Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. (born May 21, 1979) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Albany State University, a position he has held since 2023. Gray played professionally as a quarterback four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and one season each in the United Football League (UFL) and NFL Europe. He played college football at Florida A&M University.
 Gray in 2023 | |||||||||
| Albany State Golden Rams | |||||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 21, 1979 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard | ||||||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||
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| Career: | 6–7 (.462) | ||||||||
Gray was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2003 and the Jaguars from 2005 to 2007. During the 2008 off-season, Gray signed with both the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts before joining the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2008 season. He ended his professional football career playing for the New York Sentinels of the UFL in 2009.
Early life
editGray attended Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was a letterman. He was a star in football as a quarterback, in baseball as a pitcher, and in basketball. In football, he won All-Region and All-District honors.
College career
editGray decided to attend Florida A&M University and set several FAMU records as a football player, including all-time leader in passing yards (7,378), all-time leader in pass attempts (1,113), all-time leader in pass completions (562) and all-time leader in TD passes (57). He also holds the school's single-game record for most pass attempts (65 vs. North Carolina A&T in 2001).[1]
Professional career
editJacksonville Jaguars
editIn 2002, Gray attended training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in three preseason games, completing 5 of 8 passes for 55 yards and one interception. In 2003, he was allocated to NFL Europe, where he led the Frankfurt Galaxy to a win in World Bowl XI.
He attended the Jaguars training camp the next year, winning the 3rd quarterback position. He first saw action in a regular season game with the season finale against the Tennessee Titans in the 2005 season, completing 14 passes for 100 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions for a passer rating of 119.0. He again saw action in the 2006 season finale versus the Kansas City Chiefs, entering the game to replace David Garrard in the third quarter. Down 28–10, he nearly led the Jaguars to a comeback, completing 13 of 22 passes 166 yards, with no interceptions, and rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In October 2007, he became starting quarterback of the Jaguars due to an injury to Garrard. Gray went 2–1 as the starter. He also started the last game of the season against Houston Texans, losing 42–28. Gray became an unrestricted free agent following the 2007 season.
Houston Texans
editOn March 24, 2008, the Houston Texans signed Gray to a one-year, $645,000 contract.[2] He was released by the team on June 9.
Indianapolis Colts
editWith quarterback Peyton Manning out of the early portion of 2008 Training Camp with a knee injury, Gray signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[3] He was released on August 30, 2008.
Kansas City Chiefs
editOn October 22, 2008, Gray was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs after quarterbacks Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard were placed on injured reserve.[4] In a game against the Buffalo Bills in week 11, Gray made his only appearance of the season when he came in during the last minutes of a blowout. He completed 6 straight passes on his first drive, including a touchdown to Dwayne Bowe. On his next drive, he completed another pass and topped off his dominant performance with a 27-yard run as time expired. This would be the highlight of his career.[5] The Chiefs released Gray on March 11, 2009.
New York Sentinels
editGray was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on August 5, 2009.[6] He was released before the team's 2010 season began in Hartford, Connecticut.
Coaching career
editIn 2017, Gray became head coach at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He left the position in 2020 to become quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State University.[7]
Albany State
editOn January 23, 2023, Albany State hired Gray to be their next head coach.[8]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Albany State Golden Rams (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Albany State | 6–5 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Albany State | 0–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Albany State: | 6–7 | 6–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Lincoln Trojans () (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Lincoln | 5–7 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2018 | Lincoln | 7–5 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2019 | Lincoln | 8–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Lincoln: | 20–16 | 8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–16 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Quinn Gray - Assistant - Football Coaches".
- ^ Demovsky, Rob (March 24, 2008). "Chillar add options at LB". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Green Bay, Wisconsin. p. C2. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts". www.colts.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2008.
- ^ Chiefs sign quarterback Quinn Gray
- ^ "Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - November 23rd, 2008". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Quinn Gray Signs with UFL New York | United Football League (UFL) news, opinion, and discussion - UFLAccess.com". Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ^ Sharrock, Rory (April 23, 2020). "Quinn Gray resigns as football head coach at Lincoln". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Meaux, Aaron (January 25, 2023). "Quinn Gray introduced as new head football coach at Albany State". WALB. Retrieved February 25, 2023.