Jeremiah Juan Colquitt (born June 28, 1972)
Early life
Colquitt played high school football at Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
During his senior year, he completed 86 of 155 passes for 1,168 yards and 11 touchdowns, and was named All-State. As the Wildcats' starting quarterback, he led the team to consecutive 12-1 seasons during his junior and senior years.
[ 1990 Tennessee Signees , 1990 Tennessee Volunteers Football Guide, p. 91.]
College career
Colquitt signed with Tennessee in 1990 under head coach
Johnny Majors, but redshirted his first year.
During the 1991 season, he was a backup to veteran quarterback Andy Kelly. He began the 1992 season competing for the starting quarterback slot, but was edged out by
Heath Shuler.
[ Player Sketches , 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl Media Guide, p. 19.]
When Shuler entered the NFL draft following his junior season, Colquitt became Tennessee's starting quarterback, leading a quarterback corps that included future Colorado Rockies baseball All-Star Todd Helton, future Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning, and future Texas A&M quarterback Branndon Stewart. Seven plays into his first start against UCLA, however, Colquitt suffered a season-ending knee injury.[ Career Football Statistics , UTSports.com. Retrieved: September 26, 2013.]
Collegiate statistics
Professional career
Despite his limited playing time in college, Colquitt was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round (191st overall pick) of the 1995
NFL Draft.
He was waived by the team on August 23, 1995.
Colquitt was a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of the World League of American Football in 1996, but did not appear in any games for the team.
Post-playing career
In 1998, Colquitt was hired by his former offensive coordinator at Tennessee,
David Cutcliffe, as recruiting coordinator at Ole Miss.
In 1999, he was promoted to director of recruiting.
He left Mississippi two months later to become an offensive assistant and quality control coach with the
Seattle Seahawks.
He was let go by the team following the 2002 season.
