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{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Quinn Gray
| image          = Quinn_Gray_WBLS_interview_2023.png
| caption        = Gray in 2023
| number         =
| position       = [[Head coach]]
| current_team   = Albany State Golden Rams
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1979|5|21}}
| birth_place    = [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 2
| weight_lbs     = 240
| high_school    = [[Dillard High School|Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard]]
| college        = [[Florida A&M Rattlers football|Florida A&M]]
| undraftedyear  = 2002
| pastteams      =
* [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
*→ [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] ({{FRA season|2003}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Indianapolis Colts]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[New York Sentinels]] ({{UFL Year|2009}})
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)|Lincoln HS (FL)]] (2017–2019)<br/>Head coach
* [[Alcorn State Braves football|Alcorn State]] (2020–2022)<br/>Quarterbacks coach
* [[Albany State Golden Rams football|Albany State]] (2023–present)<br/>Head coach
| highlights     =
* [[World Bowl]] champion ([[World Bowl XI|XI]])
| statlabel1     = [[Touchdown|TD]]-[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue1     = 13-5
| statlabel2     = [[Passing yards]]
| statvalue2     = 1,328
| statlabel3     = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue3     = 91.4
| pfr            = GrayQu00
| regular_record = 
| playoff_record = 
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|12|9|record=y}} 
}}
'''Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.''' (born May 21, 1979) is an American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the head football coach for [[Albany State University]], a position he has held since 2023. Gray played professionally as a [[quarterback]] four seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and one season each in the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] (UFL) and [[NFL Europe]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Florida A&M University]].

Gray was signed by the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2002. He played for the [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] in 2003 and the Jaguars from 2005 to 2007. During the 2008 off-season, Gray signed with both the [[Houston Texans]] and [[Indianapolis Colts]] before joining the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] for the [[2008 NFL season|2008 season]]. He ended his professional football career playing for the [[New York Sentinels]] of the UFL in 2009.

==Early life==
Gray attended [[Dillard High School]] in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]], and was a [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]]. He was a star in football as a quarterback, in [[baseball]] as a [[pitcher]], and in basketball. In football, he won All-Region and All-District honors.

==College career==
Gray decided to attend [[Florida A&M University]] and set several FAMU records as a football player, including all-time leader in passing yards (7,378), all-time leader in pass attempts (1,113), all-time leader in pass completions (562) and all-time leader in TD passes (57). He also holds the school's single-game record for most pass attempts (65 vs. North Carolina A&T in 2001).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://famuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/quinn-gray/211|title=Quinn Gray - Assistant - Football Coaches}}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Jacksonville Jaguars===
In 2002, Gray attended training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in three preseason games, completing 5 of 8 passes for 55 yards and one interception. In 2003, he was allocated to [[NFL Europe]], where he led the [[Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|Frankfurt Galaxy]] to a win in [[World Bowl XI]].

He attended the Jaguars training camp the next year, winning the 3rd quarterback position. He first saw action in a regular season game with the season finale against the [[Tennessee Titans]] in the 2005 season, completing 14 passes for 100 yards, 2 touchdowns, and no interceptions for a [[passer rating]] of 119.0. He again saw action in the 2006 season finale versus the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], entering the game to replace [[David Garrard]] in the third quarter. Down 28–10, he nearly led the Jaguars to a comeback, completing 13 of 22 passes 166 yards, with no interceptions, and rushing for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns.

In October 2007, he became starting quarterback of the Jaguars due to an injury to Garrard.  Gray went 2–1 as the starter. He also started the last game of the season against [[Houston Texans]], losing 42–28. Gray became an unrestricted [[free agent]] following the 2007 season.

===Houston Texans===
On March 24, 2008, the [[Houston Texans]] signed Gray to a one-year, $645,000 contract.<ref>{{cite news |last=Demovsky |first=Rob |title=Chillar add options at LB |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette/129803359/ |newspaper=[[Green Bay Press-Gazette]] |location=[[Green Bay, Wisconsin]] |date=March 24, 2008 |page=C2 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> He was released by the team on June 9.

===Indianapolis Colts===
With quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] out of the early portion of 2008 Training Camp with a knee injury, Gray signed with the [[Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=b5bbecae-1d5e-4a64-9901-65eec83f033b |title= The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts|website=www.colts.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730021558/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=b5bbecae-1d5e-4a64-9901-65eec83f033b |archive-date=July 30, 2008}}</ref>  He was released on August 30, 2008.

===Kansas City Chiefs===
On October 22, 2008, Gray was signed by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] after [[quarterback]]s [[Brodie Croyle]] and [[Damon Huard]] were placed on [[injured reserve]].<ref>[http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/story/852573.html Chiefs sign quarterback Quinn Gray]</ref> In a game against the Buffalo Bills in week 11, Gray made his only appearance of the season when he came in during the last minutes of a blowout. He completed 6 straight passes on his first drive, including a touchdown to [[Dwayne Bowe]]. On his next drive, he completed another pass and topped off his dominant performance with a 27-yard run as time expired. This would be the highlight of his career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200811230kan.htm#all_vis_drives|title = Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - November 23rd, 2008|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref> The Chiefs released Gray on March 11, 2009.

===New York Sentinels===
Gray was signed by the [[New York Sentinels]] of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] on August 5, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uflaccess.com/ufl/quinn-gray-signs-with-ufl-new-york/ |title=Quinn Gray Signs with UFL New York &#124; United Football League (UFL) news, opinion, and discussion - UFLAccess.com |access-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813211041/http://uflaccess.com/ufl/quinn-gray-signs-with-ufl-new-york/ |archive-date=August 13, 2009 }}</ref> He was released before the team's [[2010 Hartford Colonials season|2010 season]] began in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].

==Coaching career==
In 2017, Gray became head coach at Lincoln High School in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]. He left the position in 2020 to become quarterbacks coach at [[Alcorn State University]].<ref name="Sharrock">{{Cite web |last=Sharrock |first=Rory |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Quinn Gray resigns as football head coach at Lincoln |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2020/04/23/quinn-gray-resigns-football-head-coach-lincoln/3010352001/ |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Tallahassee Democrat}}</ref>

=== Albany State ===
On January 23, 2023, [[Albany State Golden Rams football|Albany State]] hired Gray to be their next head coach.<ref>{{cite news |last=Meaux |first=Aaron |title=Quinn Gray introduced as new head football coach at Albany State |url=https://www.walb.com/2023/01/24/quinn-gray-introduced-new-head-football-coach-albany-state/ |publisher=[[WALB]] |date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=February 25, 2023  }}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===College===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Albany State Golden Rams football|Albany State Golden Rams]]
 | conf      = [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 2023
 | endyear   = 
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = division
 | year         = [[2023 NCAA Division II football season|2023]]
 | name         = Albany State
 | overall      = 6–5
 | conference   = 6–2
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2024 NCAA Division II football season|2024]]
 | name         = Albany State
 | overall      = 6–4
 | conference   = 6–2
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Albany State
 | overall    = 12–9
 | confrecord = 12–4
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 12–9
 | poll     = no
 | bowls    = no
 | polltype = 
}}

===High school===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, Florida)|Lincoln Trojans]]
 | conf      = 
 | startyear = 2017
 | endyear   = 2019
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 2017
 | name         = Lincoln
 | overall      = 5–7
 | conference   = 2–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = 2018
 | name         = Lincoln
 | overall      = 7–5
 | conference   = 2–0
 | confstanding = 1st
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = 2019
 | name         = Lincoln
 | overall      = 8–4
 | conference   = 4–2
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Lincoln
 | overall    = 20–16
 | confrecord = 8–2
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 20–16
 | poll     = no
 | bowls    = no
 | polltype = 
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090701134832/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=339 Houston Texans bio] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080807022700/http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=532 Indianapolis Colts bio] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080320072908/http://www.jaguars.com/Team/Player.aspx?id=1846 Jacksonville Jaguars bio] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081027172934/http://www.kcchiefs.com/player/quinn_gray/ Kansas City Chiefs bio] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100313074748/http://www.ufl-football.com/players/profile/171 United Football League bio]
* [http://justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=grayqui001&defensesort=14 Just Sports Stats]

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