Quin Blanding Explained

Quin Blanding
Position:Safety
Birth Date:1 May 1996
Birth Place:Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:210
High School:Bayside
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College:Virginia
Undraftedyear:2018
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Quin Blanding (born May 1, 1996) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Virginia. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018.

Early life

Blanding attended Bayside High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1] In high school, he played quarterback, tight end, wide receiver, and safety. He was rated by Rivals.com and Scout.com as a five-star recruit.[2] [3] Rivals had him ranked as the best safety and fifth best player overall. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.[4]

College career

Blanding immediately became a starter as a true freshman in 2014.[5] He became the first freshman to start the opening game for Virginia at safety since Tony Blount in 1976. He started all 12 games and recorded 123 tackles, which led all freshman and broke Ahmad Brooks Virginia freshman record.[6] He also added three interceptions and one sack. After the season, he was named the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year.[7]

Blanding also started all twelve games in 2015 and maintained his rank of number 2 in the ACC with 115 tackles.[8] In 2016, he broke school records, ending the season with a total of 358 tackles, putting him at number 9 in career tackles in UVA history. As the 2017 season continued, Blanding led his team into a secured bowl game, ending the Georgia Tech game with an interception.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Blanding was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2018.[9] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[10]

Carolina Panthers

On December 31, 2018, Blanding signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers.[11] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] [13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 30, 2019.[14]

On September 5, 2020, Blanding was waived by the Panthers.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. http://hamptonroads.com/2013/10/football-baysides-blanding-it-runs-family For Bayside's Blanding, it runs in the family
  2. https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Quin-Blanding-126198 Rivals.com bio
  3. http://virginia.scout.com/player/6146186n-quin-blanding Scout.com
  4. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/8995746/quin-blanding-commits-virginia-cavaliers-2014 Quin Blanding commits to Virginia
  5. http://articles.dailypress.com/2014-08-07/sports/dp-spt-feature-uva-quin-blanding-0808-20140807_1_quin-blanding-virginia-beach-freshman Virginia's Quin Blanding on fast track to becoming freshman starter
  6. http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/football/article_d07b4e6f-07ac-5005-9bd8-06be78caeaa7.html U.Va.'s Blanding not a freshman anymore
  7. http://www.dailypress.com/sports/uva/dp-spt-uva-quin-blanding-acc-defensive-rookie-of-year-1203-20141202-story.html Virginia's Quin Blanding caps monster first season with ACC Defensive Rookie of Year honors
  8. News: Quin Blanding Bio - VirginiaSports.com - University of Virginia Official Athletics Website - UVA Cavaliers Football. November 6, 2017. en. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107060407/http://www.virginiasports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/quin_blanding_910310.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Redskins Sign 13 College Free Agents. Czarda, Stephen. Redskins.com. May 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503050840/https://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-13-College-Free-Agents/9831e874-4e61-47da-a955-4f4923caf97d. May 3, 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
  11. Web site: Panthers sign 13 players to future contracts. Panthers.com. December 31, 2018.
  12. News: Henson, Max . Panthers announce second wave of cuts as 53-man roster takes shape . Panthers.com . August 31, 2019 . August 31, 2019.
  13. Web site: Panthers add eight players to 2019 practice squad. Henson, Max. Panthers.com. September 1, 2019.
  14. News: Bryan, Will . Panthers sign nine players to reserve future contracts for 2020 . Panthers.com . December 30, 2019 . December 30, 2019.
  15. Web site: Panthers reduce roster to 53 players. Simmons, Myles. Panthers.com. September 5, 2020.

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