Quincy Roche, Miami Football News: Draft Scout Player News

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10/23/20 - OLB Quincy Roche, rSr/2021, Miami

Coaches and players alike rave about Roche's athletic prowess. They also rarely fail to mention his gift of sharing his considerable grit and caring through leadership. "From a physical standpoint we knew what we were getting and he's done a great job,'' said Baker. "He's got an innate ability to rush the passer. He's slippery, he's very instinctual, just a really, really good football player. I've been really pleased and proud to watch him grow over the past four, five, six weeks and I still think he's just scratching the surface." Said Diaz: "I love the way he's taken ownership of the team. It's really helped. We always knew he was a really, really good player. It's easy to see [6-5, 266-pound] Jaelan because of his size - like when we had Rousseau. Quincy is just so instinctive on the field. His ability to slip blocks and beat tackles and understand where the ball is serves him well. But he has also tried week in and week out to play more and more in the framework of the defense. "Sometimes you've got to erase habits when you do things for [the previous] three years. We've had this in the past with some of our grad transfers. His willingness to do that has been really encouraging." Last week, besides dominating on the field, Roche ran "up and down the sideline on the offensive side of the bench," Diaz told WQAM, "encouraging those guys when they were stuck for a little bit - not just making himself better but making his teammates better." - Miami Herald

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