Quinton Porter
| No. -- Free agent | |
| Date of birth | December 28, 1982 |
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| Place of birth | Portland, Maine, USA |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| College | Boston College |
| High school | Portland |
| Hand | Right |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2006 | Houston Texans |
| 2007 | Carolina Panthers* |
| 2008–2012 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2013 | Montreal Alouettes* |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career stats | |
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Quinton George Porter (born December 28, 1982) is an American professional gridiron football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was on the practice squad for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Boston College. Porter has also been a player with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.
Porter grew up in Portland, Maine. He was the youngest of the five children of Georgia and Michael Porter. He was a football star at King Middle School, then Portland High School. At Portland High, Porter also played basketball and was a member of the National Honor Society.
In 2000, his senior year in high school, he won separate honors as Maine's top high school athlete in awards sponsored by USA Today and Gatorade. He led Portland High to 10-1 record in football while throwing for 1,600 yards and 18 touchdowns. He gained all-state and all-conference honors.
Porter accepted a scholarship from Boston College and saw action as a backup in 2001 and 2002. He was the starting quarterback his junior year (2003) for all but the last three games after a hand injury.
He was redshirted in 2004, making 2005 his senior year.
Porter was named starting quarterback at the start of the 2005 season. He started seven games and was named Atlantic Coast Conference player of the week for his performance in BC's 28-17 win over Virginia. Leading up to the October 27 game against Virginia Tech, the Eagles under Porter were ranked 13th in the country.
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