Quenton Meeks

Quenton Meeks (born June 20, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford.

Quenton Meeks
No. 29 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-06-20) June 20, 1996
San Diego, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Del Norte
(San Diego, California)
College:Stanford
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Second Team All-Pac-12 (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:8
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Meeks attended Del Norte High School in San Diego, California. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[1]

College career

Meeks played at Stanford from 2015 to 2017.[2] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[3][4] During his career he had 115 tackles, seven interceptions and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Meeks signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[5] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 6, 2018.[8]

On August 31, 2019, Meeks was waived by the Jaguars.[9]

Los Angeles Chargers

On October 1, 2019, Meeks was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad.[10] He signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019.[11] He was placed on the active/non-football illness list to start training camp on August 3, 2020,[12] and was activated from the list the next day.[13]

Personal life

His father is longtime NFL coach Ron Meeks, who grew up in Jacksonville. Ron attended Robert E. Lee High School.

References
  1. Signing Day: Del Norte High's Meeks picks Stanford; three from Poway girls soccer sign
  2. Ex-Nighthawk cornerback soaring at Stanford
  3. Stanford cornerback Quenton Meeks declares for NFL draft
  4. Stanford's Meeks declares for the NFL football draft
  5. "Jaguars announce 13 undrafted free agent signings". BigCatCountry.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. Oehser, John (September 1, 2018). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  7. Oehser, John (September 2, 2018). "Jaguars sign 10 players to practice squad". Jaguars.com.
  8. "Jaguars Promote CB Quenton Meeks to Active Roster". Jaguars.com. October 6, 2018.
  9. Oehser, John (August 31, 2019). "Roster reduction: Jaguars move to 53 players". Jaguars.com.
  10. "Chargers Promote TE Stephen Anderson to Active Roster". Chargers.com. October 1, 2019.
  11. "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  12. @AaronWilson_NFL (August 3, 2020). "Chargers' Quenton Meeks on non-football injury list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. "Chargers' Quenton Meeks: Moves off NFI list". CBSSports.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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