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Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Miami OLB Quincy Roche

Chris Adamski
By Chris Adamski
1 Min Read May 1, 2021 | 5 years Ago
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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.

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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.

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