Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Miami OLB Quincy Roche

Chris Adamski
Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:25 p.m. | Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:25 p.m.

American Team Quincy Roche of Miami (55) rushes as National Team offensive lineman Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State (75) prepares to block during the first half of the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Quincy Roche

Sixth-round pick, No. 216 overall

OLB, Miami

6-foot-3, 245 pounds

Stats: 45 tackles (14 1/2 for loss, 4 1/2 sacks), three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries as senior in 2020

Hometown: Randallstown, Md.

Tidbits: Was a graduate transfer from Temple, where he had 137 tackles (39 1/2 for loss) and 26 sacks in three seasons. … Ranked fifth in the country in sacks in 2019 with 13. Was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year that season. … Also broke his high school’s season sack record with 19 as a senior at New Town H.S. … NFL.com’s official draft profile projected him as a fifth-round pick. … Pro Football Focus tabulated that Roche had more QB pressures over the past two seasons (104) than any player in college football.

There is a lot to like about Miami DE Quincy Roche.... pic.twitter.com/fWv61wyMKt

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Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.