Quinton Flowers

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Quinton Flowers
Quinton Flowers at the 2015 Miami Beach Bowl.jpg
Flowers in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-02) December 2, 1994 (age 29)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami Jackson (Miami, Florida)
College: South Florida (2014–2017)
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Quinton Lenard Flowers (born December 2, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for the South Florida Bulls.

Contents

Early years

Flowers attended Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Florida. During his career, he passed 6,042 yards and had 2,002 yards rushing with 32 touchdowns. He committed to the University of South Florida (USF) to play college football. [1]

College career

2014 season

As a true freshman at South Florida, Flowers played in five games and made one start. He finished the season with 111 passing yards and two interceptions and also had 73 yards rushing.

2015 season

Flowers was named the starting quarterback in 2015. [2] He started all 13 games, completing 162 of 275 passes for 2,290 yards with a school record 22 passing touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also rushed for 991 yards and 12 touchdowns. [3]

2016 season

Flowers returned as the starter in 2016. [4] After rushing for a school record, 1,530 yards and 18 touchdowns, Flowers was named the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Conference. [5] Flowers also threw for 2,812 yards and 24 touchdowns with only seven interceptions. [6] He ranked second nationally in ESPN's Total QBR statistic in 2016. [7]

2017 season

During his senior season in 2017, Flowers rushed for his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, becoming the first quarterback to do so in school history. He also passed for 2,911 yards and a career-high 27 touchdowns with six interceptions. He was also named first-team All-Conference for the second year in a row. [8] Following the season, Flowers declared for the 2018 NFL draft.

USF Athletic Hall of Fame

In 2022, Flowers was inducted into the University of South Florida Athletic Hall of Fame. In school history, he ranks first in passing touchdowns (71), first in quarterback rating (146.5), first 1st in rushing attempts (598), first in rushing yards (3,672), first in rushing touchdowns (41), third in passing yards (8,124), third in interceptions (23), fourth in completions (565), and fourth in passing attempts (980). [9] He also ranks ninth all-time in rushing yards for FBS quarterbacks. In his Hall of Fame speech, Flowers talked about his life growing up and the struggles with suicide and losing his family members. [10]

College statistics

Legend
Led the NCAA (for quarterbacks)
Led the AAC (for quarterbacks)
BoldCareer high
SeasonGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsY/ATDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
South Florida Bulls
2014 582040.01115.60266.613735.60
2015 1316227558.92,2908.3228149.41919915.212
2016 1320733162.52,8128.5247153.61981,5307.718
2017 1218835453.12,9118.2256142.11961,0785.511
Career4356598057.78,1248.37123146.55983,6726.141

Accomplishments

Awards

NCAA Awards and Honors
AwardRef.
2016 CFPA National Performer of the Year
2016 AAC Offensive Player of the Year
2016 Birmingham Bowl MVP
2017 Birmingham Bowl MVP
2016 First-team All-AAC
2017 Second-team All-AAC
2016 Week 2 Offensive Player of the Week
2016 Week 10 Offensive Player of the Week
2017 Week 10 Offensive Player of the Week
2016 CFPA National Performer of Week 9
2016 CFPA National Performer of Week 11
2017 CFPA National Performer of Week 10 Honorable Mention
2017 CFPA National Performer of Week 13 Honorable Mention

Statistics

Note: These rankings are of NCAA, AAC, and USF records that are inside of the top ten.

AAC statistical rankings
StatisticRankValue
Passing touchdowns9th71
Interceptions3rd23
Passer rating(min. 200 attempts)8th146.5
Rushing attempts5th598
Rushing yards4th3,672
Rushing touchdowns2nd41
Yards per rushing attempt(min. 100 attempts)7th6.1
Rushing attempts(for quarterbacks)1st598
Rushing yards(for quarterbacks)1st3,672
Rushing touchdowns(for quarterbacks)1st41
Yards per rushing attempt(for quarterbacks, min. 100 attempts)1st6.1
USF statistical rankings [11] [12]
StatisticRankValue
Passing attempts4th980
Completions4th565
Completion percentage(min. 200 attempts)4th57.7
Passing yards3rd8,124
Passing touchdowns1st71
Interceptions3rd23
Passer rating(min. 200 attempts)1st146.5
Rushing attempts1st598
Rushing yards1st3,672
Rushing touchdowns1st41
Yards per rushing attempt(min. 100 attempts)5th6.1
Rushing attempts(for quarterbacks)1st598
Rushing yards(for quarterbacks)1st3,672
Rushing touchdowns(for quarterbacks)1st41
Yards per rushing attempt(for quarterbacks, min. 100 attempts)1st6.1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Broad jump
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		214 lb
(97 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.63 s1.56 s2.70 s4.35 s6.81 s9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [13] [14]

Cincinnati Bengals

Flowers was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018 as a running back. [15] [16] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [17] [18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2018. [19]

Flowers was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [20]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 1, 2019, Flowers was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad, but was released six days later. [21]

Tampa Bay Vipers

Flowers was selected in the fifth round of phase one of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers; although he was drafted as a running back, head coach Marc Trestman affirmed his intention to also play Flowers at quarterback. [22]

Flowers left the team for personal reasons on February 26, 2020. [23] He returned to the team on March 3, 2020, and requested to be traded. [24] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [25] He finished the season with 106 passing yards, 78 rushing yards, a passing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown.

Flowers was selected by the Jousters of The Spring League during its player selection draft on October 12, 2020, [26] but did not play with the league. [27]

FCF Beasts

2021 season

Flowers signed to play for the new Fan Controlled Football league for the 2021 season on January 12, 2021. [28]

Flowers appeared in his debut for the Beasts in Week 1 of the 2021 season, throwing for a touchdown on his first play and scrambling for two further touchdowns as the Beasts beat the Zappers, 48–44. [29] In Week 2, Flowers was franchise-tagged by the Beasts and played against the Wild Aces, though a majority of snaps were given to T.J. Edwards. Flowers once again threw for a touchdown on the first play of the game and rushed for two more touchdowns as the Beasts went on to win the game, 30–28. [30]

In Week 3, Flowers led the Beasts to their third straight win against the Glacier Boyz, throwing a touchdown to recently franchise-tagged Troy Evans on the opening drive and rushing for a touchdown on the following drive. The Beasts, then trailing late in the second half with thirty seconds on the clock, were able to tie the game with a passing touchdown from Flowers to Christian Saulsberry, winning soon after with a successful onside conversion. [31] In Week 4, the Beasts failed to finish the season undefeated. Flowers threw for one touchdown in the loss. [32] Flowers led the league with 271 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Beasts faced the Glacier Boyz. Flowers finished the game with 26 rushing yards and 44 passing yards. The Beasts would go on to lose, 38–20.

Orlando Guardians

On March 6, 2023, Flowers signed with the Orlando Guardians of the XFL in replace of Quinten Dormady who was under league investigation. [33] He joined a quarterback room containing former Denver Broncos first-round pick Paxton Lynch and another former FCF player in Deondre Francois.

In his first game, Flowers had two attempts to sneak the ball into the endzone from the two-yard line. His second attempt became his first touchdown of the season. [34]

Flowers was removed from the roster after the 2023 season. [35]

Professional career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high
XFL career statistics
YearTeamGamesPassingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDFumLost
2020 TB 40―81553.31067.10148.216784.9100
2023 ORL 10―00–0–00–221.0100
Career50―81553.31067.10148.218804.4200
FCF career statistics
YearTeamGamesPassingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTDFumLost
2021 BEA 443–1143836.83358.86191.1312718.7611
Career443–1143836.83358.86191.1312698.7611

Personal life

Flowers' father died in a drive-by shooting when Quinton was seven years old and his mother died of cancer in 2012. [36] Just days prior to his first college career start in 2014, his stepbrother was shot and killed. [37] [38] Flowers has admitted that he considered taking his own life in 2016, after an aunt died. [39] He has a wife, and one daughter. [40]

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