The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008 Football Roster
Roster
Quan Cosby
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mart, Texas
- High School:
- Mart
· Career statistics
· Quan Cosby: 2009 Fiesta Bowl highlights
· 2008 season highlights video
· 2007 season highlights video
· 2006 season highlights video
· 2005 season highlights video
Former prep QB and minor league baseball player who developed into one of the Big 12[apos]s top wideouts ... also one of the league[apos]s top kick returners ... a two-time All-Big 12 selection ... along with QB Colt McCoy, part of UT[apos]s all-time leading duo for completions between a QB and a WR with 191 ... started 35 of his 52 career games at wide receiver ... posted 212 receptions (No. 2 on UT[apos]s all-time list) for 2,598 yards (No. 3 on UT[apos]s all-time list) and 19 TDs (No. 4 on UT[apos]s all-time list) ... caught a pass in 47 of 52 career games, including a streak of 44 consecutive games (No. 2 on UT[apos]s all-time list) to finish his career ... also returned 73 kickoffs (No. 1 on UT[apos]s all-time list) for 1,731 yards (No. 1 on UT[apos]s all-time list), including a 91-yard TD, for a 23.7 ypr average (No. 6 on UT[apos]s all-time list) and 33 punts for 372 yards (11.3 ypr) and a TD ... recorded 4,701 all-purpose yards (No. 6 on UT[apos]s all-time list) on 318 career plays (14.8 ypp) ... notched seven career plays of 50 or more yards (four rec./two KR/one PR) ... started all 13 games in 2008 ... a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist ... a consensus second-team All-Big 12 performer ... caught 92 passes (No. 2 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 1,123 yards (No. 3 on UT[apos]s single-season list) and 10 TDs (T-No. 4 on UT[apos]s single-season list) ... caught a pass in all 13 games and at least six in 10 of the 13 games ... posted four 100-yard receiving games and tallied six games with 80 or more receiving yards ... returned 17 kickoffs for 350 yards (20.6 ypr) ... compiled 1,511 all-purpose yards on 115 plays (13.1 ypp) ... played in all 13 games, starting 11, in 2007 ... tabbed second-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News as a returner ... posted 60 catches (No. 6 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 680 yards and five TDs ... returned 42 kickoffs (No. 1 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 1,017 yards (No. 1 on UT[apos]s single-season list), including a 91-yard TD, for a 24.2 ypr average (No. 7 on UT[apos]s single season list) ... also returned 19 punts for 178 yards (9.4 ypr) ... appeared in all 13 games in 2006, starting eight ... caught 45 passes for 525 yards and two TDs ... returned 13 kickoffs for 334 yards (25.7 ypr) and two punts for 64 yards (32.0 ypr), including a 55-yard TD return ... registered 923 all-purpose yards on 60 plays (15.4 ypp) ... played in all 13 games, starting three, at flanker in 2005 ... posted 15 receptions for 270 yards and two TDs in 2005, helping UT win the National Championship ... also returned six punts for 92 yards (15.3 ypr) ... former two-time all-state football player who signed with Texas originally in 2001, but elected to play minor league baseball ... was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the sixth round ... after four years in the Angels[apos] farm system, signed with Texas again in 2005 ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2008 ... a three-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll.
SENIOR (2008)
Started all 13 games at wide receiver while also returning punts and kickoffs ... along with fellow WR Jordan Shipley, became part of the top single-season receiving duo in both receptions and yards, combining to post 181 receptions for 2,183 yards ... a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist ... tabbed second-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Waco Tribune-Herald and honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league[apos]s coaches ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... caught 92 passes (No. 2 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 1,123 yards (No. 3 on UT[apos]s single-season list) and 10 TDs (T-No. 4 on UT[apos]s single-season list) ... caught a pass in all 13 games and at least six passes in 10 of 13 games ... posted four 100-yard receiving games and tallied six games with 80 or more receiving yards ... returned 17 kickoffs for 350 yards ... also returned six punts for 38 yards ... compiled 1,511 all-purpose yards on 115 plays (13.1 ypp) ... recorded three receptions for 34 yards against FAU ... led the team with eight catches for 154 yards and a TD at UTEP ... added a 16-yard punt return against the Miners ... tallied a team-high seven receptions for 90 yards and a TD versus Rice ... totaled 168 all-purpose yards against the Owls ... posted five catches for 67 yards and a TD against Arkansas ... totaled 130 all-purpose yards versus the Razorbacks ... led the squad in receptions and finished with nine catches for 71 yards at Colorado ... recorded nine receptions for a team-high 122 yards against No. 1 Oklahoma ... added three kickoff returns for 54 yards versus the Sooners ... hauled in seven catches for 74 yards in a win over No. 11 Missouri ... added three kickoff returns for 73 yards against the Tigers and surpassed Mike Adams to become the UT all-time leader in career kickoff return yards ... along with Colt McCoy, became the UT all-time leading duo for completions between a QB and a WR in that game ... posted eight receptions for 76 yards and a TD against No. 6 Oklahoma State ... added four kickoff returns for 70 yards against the Cowboys ... notched two receptions and a 23-yard kickoff return at No. 7 Texas Tech despite missing most of the game with a back injury ... returned the next week to post a team-high eight catches for 111 yards and two TDs against Baylor ... led the receiving corps with six catches for 70 yards and a TD at Kansas ... caught six passes for 80 yards and a TD versus Texas A&M ... posted career highs in both receptions (14) and yards (171) to go along with two TDs in UT[apos]s 24-21 victory over No. 10 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl ... the 14 receptions were a UT bowl record and the 171 receiving yards were the second most in a bowl game in UT history.
JUNIOR (2007)
Played in all 13 games, starting 11 ... tabbed second-team All-Big 12 by The Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman and San Antonio Express-News as a returner ... named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league[apos]s coaches... earned the Longhorn Club Sportsmanship Award ... was named one of UT[apos]s Most Consistent Offensive Players and one of the Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Players ... posted 60 catches (No. 6 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 680 yards and five TDs ... returned 42 kickoffs (No. 1 on UT[apos]s single-season list) for 1,017 yards (No. 1 on UT[apos]s single-season list), including a 91-yard TD, for a 24.2 ypr average (No. 7 on UT[apos]s single season list) ... also returned 19 punts for 178 yards (9.4 ypr) ... ranked 34th nationally after averaging 144.2 all-purpose yards per game ... posted at least 180 all-purpose yards in six-of-13 games ... tallied at least three receptions in 10-of-13 games and at least five receptions in eight-of-13 ... posted five receptions for 29 yards and a 30-yard punt return against Arkansas State ... hauled in six passes for 51 yards versus No. 19 TCU ... set a career high in receptions by catching 10 passes for 67 yards, while tallying 196 all-purpose yards, at UCF ... totaled five receptions for 66 yards and a TD versus Rice ... compiled 186 all-purpose yards against Kansas State, including two receptions for 33 yards and a TD and five kickoff returns for 124 yards ... recorded three receptions for 37 yards, while tallying 188 all-purpose yards, against No. 10 Oklahoma ... caught five balls for 46 yards and a TD at Iowa State ... hauled in five receptions for 30 yards at Baylor ... led the receiving corps with five receptions for a career-high 113 yards, including a season-long 36-yarder, in a victory over Nebraska ... totaled 190 all-purpose yards against the Huskers ... returned four kickoffs for 87 yards and tallied four receptions for 47 yards at Oklahoma State ... hauled in eight passes for 94 yards and a career-high two TDs against Texas Tech, while posting 185 all-purpose yards ... added 182 all-purpose yards, including a 91-yard kickoff return TD, at Texas A&M ... added a 55-yard reception, a 21-yard punt return and four kickoff returns for 73 yards against No. 12 Arizona State in the Holiday Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2006)
Appeared in all 13 games, starting eight ... earned UT[apos]s Coca-Cola Community Service Award ... caught 45 passes for 525 yards and two TDs ... caught at least one pass in all 13 games ... returned 13 kickoffs for 334 yards (25.7 ypr) and two punts for 64 yards (32.0 ypr), including a 55-yard TD return ... registered 923 all-purpose yards on 60 plays (15.4 ypp) ... posted a reception, kick return and punt return of at least 50 yards ... also completed one pass for 34 yards ... opened the season with two catches for 20 yards and one punt return for nine yards against North Texas ... caught three passes for 22 yards against No. 1 Ohio State ... had one catch for 21 yards at Rice ... completed first career pass for 34 yards, notched one catch for 13 yards and had two kickoff returns for 41 yards against Iowa State ... returned a punt 55 yards for a TD and caught four passes for 37 yards against Sam Houston State ... added a reception for 16 yards against No. 14 Oklahoma ... posted two receptions for 24 yards in a victory over Baylor ... totaled three receptions for 28 yards and one TD at No. 17 Nebraska after opening the game with a 78-yard kickoff return ... made seven receptions for 79 yards and one TD at Texas Tech ... caught four balls for 101 yards against Oklahoma State ... hauled in three passes for 38 yards at Kansas State ... added seven catches for 67 yards against Texas A&M ... added seven more receptions for 59 yards in the Alamo Bowl versus Iowa.
FRESHMAN (2005)
Played in all 13 games, starting three, at flanker ... posted 15 receptions for 270 yards and two TDs in 2005 ... also chipped in on special teams, returning six punts for 92 yards (15.3 ypr) ... tallied three catches for 25 yards in the first eight games before notching 12 catches for 245 yards and two TDs in the final five games ... recorded the first catch of his career against La.-Lafayette ... had one reception against Rice and No. 7 Texas Tech ... posted two receptions for 79 yards, including a 55-yard TD reception, against Baylor ... made one catch against Kansas, but it was a career-long 64-yard reception that went for his second TD of the season ... caught three passes for 34 yards in Texas[apos] victory at Texas A&M ... posted a career-high four receptions for 52 yards in the Big 12 Championship game against Colorado ... made two receptions for 16 yards in Texas[apos] 41-38 victory over USC for the National Championship ... returned the first punt of his career in the first game against Colorado for 10 yards ... brought back three punts for a total of 68 yards against No. 7 Texas Tech, including a 38-yarder to the Tech eight-yard line that set up a TD ... returned one punt for 12 yards against Kansas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Terry Cron at Mart H.S. ... former two-time all-state football player who signed with Texas originally in 2001, but elected to play minor league baseball ... a second-team All-USA selection by USA Today at quarterback in 2000 ... a two-time first-team 2A all-state selection at quarterback and defensive back ... led his team to the 2A Div. II State Championship game as a junior and senior, winning as a junior ... recorded 6,177 yards of total offense and produced 85 TDs (55 rush/30 pass) in his final two prep seasons ... tabbed the 2A Texas Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-state after registering 3,329 yards of total offense and 42 TDs as a senior ... rushed for 1,924 yards and 29 TDs and completed 91-of-173 passes for 1,405 yards and 13 TDs ... also was tabbed first-team 2A all-state as a defensive back and a kick returner ... had 161 tackles and five interceptions (one returned for a TD) ... averaged 29.6 yards on eight kickoff returns and 26.2 yards on 19 punt returns ... returned one kickoff and five punts for TDs ... tallied 2,848 yards of total offense and led his team to a 15-0 record and the 2A Div. II State Championship as a junior ... rushed for 1,532 and 26 TDs and threw for 1,316 yards and 17 TDs ... returned nine kicks for TDs (seven punts, two kickoffs) ... posted seven interceptions on defense ... finished prep career with 480 tackles and 21 career INTs ... hit .479 with three home runs and 33 RBI as a senior in baseball ... stole 81-of-82 bases as a junior and senior ... 2001 2A state champion in both the 100m (10.46) and 200m (21.31) in track.
BASEBALL
Drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the sixth round of the 2001 draft ... an outfielder who played four seasons in the Angels farm system, two in Rookie League and two at Class A ... hit .260 in 340 career games ... played for the Class A Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwest League from 2003-04 ... hit .249 with 34 RBI, five home runs, 12 triples, eight doubles and 24 stolen bases in 119 games in 2004 ... hit .249 with four doubles, 21 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 104 games in 2003 ... played for the Provo Angels of the Pioneer League in 2002 ... hit .302 with nine doubles, 29 RBI and 22 stolen bases in 76 games that year ... opened his career with the Angels of the Arizona League in 2001 ... played in 41 games and hit .243 with eight RBI and eight stolen bases.
PERSONAL
Born in Waco, Texas ... graduated with a degree in social work ... a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... a two-time member of UT[apos]s Athletics Director[apos]s Honor Roll ... active in UT[apos]s community service program ... helped organize an event with Wonders and Worries to bring together the Longhorns and children whose parents are dealing with severe illnesses ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly visits patients at the Austin Children[apos]s Hospital ... read to children at schools and volunteered with the inner-city communities through minor league baseball ... organized a meet and greet with members of The Rise School of Austin and clients of The Arc of the Capital Area, giving over 200 disabled children a chance to meet the Longhorns ... enjoys working out and playing video games ... brother, Richard Green, played football (running back) for Howard Payne University (1997-2000) ... twin brother, Quincy, played football (running back) at Baylor (2003).
THE COSBY FILE
I can[apos]t live without: Jesus
Favorite movies: Bad Boys 1 & 2
Favorite sports movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite actor: Chris Tucker
Favorite actress: Halle Berry
My sports hero: Deion Sanders
Nobody knows how much I like to: Help others
Favorite book: Purpose Driven Life
Favorite TV show: Law & Order
Favorite channels: ESPN, TNT
Favorite video game: MVP Baseball
Favorite cartoon character: Wolverine
After my football career is over, I hope to: Have a family and a degree
