Quinten Rollins finished the 2014 campaign with two interceptions against Ohio U. That helped propel the four-year RedHawks basketball player to 2014 MAC football Defensive Player of the Year honors. He is now headed to the Green Bay Packers. Photo by Mike Smith. 'Q' headed to Green Bay
Quinten Rollins, a former member of the Miami University football team, was selected by the Green Bay Packers on Friday, May 1 in the second round of the National Football League Draft. He was taken with the 62nd overall pick and was the first player from the Mid-American Conference selected.
Rollins is the first RedHawk picked in the NFL Draft since Zac Dysert was selected in the seventh round in 2012 by the Denver Broncos.
Rollins is also the highest Miami player selected since Ben Roethlisberger was taken 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004.
The Wilmington, Ohio native has one of the most unique stories in this year’s draft. The defensive back played just one year of college football after participating with the Miami basketball team for four years.
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Quinten Rollins, a former member of the Miami University football team, was selected by the Green Bay Packers on Friday, May 1 in the second round of the National Football League Draft. He was taken with the 62nd overall pick and was the first player from the Mid-American Conference selected.
Rollins is the first RedHawk picked in the NFL Draft since Zac Dysert was selected in the seventh round in 2012 by the Denver Broncos.
Rollins is also the highest Miami player selected since Ben Roethlisberger was taken 11th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004.
The Wilmington, Ohio native has one of the most unique stories in this year’s draft. The defensive back played just one year of college football after participating with the Miami basketball team for four years.
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In his lone year of football, Rollins recorded 72 tackles, seven interceptions, four tackles for loss and nine pass breakups on his way to earning MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Rollins started all 12 games at cornerback for the Red and White, recording his first career interception versus Eastern Kentucky. The following week he had two interceptions versus Cincinnati and picked off a pass versus Michigan the ensuing week.
Rollins is believed to be the only student-athlete in history to record a steal versus Duke in Cameron Indoor and have interceptions inside Paul Brown Stadium and Michigan Stadium.
In his final game as a RedHawk the senior logged a pair of interceptions versus arch-rival Ohio, returning one for a 27-yard touchdown, his lone score of his college career.
On the basketball court Rollins finished his career ranked second in Miami history in steals (214), fourth in assists (391), seventh in games started (106) and ninth in minutes played (3,448).
Rollins is believed to be the only student-athlete in history to record a steal versus Duke in Cameron Indoor and have interceptions inside Paul Brown Stadium and Michigan Stadium.
In his final game as a RedHawk the senior logged a pair of interceptions versus arch-rival Ohio, returning one for a 27-yard touchdown, his lone score of his college career.
On the basketball court Rollins finished his career ranked second in Miami history in steals (214), fourth in assists (391), seventh in games started (106) and ninth in minutes played (3,448).
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