Quentin Skinner (born December 24, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born | December 24, 2001 Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Claremore (Claremore, Oklahoma) | ||||||||
| College | Kansas (2020–2024) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Early life
editSkinner is from Claremore, Oklahoma.[1] He attended Claremore High School where he competed in football, soccer and track and field.[2] He placed fifth at the state high jump championships in 2019 and also had an offer to play for the national under-18 soccer team.[2] In football, he played as a wide receiver and was a member of the varsity team for three years, totaling 59 receptions for 759 yards and nine touchdowns during that time.[3] Skinner missed most of his senior year due to a torn ACL.[2] Ranked a two-star recruit, he had only a few offers from NCAA Division II-level schools, which wanted to convert him to defensive back.[2] He instead committed to play college football for the Kansas Jayhawks as a walk-on.[4]
College career
editAs a true freshman at Kansas in 2020, Skinner redshirted.[2] He then was used on special teams in 2021.[2] Skinner led the team in special teams snaps that year and was then placed on scholarship.[2] He saw more action on offense in 2022 and recorded 26 catches for 440 yards and five touchdowns.[1] Skinner then recorded 29 receptions for 587 yards and two touchdowns in 2023, leading the team with over 20 yards-per-reception while helping them record their first bowl win in over 10 years.[5][6] Skinner caught 24 passes for 557 yards and three touchdowns in his last season, 2024.[1] He concluded his collegiate career with 80 receptions for 1,584 yards and 11 touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
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| 6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 4.51 s | 1.64 s | 2.64 s | 4.34 s | 6.94 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Skinner signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[9] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 27.[12]
On June 8, 2026, Skinner was waived by the Jets with an injury designation.[13]
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Quentin Skinner". Kansas Jayhawks.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Vasquez, Andy (August 20, 2025). "Why Jets' Quentin Skinner is thriving, not stressing, under roster bubble pressure". NJ.com.
- ↑ Green, Kevin (August 11, 2025). "Claremore alum Skinner makes NFL Debut with highlight-reel grab". Claremore Daily Progress – via Yahoo Sports.
- ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (October 7, 2019). "High school football: Claremore WR Quentin Skinner commits to Kansas". The Oklahoman.
- ↑ Bedore, Gary (August 26, 2024). "Why Kansas Jayhawks teammates say receiver Quentin Skinner has 'big-catch radar'". Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 15, 2025 – via archive.today.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Guskey, Jordan (August 22, 2024). "KU football's Quentin Skinner remains friends with Austin Booker, as own NFL chance nears". The Topeka Capital-Journal.
- ↑ "Quentin Skinner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Quentin Skinner RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
- ↑ Green, Kevin (April 28, 2025). "Claremore's Skinner signs NFL contract with New York Jets". Claremore Daily Progress – via Yahoo Sports.
- ↑ Allen, Eric; Weir, Susanna. "Jets Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Lange, Randy; Allen, Eric (August 26, 2025). "Final Cuts Jets Move 22 Players to Reduce Active Roster to 53 Players". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Weir, Susanna (December 27, 2025). "Jets Sign DB Tre Brown, OL Marquis Hayes and WR Quentin Skinner to Active Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
- ↑ Vogt, Amanda. "Jets Sign WR Jalen Walthall". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.