Quincy Adeboyejo
Former Ole Miss wide receiver and Michigan Panthers draftee.
Quincy Oluwadare Adeboyejo (born May 26, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Ole Miss.
Quick Facts
- Number
- 18
- Position
- Wide receiver
- Born
- 26 May 1995
- Birthplace
- Cedar Hill, Texas, U.S.
- High school
- Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas)
- College
- Ole Miss (2013–2016)
- Former teams
- Baltimore Ravens (2017–2018)
- New York Jets (2019)
- New England Patriots (2019–2020)
- Michigan Panthers (2022)
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Early life
Adeboyejo attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, where he played football and ran track. He was a member of USA Football's Under-19 national team at the 2013 International Bowl and earned an Associated Press All-State honorable mention as a senior after 91 catches for 1,265 yards and 17 touchdowns. He helped Cedar Hill reach the Texas Class 5A Division 2 State Championship game, losing 35–24 to Katy High School. Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, he committed to Ole Miss under head coach Hugh Freeze.
College career
Adeboyejo played in 51 games at Ole Miss, totaling 106 catches for 1,454 yards and 11 touchdowns. As a freshman, he recorded seven receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown, with his first career reception against Southeast Missouri State and his first touchdown against Troy. In his sophomore season, he had 26 receptions for 313 yards and two touchdowns, including a 33-yard touchdown reception at Texas A&M and a season-high six catches for 73 yards against Arkansas. He also played in the 2013 Music City Bowl and the 2014 Peach Bowl.
Professional career
Adeboyejo signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017, then signed to the practice squad and promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2017. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list on August 31, 2018, with a leg injury. After being waived with a non-football injury designation in 2019, he signed with the New York Jets and later the New England Patriots practice squad. He was selected by the Michigan Panthers in the 2022 USFL draft but opted out for health reasons.
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