Quentin Sims
Quentin Sims (born July 11, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at University of Tennessee at Martin and attended Northwest High School and Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he played football and participated in track and field. He was a member of the New England Patriots, Orlando Predators, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Arizona Rattlers, Cleveland Gladiators, Ottawa Redblacks, Baltimore Brigade, and Albany Empire.
 Sims with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | July 11, 1990 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Cincinnati (OH) Colerain | ||||||||
| College | UT Martin | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||
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Quentin Sims (born July 11, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at University of Tennessee at Martin and attended Northwest High School and Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he played football and participated in track and field. He was a member of the New England Patriots, Orlando Predators, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Arizona Rattlers, Cleveland Gladiators, Ottawa Redblacks, Baltimore Brigade, and Albany Empire.
College career
[edit]Sims played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2008 to 2010. He was the team's back up wide receiver for 2 years and helped the Yellow Jackets to 16 wins. He transferred to UT Martin where he played from 2011 to 2012. He was the team's starter for two years and helped the Skyhawks to 13 wins. He played in 45 games during his career including 22 starts at wide receiver. As a senior in 2012, Sims was named First-team All-Ohio Valley Conference.[1]
Statistics
[edit]Sims's college statistics are as follows:[2][3][4]
| Season | Receiving | Rushing | Kick return | Punt return | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rec | Yards | Avg | TDs | Att | Yards | Avg | TDs | Ret | Yards | Avg | TDs | Ret | Yards | Avg | TDs | |||||
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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| 2008 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||||
UT Martin Skyhawks
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| 2011 | 54 | 712 | 13.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | 86 | 1,092 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | ||||
| Career | 140 | 1,804 | 12.9 | 26 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | ||||
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
20 reps | ||||||||
| All values from Lane College Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Sims signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots on July 19, 2013.[6] He played in all four of the Patriots preseason games before he was cut on August 31, 2013.[7] On September 2, 2013, Sims was signed to the Patriots practice squad.[8] He was cut on September 10, 2013.[9]
Sims was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2013. Sims was activated from other league exempt status on May 12, 2014. However, he was placed on the refused to report list on May 13. He was placed on reassignment on June 6, 2014.[10]
Sims signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 5, 2014.[11] He was cut on May 1, 2014.[12]
Sims was assigned to the AFL's Arizona Rattlers on June 24, 2015.[13] Sims was activated On June 6, 2015, and appeared in the Rattlers final game of the season scoring two touchdowns. He played in the Rattlers National Conference Semifinals but did not play in the National Conference Championship loss to the San Jose SaberCats. On October 12, 2015, the Rattlers picked up Sims' rookie option, but on November 5, 2015, Sims was placed on recallable reassignment.
On February 5, 2016, Sims was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the AFL.[14] Sims recorded career highs in all statistical categories in 2016 with 92 receptions, 1,112 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns. Sims emerged as the Gladiators number one receiver in 2017 and earned Second-team All-Arena honors.[15][16]
Sims was signed to the practice roster of the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks on September 6, 2017. He was released by the Redblacks on September 12, 2017.[17]
On March 22, 2018, Sims was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade of the AFL.[18]
On March 11, 2019, Sims was assigned to the AFL's Albany Empire.
References
[edit]- ^ "Madness 2012 Ohio Valley All-Conference Teams". www.collegesportsmadness.com. College Sports Madness. November 20, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Quentin Sims". www.sports-reference.com. USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "2011 Quentin Sims Game-by-game stats". www.utmsports.com. University of Tennessee at Martin. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Quentin Sims Game-by-game stats". www.utmsports.com. University of Tennessee at Martin. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Quentin Sims". www.nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Luke Hughes (August 30, 2013). "Tim Tebow Finding Comfort Level With Quentin Sims, As Extended Work Together Finally Pays Off for Patriots". www.nesn.com. NESN. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Luke Hughes (August 31, 2013). "Quentin Sims, George Winn, Justin Green Among Patriots Cuts Who Could Be Fits for Practice Squad". www.nesn.com. NESN. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots sign WR Quentin Sims to the practice squad". www.patriots.com. New England Patriots. September 2, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Joe Soriano (September 10, 2013). "Patriots cut Quentin Sims, add A.J. Francis". www.musketfire.com. FanSided Inc. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Orlando Predators Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign new import receiver Quentin Sims". www.thescore.com. Score Media Ventures Inc. February 5, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Bombers add four imports, release five". www.winnipegfreepress.com. Winnipeg Free Press. May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Arizona Rattlers Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Cleveland Gladiators Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Oliver Thomas (May 15, 2017). "Briefly a Patriot, Quentin Sims now the Arena Football League's receiving leader". www.patspulpit.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second-teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS – 2017". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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External links
[edit]- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets profile
Media related to Quentin Sims at Wikimedia Commons
