Quan Cosby
He is currently a starting wide receiver for the University of Texas and has emerged as one of the nations top wide outs.
High School
Quan Cosby was a stellar athlete for Mart High School, excelling in football, baseball, and track. In football he was a two time 2A all state selection at quarterback, where he was also selected to the second team all USA-Today Team and named Offensive Player of the Year.
He was also selected all state once at defensive back and kick returner. In baseball he was mainly known for his blazing speed stealing 81 of 82 bases during his junior and senior years.
He was not bad with the bat either posting a .479 batting average his senior year with three home runs and 33 RBI his senior year. He won a total of three state titles in high school: one his junior year in football and two his senior year in track in the 100m and 200m dashes with times of 10.46 and 21.31 respectively.
He was originally signed to attend the University of Texas right out of high school but decided to sign with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to play minor league baseball instead.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Cosby was drafted bye the Angels in the sixth round and left his commitment to the University of Texas to do so. He wound up playing for four years in the outfield for the Angels organization.
He started his career in the Arizona League where he played 41 games, hitting .243 with eight RBI and eight stolen bases for the Angels. His second year he played for the Provo Angels of the Pioneer League where he recorded a .302 average with nine double, 29 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in a total of 76 games.
His first year with them he hit .249 with four doubles, 21 RBI, and 17 stolen bases in 104 games. The next year he attained a .249 batting average, again, with eight doubles, 12 triples, five home runs, and 24 stolen bases in 119 games.
At that point he has a career average on .260 in 340 total games. After playing four years in the Angels minor league system, Cosby decided to attend the University of Texas where he would go on to play football.
University of Texas
2005
During his freshman campaign, Cosby caught just 15 passes for 270 yards with two touchdowns.
He played on special teams as well, returning six punts for 92 yards. He also chimed in two catches for 16 yards in the 2006 Rose Bowl in which the Longhorns won the National Championship under head coach Mack Brown.
2006
His sophomore campaign was a successful one in which he caught 45 passes for 525 yards and two touchdowns.
While he was still in the midst of becoming a great receiver, he was still making an impact on special teams returning 13 kickoffs for 334 yards and 2 punts for 64 yards. In the 2006 Alamo Bowl he caught seven passes for 59 yards in the Longhorns victory over the University of Iowa.
2007
His junior year he again played in all 13 games, starting 11 of them.
He caught 60 passes for 680 yards and 5 touchdowns earning him AP Big 12 Honorable Mention. He did however return one punt for 21 yards and four kickoffs for 73 yards in the Texas victory over Arizona State University.
2008
As a senior Cosby has established himself as one of the elite wide receivers in the nation and has become a favorite target for quarterback Colt McCoy.