D'Tanyian Jacquez "Quezi" Green was born on January 15,1976 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League for five seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s.
22 Facts About Jacquez Green
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Jacquez Green was a second-round pick in the 1998 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions of the NFL.
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Jacquez Green attended Peach County High School in Fort Valley, and was a member of the Peach County Trojans high school football, basketball, and track and field teams.
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Jacquez Green received all-state honors in football and basketball as a senior, and was selected to play in the annual Georgia vs Florida High School All-Star football game.
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Jacquez Green played quarterback throughout high school, except for his junior season when the Peach County Trojans lost in the state title game; that season he played wide receiver and running back.
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Jacquez Green was a member of the Peach County Trojans' state championship 4x100-meter relay team as a junior.
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Jacquez Green accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1995 to 1997.
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Jacquez Green suffered a major injury when he dislocated his hip in the 1995 national championship game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Jacquez Green was a member of the Gators' Southeastern Conference championship teams in 1995 and 1996, a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus first-team All-American in 1997, and was one of the three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award.
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Jacquez Green caught sixty-one passes for 1,024 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior before entering the NFL Draft.
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Jacquez Green was a second-round draft choice of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1998 NFL draft.
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Jacquez Green played for the Buccaneers for four seasons from 1998 to 2001.
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Jacquez Green was released by the Redskins and signed by the Detroit Lions.
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Jacquez Green ended his NFL career starting 37 of the 66 games in which he played, registering 162 receptions for 2,311 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Jacquez Green won the annual Madden Bowl in 2001 and 2002.
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Jacquez Green served as the offensive coordinator for Gibbs High School in St Petersburg, Florida for two successful seasons, and was the associate head coach and offensive coordinator at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Jacquez Green helped lead Lincoln to the 2010 state championship and a state runner-up performance in 2012.
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Jacquez Green spent one year at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia, as their wide receivers coach before returning to Lincoln High School for 3 more seasons.
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Jacquez Green was previously the offensive coordinator at Godby High School in Tallahassee, FL.
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In September 2017, Jacquez Green was inducted into the University of Florida Football Hall of Fame.
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Jacquez Green was announced as the offensive coordinator for the Manatee High School Hurricanes in Bradenton, Florida on July 10,2019.
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In May 2021, Jacquez Green was named Head Coach of the Hurricanes.