Quinten Pounds Explained

Quinten Pounds
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:December 31, 1996
Birth Place:Cypress, California
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:180
High School:Cypress High School
College:Washington
Undraftedyear:2020
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-ELF (2022)
Statleague:ELF
Statseason:2022
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:127
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:1,675
Statlabel3:Return yards
Statvalue3:1,245
Statvalue4:21

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 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

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 Receiving Rushing
College Division I
2015 Washington3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Washington14 6 86 14.3 1 0 0 0 0
2017 Washington 8 10 155 15.5 1 1 0 0 0
2018 Washington7 8 166 20.8 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Washington 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
College total35 24 407 17 3 1 0 0 0
Source: gohuskies.com

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 Receiving Rushing
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 total20131 1678 12.9 21 0 0 0 0
Source: EuropeanLeague.Football

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quinten Pounds - University of Washington Athletics. gohuskies.com. March 13, 2022.
  2. News: Pounds is next man up for Huskies' receiving corps. Kitsap Sun. Todd. Miles. September 26, 2017. February 16, 2023.
  3. News: Despite three ACL injuries in four years, Quinten Pounds isn’t giving up on football or the Huskies. The Seattle Times. Maggie. Vanoni. August 15, 2019. February 16, 2023.
  4. News: UW wide receiver Quinten Pounds out for season, three players week-to-week. The News Tribune. Lauren. Kirschman. October 15, 2018. February 16, 2023.
  5. Web site: TOP 10 RECEIVING LEADERS OF THE EUROPEAN LEAGUE OF FOOTBALL IN 2021. EuropeanLeague.Football. March 13, 2022.
  6. News: ELF: No major surprises among final offensive stats leaders. American Football International. September 8, 2022. February 16, 2023.