Kyle Queiro
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Verona, New Jersey
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| Position | Linebacker |
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| Born | December 18, 1994 Verona, New Jersey |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
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| High school | Bergen Catholic (NJ) |
| College | Northwestern |
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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Kyle Christian Queiro (born December 18, 1994) is an American former football linebacker. He played college football at Northwestern University and professionally for the Dallas Cowboys and the Seattle Dragons.
Queiro attended Bergen Catholic High School, where he practiced football, track and basketball. In football, he was a two-way player at defensive back and wide receiver. He was a teammate of future NFL player Garrett Dickerson. He helped the team play in the state championship game in 3 straight years. He received All-state and All-metro honors as a senior.
He competed in the triple jump and high jump, receiving All-county honors as a senior.
College career
Queiro accepted a football scholarship from Northwestern University. As a redshirt freshman, he started in the season finale against the University of Illinois, collecting 5 tackles.
As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games as a reserve player. He was forced to miss 8 contests after fracturing his arm against Ball State University. He had a key fourth quarter interception against Stanford University, helping the team preserve a 16–6 upset win.
As a junior, he started 10 games at strong safety, registering 53 tackles (32 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions and 6 pass breakups (tied for sixth on the team). He had a highlight one-handed interception against Indiana University. He made 8 tackles against Ohio State University. He had 9 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against the University of Minnesota. He helped secure a 31–24 win against the University of Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl, after intercepting a pass with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
As a senior, he started 13 games at strong safety, posting 60 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions (led the team) and 9 pass breakups (led the team). He had 9 tackles against Duke University. He made 6 tackles, 2 interceptions and 3 pass breakups against Nebraska. He had a critical interception against the University of Kentucky, in the fourth quarter of the 2017 Music City Bowl, to help the team win 24–23.[1]
He finished his college career with 132 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 8 interceptions (tied for tenth in school history).