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  Joan Quezada

Joan Quezada

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Union City, NJ

High School:
Emerson

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 222

Position:
Defensive Back

Birthdate:
02/08/1984

2004: Started all 11 games at strong safety ... Finished sixth on the team with 44 tackles (27 solo, 17 assisted) ... Established a career-high for tackles in a single season ... Recorded two tackles behind the line of scrimmage for minus-10 yards ... Broke up seven passes, intercepted one and recovered two fumbles and returned them for a combined 46 yards ... Tied for sixth in the Atlantic 10 with two fumbles recovered ... Was in on five tackles and broke up a pass versus Mississippi State (9/18) ... Totaled three tackles and broke up a pair of passes at Delaware (10/2) ... Made four tackles each in back-to-back games against Richmond and James Madison (10/16) ... Posted three tackles, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass versus Northeastern (10/23) ... Intercepted a pass and was in on four tackles versus Massachusetts (10/30) ... Made five tackles and deflected a pass against Hofstra (11/6) ... Was in on four stops, including two behind the line (-10 yards), recovered a fumble and returned it 46 yards and broke up a pass at Rhode Island ... Made four tackles versus New Hampshire.

2003: Stared all eleven games at strong safety for the Black Bears, finishing sixth on the team with 42 total tackles ... Added four tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Also had four punt returns for 17 yards, with a long of 13 yards ... Recorded five tackles in the season opener against Montana (8/30) ... Intercepted Hofsta (9/6) quarterback Anton Clarkson and returned it 16 yards ... Had eight tackles against Florida International (9/13) ... At Northeastern (10/18), had six tackles, including one for a loss of three yards, and a fumble recovery ... Recorded four tackles and a forced fumble at Delaware (11/1) ... Had a season-high nine tackles at New Hampshire (11/22), which included three tackles for loss.

2002: Saw action in 12 games, making three starts at the strong safety position ... Had a season-high six tackles in Maine's NCAA I-AA playoff win at Appalachian State (11/30) ... His interception of Mountaineer quarterback Joe Burchette late in the third quarter led to the first of Maine's two touchdowns in the come-from-behind playoff win ... Had a three-yard interception return for a touchdown in the win over New Hampshire (11/23)... Also recorded an interception against Hofstra (10/26) ... Recipient of Maine's Defensive Thurlow Cooper Award as defensive rookie of the year.

BEFORE MAINE: Played quarterback and defensive back for coach Ed Marinez at Emerson High School ... Earned Hudson County All-Area and All-County honors at quarterback, and was a third team All-Group IV selection ... Led Emerson to the conference title in 2001 ... An honor roll student who finished with perfect attendance.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 8, 1984 ... Son of Julio Quezada and Santa Rivera ... A Business major.