Jacquez Green

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Jacquez Green
No. 12, 80, 81
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1976-01-15) January 15, 1976 (age 48)
Fort Valley, Georgia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Peach County (Fort Valley)
College:Florida
NFL draft:1998 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Gibbs(FL) HS (2007–2008)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Lincoln(FL) HS (2010-2012)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Valdosta(GA) HS (2014)
    Wide receivers coach
  • Lincoln(FL) HS (2015-2017)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Godby(FL) HS
    (2017-2018)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Manatee(FL) HS (2019-2021)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Manatee(FL) HS (2021-present)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
2,311
Receiving touchdowns:7
Return yards:1,315
Return touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

D'Tanyian Jacquez "Quezi" Green (born January 15, 1976) is an American former professional

Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions
of the NFL.

Early years

Green was born in Fort Valley, Georgia in 1976.[1] He attended Peach County High School in Fort Valley,[2] and was a member of the Peach County Trojans high school football, basketball, and track and field teams. Green received all-state honors in football and basketball as a senior, and was also selected to play in the annual Georgia vs. Florida High School All-Star football game. Green played quarterback throughout high school, except for his junior season when the Peach County Trojans lost in the state title game; that season he played wide receiver and running back. He was also a member of the Peach County Trojans' state championship 4x100-meter relay team as a junior.

College career

Green accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

NFL Draft.[3]

Professional career

Green was a second-round draft choice (thirty-fourth pick overall) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the

1998 NFL Draft.[6] He played for the Buccaneers for four seasons from 1998 to 2001.[7] Green's most productive seasons as a wide receiver were 1999, when he caught 56 passes for 791 yards with three touchdowns (only ten starts), and 2000, when he had 51 receptions for 773 yards.[7] Before the 2002 season, he signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins and reunited with former Florida Gators and Buccaneers teammate Reidel Anthony. He was released by the Redskins and signed by the Detroit Lions. Prior to the 2003 season, he signed with his former team, the Buccaneers, and retired. He ended his NFL career starting 37 of the 66 games in which he played, registering 162 receptions for 2,311 yards and seven touchdowns.[1]

Life after the NFL

Green said that he played

Madden Bowl in 2001 and 2002. Green served as the offensive coordinator for Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida for two successful seasons, and was the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Lincoln High School
in Tallahassee, Florida. Green helped lead Lincoln to the 2010 state championship and a state runner-up performance in 2012.

Green spent one year at

Godby High School
in Tallahassee, FL. Green helped with a resurgence at Godby High School, after winning 5 games the previous 2 seasons, the Godby Cougars went 10-2 during the 2017 season, and 23-3 over his two year coaching stint.

In September 2017, Green was inducted into the University of Florida Football Hall of Fame.

Green was announced as the offensive coordinator for the Manatee High School Hurricanes in Bradenton, Florida on July 10, 2019.[9] In May 2021, Green was named Head Coach of the Hurricanes.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Jacquez Green. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Jacquez Green Archived November 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 79, 85, 88, 94, 97, 98, 99, 127, 139, 143–145, 147–150, 152, 154, 158, 181 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ^ Jack Hairston, Tales from the Gator Swamp, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois, pp. 142–143 (2002).
  5. ^ 2012 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Jacquez Green. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  8. ^ Wheaton, Wil. "Madden's Game". 30 for 30 Podcasts (Podcast). ESPN. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jacquez Green joins Manatee coaching staff".

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