The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2013
- Class:
- 2001
A big, physical, ferocious hitter and lockdown corner for the Longhorns and currently in his 12th NFL season, Quentin Jammer became UT's 14th unanimous All-American and its first Thorpe Award finalist as senior in 2001. Jammer capped his career by playing in 49 games with 41 starts. At the end of his four years at Texas, Jammer ranked first on the Horns career pass breakups list with 57, and first on the single-season list with 24 in 2001, both of which still currently rank second. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, Jammer's 20 pass breakups as a junior ranked third on the UT single-season list at the time and currently rank sixth. He also only allowed one touchdown pass in his 28 career starts at cornerback, including none as a senior. In his last two seasons, Jammer started all 25 games as the Longhorns posted a 20-5 record, including the first 11-win season and Top Five finish of the Mack Brown era in 2001, which concluded with a Holiday Bowl win over Washington. He was tabbed Texas' Team MVP as a senior. Prior to missing almost all of the 1999 season with a shoulder injury, he started all 12 games of the 1998 season, helping Texas to a 9-3 record and a Cotton Bowl win over Mississippi State, while ranking second on the team in tackles with 81. Jammer went on to be selected in the first round (fifth overall) by the San Diego Chargers in the 2002 NFL Draft and teamed with OT Mike Williams (fourth overall) to become the first duo in UT history to be selected in the NFL Draft's top five overall. He remained with the Chargers for the first 11 years of his career and was recently voted one of the 50 best Chargers of all-time. In San Diego, Jammer played in 172 games with 161 starts and started 157 of his last 158 games. He amassed 137 passes defended with 21 interceptions in San Diego prior to signing a free agent contract with the Denver Broncos in 2013. Jammer is a native of Angleton, Texas, where he attended Angleton High School. He played safety, linebacker, wide receiver and ultimately, as a senior, quarterback, during his prep career. His brother, Quandre Diggs, is a current starting cornerback for the Longhorns. Jammer has three sons, Kaden, Kaleb and Kasen, and is very active in the community through the Jammer Family Foundation, whose mission is empowering disadvantaged youth. The foundation partnered with the San Pasqual Academy in San Diego, a first-of-its-kind residential education campus designed specifically for foster teens. In March 2009, San Diego County Supervisors Greg Cox and Ron Roberts presented the Jammers with a proclamation, honoring them for their work with the Academy. And in February '09, the Harlem Globetrotters honored Jammer during a tour stop at the San Diego Sports Arena.
