 McQuaide in 2016 | |||||
| No. 43 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | December 7, 1987 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Elder (Cincinnati, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Ohio State (2006–2010) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Jacob McQuaide (born December 7, 1987) is an American football long snapper for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2011. McQuaide played college football at Ohio State.
McQuaide attended Elder High School. As a sophomore, he contributed to the football team winning an OHSAA State Championship. As a senior, he had 10 receptions for 125 yards at tight end. He also lettered in basketball.[1]
He walked-on at Ohio State University. As a redshirt freshman, he was rotated in the first seven games at long snapper, along with seniors Dimitrios Makridis and Jackson Haas. He was removed from the rotation the rest of the season because of inconsistency issues and did not play in the last 6 contests.[1]
As a sophomore, he was named the team's long snapper for punts and placement kicks, while earning a football scholarship.
During his college career, he remained as team's long snapper, but was never able to take snaps or record any stats at the tight end position. He was a part of 3 Big Ten Conference championships (2007, 2008 and 2009).
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
239 lb (108 kg) |
5.07 s | 1.68 s | 2.88 s | 4.48 s | 7.10 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) |
9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) |
19 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
McQuaide was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams after the 2011 NFL Draft on July 29. As a rookie, he beat Chris Massey for the long snapper job.[3]
He served as the Rams' long snapper every game from 2011 to 2020. As a member of the Los Angeles Rams, McQuaide was selected to his first Pro Bowl as a "need" player on January 18, 2017.[4] He was selected to his second consecutive Pro Bowl as a "need" player on January 17, 2018.[5]
On March 9, 2018, McQuaide signed a three-year contract extension with the Rams through the 2020 season.[6] During his time with the Rams, he appeared in all 160 regular season games through his first ten seasons and made 10 special teams tackles.
On March 22, 2021, McQuaide signed with the Dallas Cowboys to replace long snapper L. P. Ladouceur, reuniting with special teams coordinator John Fassel, who was his coach with the Rams, along with his former teammate placekicker Greg Zuerlein.[7][8]
On March 14, 2022, McQuaide re-signed with Dallas on a one-year contract.[9] He was released in a planned move during final roster cuts on August 30, and re–signed on September 1, after players' allocations to the designated to return injured reserve list were official.[10] In the fourth game against the Washington Commanders, he suffered a torn left tricep on his final snap. On October 4, 2022, he was placed on the injured reserve list, forcing to miss the first games of his career.[11] He was replaced with Matt Overton.
On March 20, 2023, McQuaide signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[12] He was waived on August 7, 2023.[13] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 1, following an injury to Scott Daly and signed to the active roster on November 15.[14][15]