Biography
2019 (Senior)
Started all 12 games … Earned All-MEAC first-team honors … Was second on the team with 103 total tackles … Ranked fifth in the MEAC with 8.6 tackles per game … Recorded three tackles for loss and three interceptions (tied for sixth in the MEAC) … Also deflected five passes, giving him eight passes defended (tied for 12th in the conference) … Made an interception in the opener at Old Dominion … Tallied nine tackles and a pass breakup against Virginia State … Registered a career-high 16 tackles and a pair of pass breakups at No. 8 Montana State … Posted 15 tackles and forced a fumble two weeks later against North Carolina A&T … Snared his second interception of the year and made four tackles in the win at Howard … Tallied 10 tackles, one for loss, at Bethune-Cookman … Was a catalyst in the NSU’s shutout of Morgan State … Recorded nine tackles, one pas breakup and returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown … Posted six tackles and a TFL at North Carolina Central … Registered 12 tackles, one for a loss, in the finale vs. South Carolina State.
2018 (Junior)
Started all 11 games at free safety for the second consecutive year … Was third on the team with 60 tackles … Led the Spartans with three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Also had one tackle for loss, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery on the year … Tied for second in the MEAC in forced fumbles and tied for sixth in interceptions … Made two interceptions to open the year vs. Virginia State … Had three tackles, one for loss, in one quarter of the loss to JMU … Posted seven tackles, an interception, a pass breakup and a forced fumble to help NSU top S.C. State … Earned MEAC Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in that game … Recovered a fumble and amassed four tackles in the Delaware State win … Forced fumbles in back-to-back games vs. N.C. Central and Savannah State … Had eight tackles in a game three times, all the final half of the season, in games vs. Savannah State, N.C. A&T and Morgan State … Named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester.
2017 (Sophomore)
Started all 11 games at free safety in his debut season with NSU … Finished the year with 62 tackles (sixth on team), two tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions (second on team), one fumble recovery and one forced fumble … Made six tackles, including one sack, and also intercepted a pass against William & Mary … Recorded a season-high 10 tackles and returned a fumble 33 yards for a touchdown at James Madison … Posted eight tackles, an interception and a forced fumble in the win over Florida A&M … Followed that up with nine tackles, one for loss, against Hampton … Registered eight tackles and his third INT of the year against Savannah State … Had five tackles in each of the last two games of the season … Named to the NSU AD’s Honor Roll for the spring 2018 semester.
At East Carolina (Redshirt/Freshman Years)
Attended East Carolina in 2015-16 … Redshirted in 2015 … Played in five games for the Pirates in 2016, mostly on special teams … Made two tackles.
High School
A key performer on Lake Taylor's 15-0 state championship team under head coach Hank Sawyer as a senior in 2014 ... Earned first-team Class 4A all-state accolades as both a receiver and defensive back as a senior, and was a first-team all-state defensive back as a junior ... Also was Conference 17 Player of the Year and was an All-Tidewater selection as a senior … A four-year letterman who served as a team captain as a senior ... Caught 55 passes for 849 yards and eight touchdowns and also returned two punts for scores in his final year at Lake Taylor … Ranked as the No. 34 overall prospect and No. 3 defensive back in the state of Virginia by Scout.com ... Also held ranks of 14th (regionally) and 55th nationally at the position by Scout.com ... Rated No. 2 among secondary personnel in Virginia (56th nationally) according to MaxPreps.com ... Recorded eight receptions for 97 yards, logged seven tackles and added an 82-yard punt return for a touchdown against Salem in the state championship game ... Second-team All-Tidewater athlete as a junior … Posted 56 tackles, 24 pass breakups and four interceptions as a sophomore to help lead Lake Taylor to another perfect 15-0 mark and state title in 2012 ... Was an all-region choice in the defensive backfield during sophomore campaign ... Also played two years of baseball … Was an honor roll student all four years.
Personal
Nhyre’ John Quinerly was born on April 23, 1997 … Son of John and Nikosha Quinerly … Father was an NSU running back from 1993-96 … Mother is also an NSU alumna … Earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology in May 2019.
Quinerly’s Career Highs
Tackles: 16 (at Montana State, 9-21-19)
TFL: 1.0 (6x, last vs. S.C. State, 11-23-19)
Sacks: 1.0 (vs. William & Mary, 9-9-17)
INT: 2 (vs. Virginia State, 9-1-18)
PBU: 1 (3x, last vs. Morgan State, 11-17-18)
FF: 1 (5x, last vs. N.C. A&T, 10-5-19)
FR: 2 (at Montana State, 9-21-19)
