Purple Prospect Portfolio: Quincy Roche

Photo by Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesQuincy Roche (6-foot-3, 243 pounds at the Senior Bowl) was a three-star prospect and the 36th overall prospect in Maryland’s class of 2016. He committed to Temple, where Roche redshirted in 2016. Starting as a true freshman, Roche racked up seven sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss playing as a weak side defensive end in the Owl’s defense.

Over his first three seasons in Philly, the Randallstown native racked up 26 sacks and 39.5 tackles for loss. In his junior season, Roche exploded. His 13 sacks and 19 tackles for loss earned him AAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Roche certainly had reasons to consider entering the NFL draft, however,…