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Quincy Enunwa's winding road to Jets success began in Nigeria

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Quincy Enunwa began the season with zero NFL catches and no guarantee he'd make the New York Jets' roster. Now he's a virtual starter and has two of the biggest receptions of the season -- a season interrupted by a four-game suspension.

Almost every successful team has an out-of-nowhere player. Enunwa, nicknamed "Q" by his teammates, is that guy. Five things you should know about him:

1. Enunwa (pronounced: uh-NUN-wuh) was born and raised in southern California -- barely. His mother, Ngozi, left Nigeria when she was eight months pregnant, traveling to the United States to rejoin her husband and Quincy's father, Henry, who was attending Kansas Wesleyan University at the time.