Concordia Career:
2011: Voted a team captain... BSN All-American Honorable Mention... CDFL D2vsNAIA Senior Bowl Participant... All-NISC... played in and started 11 games at linebacker for the Golden Bears... 42nd in the nation in total tackles (102)... 5th in the conference (all games) in total tackles (102)... 5th in the conference (conference games only) in total tackles (95)... 4th in the NSIC South in total tackles (55)... 1st on the team in total tackles (102)... 4th on the team in sacks (2.5)... tied for 4th on the team in tackles for loss (7.5)... recorded 7 tackles (0.5 sacks) against Minot State (9/3/2011)... registered 13 tackles (1.0 sack) against Northern State (9/17/2011)... 9 tackles (3 solo) against Minnesota State (9/24/2011)... recorded 12 tackles (5 solo, 0.5 for loss) against Augustana (10/1/2011)... registered 13 tackles against Bemidji State (10/8/2011)... recorded 13 tackles (5 solo, 1.0 sacks) against Wayne State (10/15/2011)... registered 8 tackles (1.0 for loss) against Winona State (10/22/2011)... recorded 11 tackles (7 solo, 3.0 for loss) against Minnesota Crookston (10/29/2011)... registered 7 tackles, 3 quarterback hurries, and 1 pass breakup agaisnt Southwest Minnesota State (11/12/2011).
2010: Named All-NSIC South Division Honorable Mention linebacker ... tied for 74th in the nation with 8.0 tackles per game ... finished with fifth most tackles in NSIC (96) and ranked sixth overall in tackles per game ... led CU defense in tackles and helped defense to 20th ranked scoring defense in nation (18.1 ppg), 14th pass defense (156.4) and 34th total defense (311.3) ... his 3.0 sacks contributed to 12th ranked pass rush in the nation (3.2 sacks per game) and league leading pass rush (39 total sacks) ... had three or more tackles in all 12 games and five or more tackles in 10 games ... had five 10-plus tackle performances ... set a career high with 14 tackles in Mineral Water Bowl against Pittsburg State (12/4/10) ... had 12 tackles against playoff team Augustana (10/2/10) ... had 11 tackles, a half sack and a fumble forced in season opening win over Minot State (9/4/10) ... had 10 tackles each in a win at Wayne State (10/16/10) and against Winona State (10/23/10) with a sack against Winona State ... had a career best 1.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss with nine tackles in win at Southwest Minnesota State (11/13/10) adding a forced fumble and fumble recovery ... had interception in win at Minnesota Crookston (10/30/10).
2009: Played and started all 11 games as an outside linebacker ... finished eighth in NSIC and tied for team lead in tackles with 81 and is top returning tackler ... second leading returner in TFL with 5.5 ... tied for team lead in interceptions with two ... earned CU Defensive Player of the Week honors at MSU Moorhead (9/12/09) by establishing a career high 11 tackles along with an interception returned for 20 yards and 0.5 TFL ... also had 11 tackles three weeks later against U-Mary (10/3/09) along with 1.5 TFL, a fumble recovery, quarterback hurry and pass breakup ... topped his previous career high for tackles in the final week against Bemidji State (11/7/09) with 12 while also registering career high 2.0 TFL and scored a touchdown by recovering a blocked punt in the end zone ... recorded at least two tackles in all 11 games played and had six or more tackles in eight games ... had nine tackle performances against Winona State (seven solo on 9/19/09) and Wayne State (eight solo on 10/31/09) ... also had 1.0 TFL and an interception with 19 yard return against Wayne State.
2008: Played in 10 games ... named CU Special Teams Player of the Week against Augustana making six total tackles including one for loss ... third leading returner in tackles from 2008 team with 40, finishing seventh on the team ... posted 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles ... had career-high six tackles in four different games ... all three QB hurries were against Upper Iowa ... forced fumbles in back-to-back games at Minnesota State and against SMSU ... posted at least one tackle in all 10 games played ... had four or more tackles in six games.
2007: Redshirted ... named CU Scout Defensive Player of the Week for Upper Iowa preparation.
Champlin Park High School: Earned seven letters in three sports for the Rebels:?wrestling (3), track (2) and football (2) ... was all-state honorable mention and all-conference in football, all-conference in wrestling and earned numerous weightlifting awards.
Personal: Born April 18, 1989 ... son of Alfred and Elizabeth Quaye ... has a brother, Kommonyan "Ko" Quaye (24) who played defensive line at The?University of South Dakota and is currently with the Cleveland Browns in the NFL ... is a kinesiology major and coaching minor at CU ... plans to pursue graduate school or pursue professional football ... would like to coach at the collegiate level and has acquired a interscholastic coaching certificate ... was born in Monrovia, Liberia and boarded the last KLM flight to the U.S. when he was two years old.
