The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Quincy Vasser
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Nyack, N.Y.
- High School:
- Nyack
A two-year player who came to the Longhorns from Navarro College ... played defensive end in 2015 before transitioning to tight end and special teams in 2016 ... played in 19 career games.
SENIOR (2016)
Played in 11 games on special teams ... totaled three tackles ... made appearances against No. 10 Notre Dame, UTEP, Oklahoma State ... played against OU and recorded one kickoff return for 11 yards ... had one kickoff for 14 yards against Baylor ... had three solo tackles against Kansas ... also had one kick-off return for a total of five yards.
JUNIOR (2015)
Played in eight games on defense and special teams, missing Notre Dame, Cal, Oklahoma State and Kansas State … recorded seven tackles … collected two tackles against Rice … set a season high with three tackles at TCU … made two tackles versus Kansas.
BEFORE TEXAS
Transfer from Navarro College … spent one season at Hargrave Military Academy after playing at Nyack High School in Upper Nyack, N.Y. … tabbed second-team National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America in 2014 … also named first-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) … rated No. 36 JUCO (No. 7 DE) nationally by Rivals … ranked No. 36 JUCO (No. 3 SDE) nationally and No. 4 JUCO overall in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 45 JUCO (No. 4 DE) nationally by ESPN … rated No. 48 JUCO (No. 9 DE) nationally by Scout … compiled 76 tackles, including 24 TFL and 11.5 sacks, in two seasons at Navarro … helped the Bulldogs to a 7-3 record, including wins in four of its last five games and a SWJCFC playoff appearance as a sophomore … posted 50 tackles with 16 TFL and 6.5 sacks, along with one PBU … his TFL total led the team and was more than double the next closest player … recorded seven tackles, two TFL and one sack against Georgia Military … matched the seven tackles, including a season-high five TFL and one sack, in a 62-14 win over Texas A&T … notched three TFL in back-to-back games against Arkansas Baptist and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, while posting a season-high eight tackles against NOAMC … tallied four tackles, two TFL and two sacks against Tyler … earned honorable-mention All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference accolades in 2013 … helped Navarro to a 9-3 record, including a win over Hinds in the Brazos Valley Bowl as a freshman … recorded 26 tackles with eight TFL and five sacks, along with one PBU and one blocked kick … part of a defense that allowed just 23.0 ppg and 291.9 ypg … posted four tackles and one sack in his first game against Arkansas Baptist … registered a season-high six tackles with two TFL in a 58-10 win over Cisco … tallied five tackles, two TFL and one sack against Tyler … logged three tackles and one PBU in an 80-0 win over Southeast Prep Academy … recorded two tackles, 1.5 sacks and a blocked kick versus Blinn … notched four tackles, 1.5 TFL and one sack in the Brazos Valley Bowl … attended Hargrave Military Academy and helped the postgraduate football team to a 7-3 record in 2012 … named third-team Class A All-State by the New York State Sportswriters Association and earned honorable-mention all-section honors as a senior in 2011 … named first-team All-County by The Journal News in New York … made the honor roll as a senior … also participated in track and field as a sophomore and junior (100m, 200m and 4x100m), and ice hockey as a freshman.
CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards: 14, Baylor, Oct 29, 2016
Kick returns: 1, 4 times
Kick return yards: 14, Baylor, Oct 29, 2016 (1 returns)
Long kick return: 14, Baylor, Oct 29, 2016
Tackles: 3, at Kansas, Nov 19, 2016 (3-0); at TCU, Oct 03, 2015 (1-2)
