University of Connecticut Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Quayvon Skanes
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Wendall Phillips Academy
2018: Played in five games.
2017: Played in all 12 contests, started in five…Tied for the team lead with at least one reception in 11 games…Second on the team with 35 receptions…Added 335 receiving yards and one touchdown…Hauled in first career touchdown catch at Temple (Oct. 14)…Career-high six catches for 50 yards vs. Missouri (Oct. 28)…Three catches for career-high 52 yards vs. Tulsa (Oct. 21).
2016: Redshirted
High School: Named to the 2015 Chicago Tribune All-State team...team won Illinois Class 4A championship his senior year becoming the first Public League team to win a state championship...was named the Chicago Tribune/WGN Athlete of the Month for November 2015...played quarterback his senior year...rushed for 141 yards in state title game with four touchdowns...also passed for 44 yards and a TD...rushed for 1,458 yards in senior year with 36 touchdowns...also had 504 passing yards for 13 TDs...caught 41 passes as a junior for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns...team was 12-2 in junior year and advanced to 4A title game...also on track and field team and advanced to the final of the 100 meters in the Chicago Public Schools trials as senior...was second overall in 4x200 relay.
