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Finished the 2000 season as Carolinas fourth-leading tackler, and picked up where he left off with a tremendous senior season Ranked second on the team with 125 total tackles in 2001 Provided solid leadership to a young linebacking corps.
2001 Senior Season
Started all 13 games, including the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and ranked second on the team with 125 tackles (81 solo, 44 assists) Also had six tackles for losses of 14 yards Had a nose for the ball all season, intercepting two passes, deflecting eight passes, forcing a team-high three fumbles and recovering a team-high two fumbles Was credited with six quarterback pressures Had six tackles, including an eight-yard sack in UNCs 16-10 win over Auburn Also had two pass breakups Had five double-digit tackle games, including team highs of 23 against Wake Forest, 17 at Georgia Tech, 12 at NC State and 10 against Virginia Added two tackles for losses and an interception against Wake Played stellar at Clemson, making seven stops, including two for losses, and had an interception Had nine tackles against Florida State to go with one forced fumble, one recovered fumble and one pass breakup Had eight total tackles, including two for losses, in the season-opener at Oklahoma.
2000 Junior Season
Stepped into a starting role after Merceda Perry went down with a broken ankle against Wake Forest Started the final nine games of the season and was one of Carolinas top tacklers Was fourth on the team with 76 tackles, 35 solo hits and 41 assists Tallied six tackles for loss for 31 yards and had two sacks for 19 yards Registered double-digit tackles in four games Had a season-high 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in his first career start at Florida State Had 10 tackles vs. Georgia Tech, 10 vs. Maryland and 10 at Duke Had five tackles and sacked Virginia quarterback Dan Ellis for a 10-yard loss at Charlottesville The following week at Pittsburgh, he registered his second sack of the season by dragging down David Priestly for a 9-yard loss Had a three-game streak with at least one tackle for loss Had two TFLs vs. Maryland.
1999 Sophomore Season
Played in all 11 games and made five starts at outside linebacker Moved into the starting lineup after injuries shelved Brandon Spoon and Merceda Perry Finished with 42 tackles, including three for losses Had two quarterback sacks and caused one fumble Made a season-high eight tackles against Houston That total included a 9-yard sack against the Cougars Also had a 17-yard quarterback sack against Duke Had six tackles against Georgia Tech and Furman Played 478 snaps Played at least 23 snaps in all 11 games with a high of 65 against Georgia Tech Averaged 26 snaps in the first four weeks and 52 snaps over the last seven games.
1998 Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games, including the Las Vegas Bowl Saw action as a reserve at outside linebacker Played 211 snaps with a season high of 26 against Duke Made four tackles, recovered one fumble and broke up a pass Had two tackles at Stanford Recovered a fumble on Wake Forests game-opening kickoff return Recovery led to a UNC field goal Had a pass breakup at Duke Was red-shirted in 1997.
White Oak High School
Played quarterback, safety and defensive end Passed for 2,240 yards and 23 touchdowns over his last two years Played for Coach Jack Baile Completed 80 of 145 passes for 875 yards and eight touchdowns in 1996 Was the schools MVP and team captain in football and basketball in each of his last two years Member of the 1997 North Carolina Academic All-State Basketball Team Earned all-conference and all-area honors in football and basketball both as a junior and senior Led basketball team to the No. 1 ranking in the state as a senior Also threw the shot put Recipient of the North Carolina Scholar-Athlete Award Member of the Honor Roll for four years.
Personal
Born Quincy Omar Monk on Jan. 30, 1979, in Jacksonville, N.C. Majoring in management and society.
| Quincy Monk's Regular-Season Statistics |
| Year | Pri | A | Hits | TFL | QB |
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| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 3-28 | 2-26 |
| 2000 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 6-31 | 2-19 |
| 2001 | 81 | 44 | 125 | 6-14 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 143 | 104 | 247 | 15-73 | 4-45 |
