Quan Cosby
Quantwan Juaray Cosby (born December 23, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a Return specialist and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, and the Jacksonville Jaguars over his four year career. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns where he won a National Championship. Prior to attending Texas, he played four years of minor-league baseball for the Anaheim Angels organization. Early LifeCosby Attended Mart High School in Mart, Texas. In 2011 he was named to the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame.[1] Baseball CareerCosby was drafted in the 6th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Anaheim Angels, 179th overall. Over the next four seasons he played 340 games at Centerfield in the Angels' Rookie and Single A teams in Arizona, Provo, and Cedar Rapids. [2] College FootballCosby attended the University of Texas where he played football from 2005 to 2008.[1] In 2007 he was name 2nd team All-Big 12 by the AP and an Honorable mention by the coaches.[1] In 2008, Cosby was named a team captain, along with Colt McCoy, Roy Miller and Brian Orakpo. Against Oklahoma he was part of an offense that, for the first time in school history, had a 100-yard rusher (Chris Ogbonnaya with 127 yards) and two 100-yard receivers - Cosby with 122 yards and Jordan Shipley with 112 yards.[3] That season he led the team with 92 receptions and receiving yards (both of which were 2nd most in school history at the time); and was again named 2nd team All-Big 12 by the AP and an Honorable mention by the coaches.[3] He also made the First Team Academic All-Big 12.[1] At the Fiesta Bowl, he set the school record for most receptions in a game with 14, which is still the school record for a bowl game.[3] He finished his career with 212 receptions, 2nd most in school history at the time behind only Roy Williams and 2,598 yards receiving, 3rd most in school history at the time behind Williams and Mike Adams.[3] After his college career was over, he played in the 2008 Senior Bowl.[1] In 2023 he was named to the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor.[1] Pro CareerHe was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Later LifeIn 2023, Cosby was awarded the Presidential Citation for Service to UT from the University of Texas at Austin.[4] References
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