Quinn, who played his club gaelic football for Donaghmore, hopes to land an NFL contract in the future after establishing himself as one of the best kickers in college football.
During the 2025 season, Quinn broke the Marshall record for field goals in a single season with 21, four of which were converted from more than 50 yards.
It would cap a remarkable journey for a man who just over a year ago was laying telecommunications wires on roads for work before linking up with kicking coach Tadhg Leader.
Having stepped away from the Tyrone squad in 2024, Quinn travelled with other aspiring kickers to demonstrate their skills in front of college coaches at an event in Florida 12 months ago.
He scored all eight of his field goal attempts and subsequently joined Marshall on a scholarship in May, making his debut for the Thundering Herd against Georgia Bulldogs in front of 90,000 fans at Sanford Stadium.
“With the All-Ireland final team I was on the bench behind [starting goalkeeper] Niall Morgan at Croke Park [which holds 82,300].
“To actually get out on to the field with that sort of capacity is unbelievable.
“I went out and it was all going to be new to me. If I was told at the start of the year I’d be doing those sorts of things, I’d have pulled the arm off you.
“I was going out, I had a bit of a slow start and got comfortable towards, I was really happy with how the season went and getting the records were nice to have on top of that.”
