Quinn Ojinnaka
Height/Weight: 6-5 / 292 lbs.
Age: 23 Experience: 2 years
College: Syracuse
Transaction: Originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round (139th selection overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Age: 23 Experience: 2 years
College: Syracuse
Transaction: Originally selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round (139th selection overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Ojinnaka's 2007 Stats from NFL.com
TRANSACTIONS
Originally selected as a fifth round (139th pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2006.
CAREER
Spent entire rookie season on the Falcons active roster, seeing action in 11 games.
2006 (FALCONS)
Played in 11 contests, did not play in four games and was inactive for one week as a rookie.
Saw action on special teams Weeks 1-4.
Did not play vs. New York Giants (10/15) and was inactive the following week vs. Pittsburgh (10/22).
Played on special teams Weeks 8-13.
Did not play Weeks 14-16.
Replaced an injured Todd Weiner (knee) at right tackle at Philadelphia (12/31).
COLLEGE
Played in 44 games with 23 starts in his four-year career at Syracuse.
Played in the 2006 Las Vegas All-American Classic for the victorious East squad after starting all 11 games for Syracuse as a senior. Blocked for Damien Rhodes, who rushed for 900 yards on the season and finished his career ranked ninth on Syracuse's all-time rushing list.
Started all 12 games as a junior as part of an offensive line that blocked for the first Syracuse duo to each run for 800 yards (Damien Rhodes & Walter Reyes) since 1979. The team allowed only 19 sacks, the second-fewest in the Big East. Orange offense ran for at least 200 yards in five games, including two 300-yard rushing efforts.
Played all 12 games at offensive tackle and saw time at tight end in short-yardage situations.
Played in nine games, including one start against Rutgers as he became the first true freshman offensive lineman to start at Syracuse since Blake Bednarz in 1986.
Was part of offensive line that blocked for Walter Reyes, who gained 1,135 yards and scored a school-record 17 rushing touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Earned All-Prince George County offensive lineman honors as a senior at DeMatha Catholic (Seabrook, MD) High School, where he helped his team complete an 11-0 season that included the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship.
Born Quinn Ojinnaka on April 23, 1984 in Seabrook, Maryland.
