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Central Michigan Class of 2024 Signees Roster

Quavion Bird
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Bartow, Fla.
- High School:
- Bartow Senior H.S.
- Twitter:
- @Bird_Quavion
HIGH SCHOOL
Will graduate in June 2024 from Bartow High School, where he played four years of varsity football for head coaches Tyler Eden (final year) and Richard Tate (first three years) … Second Team All-Polk County selection as a junior … Rated one of the top defensive linemen in Polk County … Played defensive tackle, fullback, and nose guard … Over his four-year, 31-game career, made 146 tackles (85 solo), 24.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, three fumbles caused and averaged 4.7 tackles per game on defense and scored one touchdown on offense … Registered 40 tackles (26 solo), 2.0 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries as a senior … Guided Bartow to a 7-5 record, four straight wins to start the season, and a state playoff appearance as a senior … Finished with a career-high 12 tackles (six solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack vs. Golden Gate … Made seven tackles (six solo) vs. Lakeland … Finished with 4.0 tackles for loss, one sack, and five tackles vs. Kathleen … Made 40 tackles (23 solo), 10 quarterback hurries, 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks in seven games as a junior … Was his team’s fifth-leading tackler … Led Bartow to a 5-6 overall record as a junior … Made eight tackles (five solo) with a career-high 3.0 sacks and 2.0 hurries vs. RCHS … In nine games as a sophomore, made 45 tackles (27 solo), 2.0 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks with three quarterback pressures … Made a then-career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) vs. Sebring … Played in eight games with 21 tackles (nine solo), 1.0 sack as a freshman … Team went 8-1 overall, 3-0 in the district as a freshman … Rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com and Rivals.com … Outstanding student who had a grade point average of 3.6.
PERSONAL
Born Quavion Bird on June 29, 2005 … Son of Jeremy Bird and Diamond Jones … One of three siblings: Elegance and Kamari … Nickname is “Big Baby” .. Hobbies and interests include football, listening, and reading … Committed to Central Michigan on September 14, 2023 … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Mercer, UT-Martin, Edward Waters, Marshall, Tennessee Tech, and Bethune-Cookman.
ARTICLES
Bartow's Quavion Bird providing leadership, ability to anchor defense (theledger.com)
Football Scouting Report: Quavion Bird, c/o 2024, Bartow High School — PlayMaker Network (playmakerlife.com)
Will graduate in June 2024 from Bartow High School, where he played four years of varsity football for head coaches Tyler Eden (final year) and Richard Tate (first three years) … Second Team All-Polk County selection as a junior … Rated one of the top defensive linemen in Polk County … Played defensive tackle, fullback, and nose guard … Over his four-year, 31-game career, made 146 tackles (85 solo), 24.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 17 quarterback hurries, three fumbles caused and averaged 4.7 tackles per game on defense and scored one touchdown on offense … Registered 40 tackles (26 solo), 2.0 sacks, 9.0 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries as a senior … Guided Bartow to a 7-5 record, four straight wins to start the season, and a state playoff appearance as a senior … Finished with a career-high 12 tackles (six solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack vs. Golden Gate … Made seven tackles (six solo) vs. Lakeland … Finished with 4.0 tackles for loss, one sack, and five tackles vs. Kathleen … Made 40 tackles (23 solo), 10 quarterback hurries, 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks in seven games as a junior … Was his team’s fifth-leading tackler … Led Bartow to a 5-6 overall record as a junior … Made eight tackles (five solo) with a career-high 3.0 sacks and 2.0 hurries vs. RCHS … In nine games as a sophomore, made 45 tackles (27 solo), 2.0 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks with three quarterback pressures … Made a then-career-high 11 tackles (eight solo) vs. Sebring … Played in eight games with 21 tackles (nine solo), 1.0 sack as a freshman … Team went 8-1 overall, 3-0 in the district as a freshman … Rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com and Rivals.com … Outstanding student who had a grade point average of 3.6.
PERSONAL
Born Quavion Bird on June 29, 2005 … Son of Jeremy Bird and Diamond Jones … One of three siblings: Elegance and Kamari … Nickname is “Big Baby” .. Hobbies and interests include football, listening, and reading … Committed to Central Michigan on September 14, 2023 … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Mercer, UT-Martin, Edward Waters, Marshall, Tennessee Tech, and Bethune-Cookman.
ARTICLES
Bartow's Quavion Bird providing leadership, ability to anchor defense (theledger.com)
Football Scouting Report: Quavion Bird, c/o 2024, Bartow High School — PlayMaker Network (playmakerlife.com)
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