2017 Football Roster
Smith, Quinn

Jersey Number 83
Quinn Smith
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 254
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- La Costa Canyon HS
Bio
CAREER
• Played in 17 games, making one start
2018 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in five games, making a start at Nevada
2017 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all 12 games, mainly on special teams
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
• Participated in the spring practice session
• Recorded one reception for 11 yards in the Spring Game
• Transferred to Oregon State in the offseason arriving on campus in January
• Arrived on campus with three years to play three seasons
• Had to sit out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
• Played tight end and long snapper at Lafayette
• Played in 10 games making 6 catches for 78 yards in 2015
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2014 and ’15
LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
• All-Avocado League First Team selection at tight end
• Averaged 15.6 yards per catch with four touchdowns during his prep career
• Served as a team captain as a senior
• Also played defensive end and long snapper earning three letters
• Played in the West Coast Bowl all-star game
• Played forward on the basketball team, helping lead the squad to three CIF titles and one state championship appearance
• Earned three letters on the hardwood earning the Coaches’ Award and the Most Improved Player Award
PERSONAL
• Born in San Diego, Calif.
• Son of Tim and Linda Smith
• Has one brother, Kellen, and a sister, Dylann
• Father, Tim, played football at the University of Arizona
• Great uncle, Dave Skrien, coached in the Canadian Football League leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Grey Cup in 1972
• Earned the Maverick of the Year award in high school (character and embodiment ofschool values)
• On leadership committees for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Young Life clubs
nity service projects including as a four-year summer intern at C3 Church in San Diego and an Adopt-a-Block program with Dream Center Los Angeles
• Played in 17 games, making one start
2018 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Played in five games, making a start at Nevada
2017 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Played in all 12 games, mainly on special teams
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
• Participated in the spring practice session
• Recorded one reception for 11 yards in the Spring Game
• Transferred to Oregon State in the offseason arriving on campus in January
• Arrived on campus with three years to play three seasons
• Had to sit out the 2016 season due to NCAA transfer rules
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE
• Played tight end and long snapper at Lafayette
• Played in 10 games making 6 catches for 78 yards in 2015
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2014 and ’15
LA COSTA CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
• All-Avocado League First Team selection at tight end
• Averaged 15.6 yards per catch with four touchdowns during his prep career
• Served as a team captain as a senior
• Also played defensive end and long snapper earning three letters
• Played in the West Coast Bowl all-star game
• Played forward on the basketball team, helping lead the squad to three CIF titles and one state championship appearance
• Earned three letters on the hardwood earning the Coaches’ Award and the Most Improved Player Award
PERSONAL
• Born in San Diego, Calif.
• Son of Tim and Linda Smith
• Has one brother, Kellen, and a sister, Dylann
• Father, Tim, played football at the University of Arizona
• Great uncle, Dave Skrien, coached in the Canadian Football League leading the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the Grey Cup in 1972
• Earned the Maverick of the Year award in high school (character and embodiment ofschool values)
• On leadership committees for Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Young Life clubs
nity service projects including as a four-year summer intern at C3 Church in San Diego and an Adopt-a-Block program with Dream Center Los Angeles
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