Quinn Gray
Albany State Golden Rams | |||||||
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Position: | Head coach | ||||||
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Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida,U.S. | May 21, 1979||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||
College: | Florida A&M | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||
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Career: | 6–7 (.462) | ||||||
Player stats atPFR |
Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.(born May 21, 1979) is an Americancollege footballcoach and former player. He is the head football coach forAlbany State University,a position he has held since 2023. Gray played professionally as aquarterbackfour seasons in theNational Football League(NFL) and one season each in theUnited Football League(UFL) andNFL Europe.He playedcollege footballatFlorida A&M University.
Gray was signed by theJacksonville Jaguarsas anundrafted free agentin 2002. He played for theFrankfurt Galaxyin 2003 and the Jaguars from 2005 to 2007. During the 2008 off-season, Gray signed with both theHouston TexansandIndianapolis Coltsbefore joining theKansas City Chiefsfor the2008 season.He ended his professional football career playing for theNew York Sentinelsof the UFL in 2009.
Early life
[edit]Gray attendedDillard High SchoolinFort Lauderdale, Florida,and was aletterman.He was a star in football as a quarterback, inbaseballas apitcher,and in basketball. In football, he won All-Region and All-District honors.
College career
[edit]Gray decided to attendFlorida A&M Universityand set several FAMU records as a football player, including all-time leader in passing yards (7,378), all-time leader in pass attempts (1,113), all-time leader in pass completions (562) and all-time leader in TD passes (57). He also holds the school's single-game record for most pass attempts (65 vs. North Carolina A&T in 2001).[1]
Professional career
[edit]Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]In 2002, Gray attended training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in three preseason games, completing 5 of 8 passes for 55 yards and one interception. In 2003, he was allocated toNFL Europe,where he led theFrankfurt Galaxyto a win inWorld Bowl XI.
He attended the Jaguars training camp the next year, winning the 3rd quarterback position. He first saw action in a regular season game with the season finale against theTennessee Titansin the 2005 season, completing 14 passes for 100 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions for apasser ratingof 119.0. He again saw action in the 2006 season finale versus theKansas City Chiefs,entering the game to replaceDavid Garrardin the third quarter. Down 28–10, he nearly led the Jaguars to a comeback, completing 13 of 22 passes 166 yards, with no interceptions, and rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In October 2007, he became starting quarterback of the Jaguars due to an injury to Garrard. Gray went 2-1 as the starter. He also started the last game of the season againstHouston Texans,losing 42–28. Gray became an unrestrictedfree agentfollowing the 2007 season.
Houston Texans
[edit]On March 24, 2008, theHouston Texanssigned Gray to a one-year, $645,000 contract.[2]He was released by the team on June 9.
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]With quarterbackPeyton Manningout of the early portion of 2008 Training Camp with a knee injury, Gray signed with theIndianapolis Colts.[3]He was released on August 30, 2008.
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On October 22, 2008, Gray was signed by theKansas City ChiefsafterquarterbacksBrodie CroyleandDamon Huardwere placed oninjured reserve.[4]In a game against the Buffalo Bills in week 11, Gray made his only appearance of the season when he came in during the last minutes of a blowout. He completed 6 straight passes on his first drive, including a touchdown toDwayne Bowe.On his next drive, he completed another pass and topped off his dominant performance with a 27-yard run as time expired. This would be the highlight of his career.[5]The Chiefs released Gray on March 11, 2009.
New York Sentinels
[edit]Gray was signed by theNew York Sentinelsof theUnited Football Leagueon August 5, 2009.[6]He was released before the team's2010 seasonbegan inHartford, Connecticut.
Coaching career
[edit]In 2017, Gray became head coach at Lincoln High School inTallahassee, Florida.He left the position in 2020 to become quarterbacks coach atAlcorn State University.[7]
Albany State
[edit]On January 23, 2023,Albany Statehired Gray to be their next head coach.[8]
Head coaching record
[edit]College
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Albany State Golden Rams(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
2023 | Albany State | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2024 | Albany State | 0–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
Albany State: | 6–7 | 6–2 | |||||||
Total: | 6–7 | ||||||||
National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth |
High school
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lincoln Trojans()(2017–2019) | |||||||||
2017 | Lincoln | 5–7 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
2018 | Lincoln | 7–5 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
2019 | Lincoln | 8–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
Lincoln: | 20–16 | 8–2 | |||||||
Total: | 20–16 | ||||||||
National championshipConference titleConference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^"Quinn Gray - Assistant - Football Coaches".
- ^Demovsky, Rob (March 24, 2008)."Chillar add options at LB".Green Bay Press-Gazette.Green Bay, Wisconsin.p. C2.RetrievedAugust 10,2023– viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts".www.colts.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 30, 2008.
- ^Chiefs sign quarterback Quinn Gray
- ^"Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - November 23rd, 2008".Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^"Quinn Gray Signs with UFL New York | United Football League (UFL) news, opinion, and discussion - UFLAccess.com".Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2009.RetrievedAugust 5,2009.
- ^Sharrock, Rory."Quinn Gray resigns as football head coach at Lincoln".Tallahassee Democrat.RetrievedMarch 19,2021.
- ^Meaux, Aaron (January 25, 2023)."Quinn Gray introduced as new head football coach at Albany State".WALB.RetrievedFebruary 25,2023.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- Albany State Golden Rams football coaches
- Alcorn State Braves football coaches
- Florida A&M Rattlers football players
- Frankfurt Galaxy players
- Houston Texans players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New York Sentinels players
- Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida