David Quessenberry: 5 Things You Need to Know About the San Jose State OT

David Quessenberry is an offensive lineman who has been on the rise ever since the 2013 draft process started. The former San Jose State Spartan started his rise following a great performance in the Senior Bowl, where he wowed scouts in the one-on-one portion of the drills.

Quessenberry is projected as a mid-round draft selection. Here are five things you need to know about Quessenberry as the draft approaches.   

Background

Hometown: Carlsbad, California 

School: San Jose State University 

Major: History 

Year: Senior  

Growing up in Carlsbad, David Quessenberry played multiple sports growing up, which helped him grow as an athlete. He walked on as a tight end at San Jose State before making the switch to offensive tackle. 

Statistics

Height: 6'5" 

Weight: 302 pounds

Arm Length: 34 3/8" 

Hand Length: 10 5/8" 

Games: 49 in his career 

David Quessenberry is a huge man who is still putting on weight as he continues to change his body type into an offensive lineman mold. He recorded 49 games in his career, which shows that he gained valuable experience playing as an offensive lineman in college. 

Draft Process: Combine Results

40-yard dash: 5.08 seconds 

Bench press: 25 reps 

Vertical jump: 29.5" 

Broad jump: 112" 

3-Cone drill: 7.49 seconds 

20-yard shuttle: 4.45 seconds

David Quessenberry was impressive during his combine performance. He showed great athleticism while completing the drills, and it showed with his 20-yard shuttle and his 40-yard dash times. Quessenberry will rely on his athleticism while competing for a job in the NFL. 

Interesting Facts

- Played lacrosse in high school. 

- Two brothers play football (one at UCLA and the other at Navy Academy).  

- Played tight end in high school. 

- Two-time all WAC selection. 

- Father played football at the Naval Academy.

Observations

"Plays with low pad level and flashes the mean streak. Possesses the natural bend to succeed in pass protection, both mirroring ends while leveraging a strong punch and riding edge rushers around the pocket." - NFL.com 

"Quessenberry stood on his numbers from the combine (he was among the top performers in his position group in the short shuttle), and did the positional drills at the pro day." - Gil Brandt, NFL.com

"Quessenberry has been a surprise this week at guard and tackle, handling the pass rush all week. He's really a polished blocker with some good quickness. In my opinion he jumped past Oday Aboushi and Brian Winters in the rankings thanks to a crisp, consistent week." - Dave Richard, CBSSports.com 

"He’ll also hustle downfield after plays, taking out defenders standing around and cleaning up piles when necessary." - NFL.com