GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2008 (16/0)
NFL TOTALS: 16 games, 0 starts
POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts
TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2008 draft.
Young, explosive pass rusher who played in all 16 games as a rookie … Expected to see expanded role and increased playing time … Was selected in the second round with the 52nd overall pick as part of a trade with Tampa Bay … Second Auburn player drafted by the Jaguars (Kevin McLeod, 6th round, 1998) … Third-highest drafted defensive end in franchise history (2008, Derrick Harvey, 1st round, 1996, Tony Brackens, 2nd R round) …
Played in all 16 games as a rookie … Saw action in defensive line rotation and on special teams … Totaled 17 tackles (12 solo), 2.5 sacks, 11 QB pressures, one forced fumble and four special teams tackles … Played in first NFL game on 9/7 at TEN and had one QB pressure
… 9/14 vs. BUF: Registered first career sack off Trent Edwards and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Jaguars. Added three solo tackles and one QB pressure … 10/5 vs. PIT: Made two tackles and split a sack of Ben Roethlisberger with Reggie Hayward … 10/12 at DEN:
Recorded two assisted tackles and one QB pressure … Had one QB pressure and one pass defensed on 11/23 vs. MIN … 12/1 at HOU: Recorded two solo tackles, one for a loss and two QB pressures … 12/14 vs. GB: Posted a season-high four tackles and one sack of Aaron Rodgers … Had two tackles in the season-finale on 12/28 at BAL.
Played in 49 games with 23 starts in four seasons … Career totals included 117 tackles (74 solo), 26 sacks, 37 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles and 38 QB pressures … Tied Auburn's
22-year old career record of 26 quarterback sacks held by Gerald Robinson …C One of four players in school history to record 20 or more career sacks … Named one of 10 finalists in 2007 for the Awards and Recognition Association (ARA) Sportsmanship Award, which is given annually to one outstanding NCAA Division I football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship …
Started seven of 11 games as a senior and recorded 38 tackles with three sacks and led SEC with 23 QB pressures … Started all 13 games as a junior at RDE and totaled 35 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles …Tied for sixth on school's single season record list with 9.5 sacks … All-SEC first team choice by the league's coaches and Associated Press … Appeared in all 12 games as a sophomore with three starts at DE and finished with 21 tackles, six sacks, eight tackles for loss and one forced fumble … Played in all 13 games in DE rotation as a freshman … Recorded 23 tackles and tied for third in the SEC with 7.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss … Saw action in two games in 2003 before being redshirted … Graduated with a degree in criminology.
Married (Treska) … Attended Greenville-Weston (Miss.) High … Four-year starter and finished senior season with 86 tackles, 22 sacks and three fumble recoveries … Also played TE … Earned USA Today All-USA second team honors … Also lettered in basketball and competed in the discus and long jump in track and was member of the powerlifting team … Wife Treska was a member of Auburn track team ... Met fans and signed autographs at 2008 CitiCards/Jaguars ticket giveaway … Attended the 2008 Boys & Girls Club Steak and Steak event … Supported the Soles4Souls organization, an organization that provides new or used shoes to people in need … Visited children at Wolfson Children's Hospital where he distributed gifts, teddy bears and autographed items … Owns music label,Major League Entertainment ... Hosted the inaugural Quentin Groves Auburn Scholarship Golf Tournament in April 2009 to benefit the Jacksonville Auburn Club Educational Scholarship Fund ... Visited West Jacksonville Elementary to reward participants in the 2009 Jaguars Readers Program ... Partnered with North Florida Institute in July 2009 to provide free haircuts for 150 boys of single parent homes ... Resides in Greenville, Miss. … Full name: Quentin Groves.RD ANGULO’S POSTSEASON STATISTICS