Quinten Rollins

Quinten Rollins
No. 24 Green Bay Packers
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992
Place of birth: Canton, Ohio[1]
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Wilmington (OH)
College: Miami (OH)
NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 62
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • MAC Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
Total tackles: 27
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Interceptions: 2
Pass deflections: 6
Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Quinten Rollins (born July 15, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (Ohio), where he also played college basketball.

Early years

Quinten Rollins was raised by his mother and his grandmother along with two younger brothers.[2][3] He attended Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Ohio,[4] where he played both basketball and football for the Hurricanes. A four-year letter winner and two-year captain in basketball, and as a senior in 2009–10 he was named Division II first-team All-Ohio,[5] averaging 19.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.5 assists per game.[6] As a junior in 2008–09. he was third-team All-Ohio, averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals.[7] In football, he was a three-year team captain. As a senior, Rollins was a first-team all-conference selection and Division II third-team All-Ohio.[8] He is a member of the Wilmington High School Athletic Hall of Fame.[9]

College career

Rollins played college basketball at Miami University from 2010 to 2014.[10] During his career at Miami he played in 116 games and finished second in RedHawks history with 214 career steals.[11] He also ranked fourth at Miami in career assists (391), seventh in games started (106) and ninth in minutes played (3,448). He was a three-time Miami defensive player of the year.[12]

Rollins joined Miami's football team in 2014.[13][14] In his lone season of football, he was the MAC Defensive Player of the Year after recording 72 tackles and seven interceptions.[15]

Professional career

Rollins was selected in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2015 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[16]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 195 lb 4.57 s 1.61 s 2.67 s 4.28 s 7.10 s 36.5 in 10 ft 2 in 14 reps
All values from NFL Combine

On May 11, 2015, it was announced that Rollins had signed a four-year contract with the Packers. The deal was estimated to be worth $3.74 million over four years with a $981,864 signing bonus.[17]

On October 11, 2015, Rollins recorded his first NFL interception, off St. Louis Rams quarterback Nick Foles, and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown to put the Packers ahead 14–0 late in the first quarter. He recorded his second career interception with 28 seconds remaining in that game to secure the 24–10 Packers' win.[18]

Career statistics

Source:[19]

Regular season

Season Team Games Tackles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck Int
2015 Green Bay Packers 14 4 27 24 3 1.0 2
Total 14 4 27 24 3 1.0 2

Postseason

Season Team Games Tackles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck Int
2015 Green Bay Packers 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Total 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

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