Trey Quinn
David Lee "Trey" Quinn III is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and SMU Mustangs. Quinn was selected by the Washington Redskins with the final pick of the 2018 NFL draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, Michigan Panthers, and Detroit Lions.
Early life
As a child, Quinn played baseball for the Little League [World Series (Southwest Region)|Southwest region], representing the state of Louisiana at the 2008 Little League World Series, where he threw a no-hitter in the opening round. 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. A 4-star recruit, Quinn committed to play football for LSU in August 2013, choosing the Tigers over offers from Auburn, California, Clemson, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, and Texas, among others.
College career
LSU
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. As a sophomore in 2015, he played in all 12 of LSU's games. He caught five passes for 83 yards. He left the team after the season.SMU
Quinn transferred to Southern Methodist University prior to the 2016 season. 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.Professional career
Washington Redskins
Quinn was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft, making him Mr. Irrelevant.He suffered a high-ankle injury during the first game of the season and was subsequently placed on injured reserve a few days later. He was activated off injured reserve on November 14, 2018. He was placed back on injured reserve on December 5, 2018, after re-injuring his ankle. He finished his rookie year with 75 receiving yards and 1 touchdown on 9 receptions.
In Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Quinn caught 4 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins lost 27–32. In the Week 13 win against the Carolina Panthers, he was removed from the game after sustaining a helmet-to-helmet hit on a punt return and was diagnosed with a concussion. After missing the next two games due to concussion symptoms, he was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2019. Quinn was waived on September 5, 2020.