| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born: | December 31, 1996 Cypress, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Cypress High School | ||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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| Career ELF statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||
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Quinten Pounds (born December 31, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He also played for the Cologne Centurions of the European League of Football. He played college football for the University of Washington.
Early life
Pounds was born in Cypress, California and went to Cypress High School, where he participated in basketball and in track and field as a high jumper, in addition to football.[1] As a senior in 2014, he lead the Centurions to an 8–3 record as the team's leading receiver (29 catches for 570 yards and eight touchdowns) and leading rusher (788 yards and 11 touchdowns), earning Empire League MVP and first-team All-County honors.[1][2]
College career
On October 29, 2014, Pounds committed to the University of Washington and the Washington Huskies football program. In five seasons he suffered three season ending injuries in 2015, 2017 and 2018.[3][4] Because of that, he redshirted his 2016 freshman and 2017 sophomore year.
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | Yds | Avg | TDs | Att | Yds | Avg | TDs | |||||||
| College Division I | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Washington | 14 | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Washington | 8 | 10 | 155 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Washington | 7 | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| College total | 35 | 24 | 407 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Source: gohuskies.com[1] | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
Cologne Centurions
Pounds signed with the Cologne Centurions for the 2021 season as one of their four American imports. He recorded 666 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.[5] On October 1, 2021, the franchise announced his contract extension for 2022. In his second season with the team, Pounds made 86 receptions for 1,009 yards and 13 touchdowns.[6] He was named the team MVP.
Professional statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| REC | Yds | Avg | TDs | Att | Yds | Avg | TDs | |||||||
European League of Football  | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cologne Centurions | 8 | 45 | 669 | 14.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Cologne Centurions | 12 | 86 | 1009 | 11.73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ELF total | 20 | 131 | 1678 | 12.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Source: EuropeanLeague.Football | ||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Quinten Pounds - University of Washington Athletics". gohuskies.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ↑ Miles, Todd (September 26, 2017). "Pounds is next man up for Huskies' receiving corps". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ↑ Vanoni, Maggie (August 15, 2019). "Despite three ACL injuries in four years, Quinten Pounds isn't giving up on football or the Huskies". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ↑ Kirschman, Lauren (October 15, 2018). "UW wide receiver Quinten Pounds out for season, three players week-to-week". The News Tribune. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ↑ "TOP 10 RECEIVING LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL IN 2021". EuropeanLeague.Football. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ↑ "ELF: No major surprises among final offensive stats leaders". American Football International. September 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.