University of North Carolina Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Richard Quinn
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Maple Heights, OH
- High School:
- Maple Heights
2008 Honorable-Mention All-America by Scout
Elected to forgo his final year of eligibility, graduate from UNC and enter the NFL Draft • Excellent blocking tight end who improved as a receiver.
2008 - Senior Season
Started 12 games at tight end for the Tar Heels • Has career-bests of eight catches for 97 yards on the season • Had one catch for five yards against West Virginia in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Caught two passes for a career-best 42 yards and a 32-yard touchdown reception in the win at Duke • The 32-yard scored marked the longest play of his career • Honored as one of the Tar Heels' offensive players of the week following the win over the Blue Devils • Also named one of the Tar Heels' offensive players of the week following the win over No. 20 Georgia Tech • Caught one pass for seven yards against No. 23 Boston College Had a 4-yard grab at Virginia • Posted a career-best 15-yard reception versus Notre Dame • Made two catches for 24 yards, including a 14-yarder at Miami.
2007: Started eight games at tight end and had four catches for 27 yards and a TD • Had an 8-yard grab vs. Maryland • Made a 6-yard catch at Wake Forest • Had a career-long 11-yard catch in the win over Miami and was named one of the team's co-offensive players of the week • Scored a touchdown against Virginia on a 2-yard reception, the first of his career.
2005 - Freshman Season
Played in nine games on special teams and as a reserve tight end • Had one tackle on special teams against Maryland • Enrolled at North Carolina in January, 2005 and participated in spring drills.
Maple Heights High School
Ranked the No. 15 tight end in the country by Rivals.com • Member of SuperPrep's All-Midwest Team • Two-time all-conference and all-district selection • Led Maple Heights to a 10-2 record and a berth in the playoffs as a senior • Team offensive MVP • Had 32 catches for 468 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior • Caught 12 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown as a junior • Coached by Jeff Rotsky • Played two seasons at Butler High School in Huntsville, Ala., before moving to Ohio during his sophomore year • Also played basketball and was the top rebounder in the conference in 2004.
Personal
Son of Yolanda and Richard Quinn, Sr. • Born Richard Emanuel Quinn, Jr. on September 6, 1986 • Nickname is "Big Rich" • Says the best word to describe him is "focused" • Pretended to be Jerry Rice as a kid • Selected No. 89 because it was the closest available number to his high school number (88) • Would like to switch places for a day with Lebron James • Would like to improve his speed this season • Exercise and sports science major.
Year Rec. Yards Avg. TD LP 2007 4 27 6.8 1 11 2008 8 97 12.1 1 32 Totals 12 124 10.3 2 32
