- Quentin Coryatt
NFL player
DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1970|8|1|mf=y
Birthplace=St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
DateofDeath=
Position=Linebacker
College=Texas A&M
DraftedYear=1992
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 2
DatabaseFootball=CORYAQUE01
years=1992-1998
1999
teams=Indianapolis Colts Dallas Cowboys Quentin John Coryatt (born
August 1 ,1970 inSaint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands ) is a formerAmerican football linebacker in the NFL who played for theIndianapolis Colts and theDallas Cowboys between 1992 and 1999.Coryatt attended Baytown Lee high school in
Baytown, Texas . He accepted a football scholarship to attendTexas A&M University . In his junior season at Texas A&M, he gained notoriety in a nationally televised game in 1991 by knocking outTexas Christian University wide receiver Kyle McPherson with a ferocious hit on a pass over the middle, breaking McPherson's jaw in three places.ESPN named it the "Hit of the Year". In his junior season, the Aggie defense ranked first in the nation. He was selected second teamAll-American and all-SWC, and also was named the SWC Defensive Player of the Year. Coryatt elected to forgo his senior season and declare for the1992 NFL Draft . He was drafted by theIndianapolis Colts in the 1st round with the second overall pick. [ [http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?PRID=10201 Texas A&M Athletics Quentin Coryatt and Four ´91 Wrecking Crew to be Honorary Game Captains ] ] In 2008, days before the2008 NFL Draft ,SI.com listed him as modern-era draft bust. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nfl.draft.busts/content.9.html Top Draft Busts of the Modern Era] ]Coryatt played in 78 games over a six year stretch for the Colts, and although he was a solid contributor, he never lived up to the stardom that was expected of him by virtue of his high draft status. After spending the 1998 season on injured reserve, Coryatt joined the Cowboys for the 1999 season, appearing in four games for Dallas. Coryatt retired after the 1999 season.
He currently runs a program for disadvantaged youth in Houston.
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