Quentin Davie Class: Junior Hometown: St. Louis, Mo. High School: Cardinal Ritter Height / Weight: 6-4 / 225 Position: LB

The 2009 Scouting Report: Has added the size to his 6-foot-4 frame to become a dominant Big Ten linebacker ... Always has had great range ... Continues to improve his footwork ... Could blossom into a special player ... Returns as the Wildcats' starting outside (sam) linebacker ... An athlete who runs well.

2008: Starting outside linebacker (started 11 of 13 games) ... Tied for 20th in Big Ten in TFL's (0.73) ... Tied for second on team in TFL's (9.5) ... Notched two tackles in Alamo Bowl vs. Missouri ... Four stops and one fumble recovery vs. Illinois ... Seven tackles vs. Ohio State, including 1.0 TFL ... Recorded four tackles at Indiana ... Tallied six stops, one 6-yard sack, one pass breakup and one QB hurry against Purdue ... Notched six tackles, including a 2-yard TFL, against Michigan State ... Notched three tackles, including a TFL, and a QB hurry at Iowa ... Against Ohio, collected four tackles, including 1.0 TFL's, and his first career pass breakup ... Set a career high with 3.5 TFL (loss of 21 yards), including 1.5 sacks, on his way to six tackles against Southern Illinois ... Named team's defensive big playmaker vs. SIU and Syracuse ... Established a career high with eight tackles against Duke and had two QB hurries ... Made his third collegiate start vs. Syracuse, totaling seven tackles (five solo, two assist) and registering his first career sack when he pressured quarterback Andrew Robinson into an intentional grounding penalty, giving the Wildcats a safety.

2007: Played in 11 games, starting two ... Made his first collegiate start at outside linebacker vs. Michigan ... Finished the Michigan contest with a season-high six tackles (four solos) and a pass deflection ... Started at MSU and notched two solo tackles against the Spartans ... Recorded three tackles, including a 1-yard TFL, in his collegiate debut vs. Northeastern ... Two solo tackles vs. Nevada ... Two tackles vs. Duke ... Notched two more tackles at Ohio State ... Three tackles vs. Minnesota ... One tackle vs. EMU and Purdue ... Closed year with three tackles and a 0.5 TFL at Illinois.

2006: Did not see action ... Named team's special teams practice player of the week on two occasions (Penn State and Illinois).

High School: Ranked 14th in Missouri and 57th nationally among outside linebackers by Rivals.com ... SuperPrep All-Midlands Region linebacker ... Ranked 47th by SuperPrep among Midlands (11 states) players and 12th in Missouri ... Two-time all-state linebacker (first team in 2004, second team in 2005), as well as a two-time all-conference and Post-Dispatch all-metro honoree ... Two-time team MVP ... 2005 finalist for the U.S. Army All-American game ... Also played quarterback and tight end on offense ... Team captain that led Cardinal Ritter to the state semifinal round in 2005, where they won a pair of postseason games for the first time ... Completed 52-of-115 passes for 1,214 yards (third-most passing yards in school history) and 13 TD's, and rushed for 567 yards ... Defensively, totaled 94 tackles (7 TFL's), an interception and fumble recovery ... Had 74 tackles and six sacks as a junior ... Recorded a pair of defensive touchdowns his junior season-fumble returns of 70 and 80 yards ... Also lettered in basketball and track ... NBA players Jahidi White and Loren Woods also attended Cardinal Ritter ... Who's Who and senior year First Honors ... Coached by Ron Villars.

Personal: Born Quentin R. Davie ... Son of Mary Younger and Alvin Davie ... Learning and organizational change major.

The Davie File
Q: Name five favorite songs (and artist) on your I-Pod:
A: Jay-Z -- All his music, Kanye West -- Bittersweet, Nelly -- All his music, Sho-Me Squad -- All music, Murphy Lee -- All music.
Q: If you could dine with anyone from any period in history, who would it be?
A: Martin Luther King Jr.
Q: What is the greatest lesson in life that you have learned?
A: Don't take anyone or thing for granted. Everything I have or achieve is a blessing.
Q: A song that best describes you?
A: Nelly -- St. Louie.
Q: Something people would be surprised to know about me is:
A: When I was 7, I actually quit football cause I got hit too hard.
Q: My favorite place to visit is:
A: Hometown, Saint Louis.
Q: Which current NU football player is the biggest jokester on the team?
A: Myself I would have to say.
Q: My favorite thing about NU is:
A: Being right next to Chicago.
Q: Best part about being a Northwestern football player is:
A: Being able to sing the fight song after a win against Illinois.
Q: Describe Coach Fitzgerald in five words or less:
A: Determination and Pride.
Q: Describe your position coach (Randy Bates) in five words or less:
A: He's got JUICE.
Q: Most humbling experience:
A: My first preseason camp at Kenosha.
Q: What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
A: Being able to play athletics on the main stage in the Big Ten.
Q: The best book I have ever read is:
A: Of Mice and Men.
Q: The person that inspires me the most is:
A: My Brother Alvin Davie -- he gives me that drive to keep getting better. My mom sacrificed and gave me all the things I want. Alexandra Richardson is the love of my life and she keeps me strong.
Q: When I played football as a kid, I pretended to be:
A: Any all-star running back.
Q: My favorite pregame ritual is:
A: To look in the mirror to make sure I'm fly.
Q: If you could have a starring role in any film already made, which movie would you pick?
A: Transformers

Davie's Career Stats

TACKLES                G    UA     A Total    TFL-Yds    PD   FF   FR Blkd
2007................  11    18     7    25    1.5-3       1    0    0    0
2008................  13    25    32    57    9.5-45      2    0    1    0
TOTAL...............  24    43    39    82   11.0-48      3    0    1    0
SACKS                  G    UA     A Total   Yds
2007................  11     0     0   0.0     0
2008................  13     3     1   3.5    23
TOTAL...............  24     3     1   3.5    23