David Lee "Trey" Quinn III (born December 7, 1995) is an

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wide receiver for the

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of the

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(USFL). He played

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and SMU. Quinn was selected by the

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with the final pick of the

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, making him that year's

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. He has also been a member of the

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and

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Early years

As a child Quinn played baseball for the Southwest region, representing the state of

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at the 2008 Little League World Series, where he threw a

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in the opening round. The team finished in fourth place, losing the U.S. Championship to

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and the consolation game to

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. Quinn attended

Barbe High School A.M. Barbe High School is a 5A public high school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. The correct pronunciation of the school's name is "barb", rather than "bar-bay" or "barb-ee". The students are offered a variety of Advanced Place ...

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. 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

in August 2013, choosing the Tigers over offers from

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, Clemson, Notre Dame,

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, and

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, among others.

College career

Louisiana State University

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.

Southern Methodist University

Quinn transferred to

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(SMU) 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

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Quinn was drafted by the

in the 7th round (256th overall) of the

, making him

. He suffered a high-ankle injury during the first game of the season and was subsequently placed on

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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

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against the

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, Quinn caught 4 passes for 33 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins lost 27–32. In the Week 13 win against the

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, he was removed from the game 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

on December 17, 2019. Quinn was waived on September 5, 2020.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 6, 2020, Quinn signed to the practice squad of the

. He was placed on the practice squad/

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list by the team on October 17, 2020, and was activated back to the practice squad on October 22. He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on November 30. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.

Las Vegas Raiders

On January 12, 2021, Quinn signed a reserve/future contract with the

. He was waived/injured on August 10, 2021 and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 26.

Denver Broncos

On April 27, 2022, Quinn signed with the

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. He was waived on August 23, 2022.

Michigan Panthers

Quinn signed with the

of the USFL on December 31, 2022.

References

External links

SMU Mustangs bio
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