University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Enters the season listed as a back-up at one of two cornerback slots ... Chosen as the most improved cornerback at the end of spring drills ... Collected four tackles including a solo sack in the second spring scrimmage.

As A Redshirt Junior (2015): Played in 11 of 12 games ... Recorded six stops and a forced fumble ... Credited with a career-best three tackles in season-opening victory over Gardner-Webb, also forcing a fumble ... Finished with an unassisted stop against eventual Sun Belt champion Arkansas State ... Also recorded solo tackles in back-to-back wins over Idaho and Louisiana-Lafayette.

As A Junior (2014): Was a redshirt in his first season as a Jaguar.

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): A first-team all-Golden Gate Conference Central Division selection as a sophomore after helping Laney (Calif.) CC to an 8-3 final mark and a victory in the Bay Bowl ... Recorded 32 total tackles, which included 23 unassisted with one sack, adding three interceptions while leading the team with 13 passes broken up ... Posted a career-best seven stops, broke up three passes and ran back an interception 30 yards in victory over Reedley (Calif.) CC ... Defended a career-high six passes and made four tackles against San Francisco CC, the top-ranked team in the state ... Credited with four solo stops and intercepted a pass in the season opener against sixth-ranked San Mateo (Calif.) CC ... Had three tackles and a pass broken up in victory over Hartnell (Calif.) CC ... Collected three unassisted stops in Merced (Calif.) CC win, and had three total in defeat of Sacramento CC ... Credited with two tackles — including a sack for a loss of six yards — and a pass defensed to help the Eagles defeat Diablo Valley (Calif.) CC in postseason action ... Recorded two solo stops and an interception against Chabot (Calif.) CC ... Had seven tackles, an interception and a pass break up as a freshman at LCC, with a season-best four stops against Modesto (Calif.) CC.

High School Highlights: Attended Haines City High.

Personal: Full name is Quinton Deshawn Dent ... Born Nov. 30, 1993, in Haines City, Fla. ... Son of David Dent and Nicole Sandifort ... Is the oldest of six children ... Related to National Football League Hall of Fame inductee Richard Dent and current Houston Texan Akeem Dent ... Favorite movie is “Pearl Harbor” ... Favorite team is the New England Patriots ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite musical artist is Gucci Mane ... Favorite subject is history ... Likes to watch television in his free time ... Would like to become a pharmacy technician ... Also recruited by Oregon State and California out of junior college, as well as South Florida and Eastern Michigan in high school ... Majoring in criminal justice.