Player Career

Quentin Poling Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Quentin Poling story

Quentin Poling built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Gomer, OH wearing No. 32, spending time with Ohio. The clearest part of Quentin Poling's career was his defensive production: 216 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 7 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Ohio. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Quentin Poling's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio.

The arc is straightforward: Quentin Poling moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ohio

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonOhio0
2014 Regular SeasonOhio3603
2015 PostseasonOhio4201
2015 Regular SeasonOhio4200
2016 PostseasonOhio25.550.111.421.5
2016 Regular SeasonOhio25.550.111.40
2017 PostseasonOhio2852.112.92.5
2017 Regular SeasonOhio2852.112.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Toledo

Week 11 · W 38-10 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Texas State

Week 1 · L 54-56

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 6 · W 30-24 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

91.1 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.

#4

@ Bowling Green

Week 7 · W 48-30 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

87.7 takeover

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.7 takeover score.

#5

vs Akron

Week 13 · W 9-3 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Ohio

25.5 primary output · 50.1 efficiency · 11.4 usage

73.4

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ohio

73.4

25.5 primary · 50.1 efficiency · 11.4 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Ohio

71.7

28 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 12.9 usage

Milestones

18

Impact games

14

Splash games

7

10+ tackle games