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• 2009 First-Team All-ACC
• 2009 ACC Defensive Player of the Year Runner-Up
• 2009 Second-Team All-America
(CBSsports.com)
• 2009 All-Sophomore Team by CollegeFootballNews.com
• 2008 Brian Piccolo Award Winner
• Earned UNC Coaches' Player of the Week honors after wins over The Citadel, East Carolina and Duke in 2009
Battled back from brain surgery as a high school senior to become one of the top defensive players in the country.
2009 - Sophomore Season
First-Team All-ACC and second-highest vote getter on the defensive side of the ball • Finished second in the ACC Defensive Player of the Year vote • Second-team All-America by CBSsports.com • Was a candidate for the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation's top defensive end • Ranked first in the ACC and 15th in the country in tackles for losses with 19.0 and was second in the league and 16th in the nation in sacks with 11.0 • Ranked second in the ACC and fourth in the country with six forced fumbles • Also had 15 quarterback pressures • Has been the starter at defensive end since the second game of 2008 • Is one of the quickest players off the edge in the ACC • Finished the season with 52 tackles and three pass breakups • Posted three tackles vs. Pittsburgh in the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Forced a fumble and had four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, at NC State • Forced a fumble, recorded one sack, broke up a pass and added three tackles in a 31-13 win over Boston College • Had a 2-yard tackle for loss vs. Miami • Part of a defensive unit that held BC to just 198 total yards • Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance in Carolina's 19-6 win over Duke • Had a team-high seven tackles, including three sacks for 26 yards, another 1.5 tackles for losses of eight yards, forced a fumble, broke up a pass on fourth down and registered six quarterback pressures • His three-sacks matched his career high set earlier in the season vs. Virginia • Dropped back into pass coverage to break up a pass on fourth down vs. the Devils • Led a Carolina defense that held Duke to 125 total yards and limited the Blue Devils potent passing attack to just 113 yards, more than 212 yards below their average • Broke up a pass and added a tackle in the win at Virginia Tech • Was double-teamed most of the night and had just one tackle against Florida State • Credited with five tackles, one sack, and 1.5 tackles for losses against Georgia Southern • Also forced a fumble and had two quarterback hurries against the Eagles • Had a phenomenal game vs. Virginia with a career-high three sacks and four tackles for losses of 28 yards • Posted a total of seven tackles and added a quarterback pressure vs. the Cavaliers • Registered a career-high 10 tackles, including 2.5 for losses, and forced a fumble at Georgia Tech • Had four tackles, including two sacks for 17 yards, in Carolina's 31-17 win over ECU • Played well with three tackles in Carolina's 12-10 win at Connecticut • Was one of the coach's players of the week for his play vs. The Citadel with three tackles, an 8-yard sack, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.
2008:Named the ACC's Brian Piccolo Award winner as the league's most courageous player
• Finished third in the voting for the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors • Became
the starter in the second game of the season at Rutgers after Darrius Massenburg went
down with a knee injury • Started 12 games and collected 34 tackles, 6.5 tackles for
losses, two sacks and forced two fumbles • Had two tackles vs. West Virginia in the
Meineke Car Care Bowl • Recorded three tackles, including an 8-yard sack, in the win
at Duke • Had six tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss vs. NC State • Posted another
solid outing with five tackles (all primary) at Maryland • Had his best game in the 28-7
win over No. 22 Georgia Tech • Registered a season-high six tackles, had one tackle
for loss, one quarterback pressure and forced two fumbles against the Yellow Jackets •
Posted one tackle and had a quarterback pressure in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston
College • Recorded one tackle at Virginia • Had one tackle and broke up a pass in
Carolina's win over Notre Dame • Posted three tackles, including one tackle for loss,
in Carolina's 38-12 win over No. 24 Connecticut • Had three tackles, including two
tackles for losses and his first career sack, vs. Virginia Tech • Also recorded two pressures
against the Hokies • Made his first career start in the 44-12 victory at Rutgers • Posted
three tackles and had a 3-yard tackle for loss against the Scarlet Knights.
Ft. Dorchester High School: SuperPrep All-America • Ranked the No. 7 player in South Carolina by SuperPrep • Member of South Carolina's Shrine Bowl team and the U.S. Army All-American Game • Member of recruiting analyst Tom Lemming's All-America team • Ranked the No. 3 player in South Carolina and the No. 18 strongside defensive end in the country by Rivals.com • Rated the No. 11 defensive end in the country by ESPN.com • Ranked the No. 19 defensive end in the country by Scout.com • Member of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 • Senior season was shortened after undergoing brain surgery for a benign tumor • Made a full recovery and will be able to resume his football career • Had 54 tackles and five sacks, 10 TFL and 21 quarterback hurries before the surgery • Coached by Steve LaPrad • Two-time defending state heavyweight champion.
Personal
Son of Maria and James Quinn • Born May 18, 1990 • Nickname is "El Roy" • People
say he looks like Cheeseburger Eddie from the movie "The Longest Yard" • Favorite TV
shows are "Law & Order" and "House" • Listens to music before games • Would like to
guest star on WWE • Would like to visit Puerto Rico • Favorite NFL team is the Dallas
Cowboys • Enrolled in the General College.
