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Quentin Groves NFL Draft Bio

Quentin Groves (born July 5, 1984) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.

Groves was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and Ted Hendricks Award watchlists for the 2007 college football season. Groves was a sack specialist at Auburn and finished tied for the Auburn career sack record at 26.

At Greenville Weston High School, Groves started for four years playing tight end as well as defensive end. He recorded 89 tackles, 15 sacks, one interception and seven fumbles forced as a junior and 86 tackles, 22 sacks and three fumble recoveries as a senior. Based on his high school performance, he was selected to the ESPN.com/Tom Lemming Top 100, USA Today All-USA second-team, Orlando Sentinel Super Southern 100 and rated the nation's third best defensive end nationally by ESPN.com/Tom Lemming.

In the spring of 2007 Groves was ranked as the #22 player overall in the country for 2007 by Matt Hayes of The Sporting News. In June 2007, he was named to both the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Chuck Bednarik Award watchlists. In early July, he was also named to the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year watchlist. Just prior to the season, Sports Illustrated ranked him at #9 in their list of the SEC's Top 10 Players.

Groves entered the 2007 season with 23 career sacks, only three behind the Auburn school record held by Gerald Robinson since 1985. In the season opener versus Kansas State, Groves recorded two sacks of quarterback Josh Freeman one of which resulted in a fumble returned for a touchdown by team Antonio Coleman. While Groves continued to be productive tackling, his quest for the Auburn career sack record stalled for several games. In the Tigers' win over the Florida Gators in the Swamp, Groves foot was stepped on and he suffer three severely dislocated toes. The injury sidelined him for the Vanderbilt and Arkansas games, but Groves returned in limited duty against LSU where he recorded a sack of Matt Flynn to tie the career record. Following the regular season, Groves was honored as a Coaches All-SEC First Team selection. Groves finishes as a member of the winningest Senior class in Auburn history, winning 50 games during their time on the Plains.

Draft Year: 2008 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Quentin Groves

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Quentin Groves	Defensive End	6' 3"	265 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
2	52	Jacksonville Jaguars	Auburn	Greenville, Mississippi

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