Quan Cosby

Quantwan Juaray Cosby (born December 23, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a Return specialist and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, and the Jacksonville Jaguars over his four year career. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns where he won a National Championship.

Quan Cosby

Cosby with the Broncos in 2011
No. 12, 17, 13
Position	Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Born	(1982-12-23) December 23, 1982 (age 42) Mart, Texas, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school	Mart
College	Texas
NFL draft	2009: undrafted
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2009–2010) Denver Broncos (2011) Indianapolis Colts (2011–2012) Jacksonville Jaguars (2012)
Awards and highlights
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2009) BCS national champion (2005) 2× Second-team All-Big 12 (2007, 2008)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 6 Receiving yards 71 Return yards 1,853 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Prior to attending Texas, he played four years of minor-league baseball for the Anaheim Angels organization.

Early Life

Cosby Attended Mart High School in Mart, Texas.

In 2011 he was named to the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame.^[1]

Baseball Career

Cosby was drafted in the 6th round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the Anaheim Angels, 179th overall. Over the next four seasons he played 340 games at Centerfield in the Angels' Rookie and Single A teams in Arizona, Provo, and Cedar Rapids. ^[2]

College Football

Cosby attended the University of Texas where he played football from 2005 to 2008.^[1]

In 2007 he was name 2nd team All-Big 12 by the AP and an Honorable mention by the coaches.^[1]

In 2008, Cosby was named a team captain, along with Colt McCoy, Roy Miller and Brian Orakpo. With Jordan Shipley he formed the most successful receiving duo in school history recording more receptions (181) and yards (2,183) in a season than any other pair of receivers. Against Oklahoma, for the first time in school history, Texas had a 100-yard rusher (Chris Ogbonnaya with 127 yards) and two 100-yard receivers - Cosby with 122 yards and Shipley with 112 yards.^[3] That season he led the team with 92 receptions and 1,123 receiving yards (both of which were 2nd most in school history at the time); and was again named 2nd team All-Big 12 by the AP and an Honorable mention by the coaches.^[3] He had fewer TD receptions than Shipley that year, but it was tied for 3rd most in a season in school history with Herkie Walls behind Shipley and Limas Sweed. He also made the First Team Academic All-Big 12.^[1] At the Fiesta Bowl, he set the school record for most receptions in a game with 14, which is still the school record for a bowl game.^[3]

He finished his career with 212 receptions, 2nd most in school history at the time behind only Roy Williams; 2,598 yards receiving, 3rd most in school history at the time behind Williams and Mike Adams, and 19 career receiving TDs, 3rd most in school history at the time behind Williams and Sweed. Between 2005 and 2008 he caught a pass in 44 consecutive games, the 2nd longest streak in school history behind Williams.^[3]

After his college career was over, he played in the 2008 Senior Bowl.^[1]

In 2023 he was named to the Texas Longhorn Hall of Honor.^[1]

Pro Career

He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009.

Later Life

In 2023, Cosby was awarded the Presidential Citation for Service to UT from the University of Texas at Austin.^[4]