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.

Quinten Pounds
Personal information
Born: (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 27)
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
  • Second-team All-ELF (2022)
Career ELF statistics as of 2022
Receptions:127
Receiving yards:1,675
Return yards:1,245
Total touchdowns:21

Early life

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Pounds was born in Cypress, California and went to Cypress High School, where he participated in basketball and track and field as a high jumper, in addition to football.[1] As a senior in 2014, he led 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

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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

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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

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Cologne Centurions

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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

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Year Team GP Receiving Rushing
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

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  1. ^ a b c "Quinten Pounds - University of Washington Athletics". gohuskies.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Miles, Todd (September 26, 2017). "Pounds is next man up for Huskies' receiving corps". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "TOP 10 RECEIVING LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL IN 2021". EuropeanLeague.Football. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "ELF: No major surprises among final offensive stats leaders". American Football International. September 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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