-team Sporting News All-Freshman (2003)
• 2x 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

Career Statistics[3][4][5][6]
		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

Pre-draft

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 51⁄4	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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10][11]

References

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio^{[permanent dead link]}
• Georgia Bulldog bio^{[permanent dead link]}
• Miami Dolphins bio
• Oakland Raiders bio
• Just Sports Stats

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