2024 Football Roster
Roster
Dunnigan, Quindarius

Jersey Number 99
Quindarius Dunnigan
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 271
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High School:
- McCallie School
- Prev School:
- Middle Tennessee State
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Enters his seventh season of college football and second with Michigan State in 2025 . . . voted a team captain by his teammates . . . has played in 44 collegiate games (33 at Middle Tennessee State, 11 at MSU) . . . spent five seasons at Middle Tennessee State (2019-23), but did not play during the 2021 season due to an injury . . . has recorded 85 tackles, including 21 tackles for loss (70 yards) and 6.5 sacks (37 yards) in his collegiate career . . . also has nine pass break-ups and one forced fumble . . . had 68 tackles, 17 TFLs (57 yards) and 5.5 sacks (33 yards) in 33 games for the Blue Raiders, including 13 starts in 33 games . . . has played more than 1,200 snaps on defense in his career (978 at MSU; 245 at MSU).
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in 11 games to earn his first letter for the Spartans . . . recorded 17 tackles, 4.0 TFLs (13 yards) and one sack (4 yards) . . . played a total of 245 snaps on the defensive line . . . posted a season-high four stops while playing a season-high 41 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . recorded one TFL in Purdue game and forced a fumble, for first career forced fumble, in the second quarter that teammate Maverick Hansen recovered at the Boilermaker 33, setting up the Spartans for their second TD of the night, in playing 22 snaps . . . credited with three stops in game at Illinois, posting 22 snaps . . . made one tackle in both Indiana (22 snaps) and Michigan (15 snaps) games . . . played 12 snaps in win over Iowa . . . tallied two tackles with 1.0 TFL (5 yards) in game at Oregon, logging 28 plays . . . made one tackle in playing 27 snaps in Ohio State game . . . notched three stops in game at Boston College, with 1.0 tackle for loss (4 yards) coming on a sack, in 26 plays . . . tallied one tackle in 16 plays in Prairie View A&M game . . . made Spartan debut in Florida Atlantic game, posting 14 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT MTSU): Earned second-team All-Conference-USA honors after recording career highs in tackles (35), tackles for loss (10.0 for 27 yards), sacks (3.0 for 13 yards) and pass break-ups (8) . . . led team and ranked tied for fifth with 10.0 tackles for loss . . . his eight pass break-ups tied for third most in Conference USA and ranked first in the FBS among defensive linemen . . . played in 12 games, including 11 starts on the defensive line . . . played a total of 581 snaps on defense . . . delivered a sack and 1.5 TFLs vs. Florida International (Nov. 11) . . . had three tackles, including a sack, and broke up a pass at New Mexico State (Nov. 4) . . . posted seven tackles against Liberty (Oct. 17) . . . broke up a career-best three passes and added three tackles, including a TFL, against Jacksonville State (Oct. 4) . . . had four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Colorado State (Sept. 23) . . . tallied five stops, including two tackles for loss and a sack, at Missouri (Sept. 9) . . . had four tackles in the season opener at Alabama (Sept. 2).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MTSU): In his first full season, recorded 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 12 games, including two starting assignments . . . played a total of 272 snaps on defense . . . credited with two TFLs and three solo tackles in Hawai’i Bowl win over San Diego State . . . had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, in victory over No. 25 Miami (Sept. 24) . . . in his first career start, delivered six tackles, including a career-high 3.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks, in addition to a pass break-up in a win at Colorado State (Sept. 10).
2021 SEASON (MTSU): Missed the entire season with an injury.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MTSU): Collected six tackles in eight games of action . . . had three tackles in a victory at Rice (Oct. 24) . . . played 103 snaps on defense.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT MTSU): Made his collegiate debut vs. Old Dominion (Nov. 23) in his only appearance of the season to preserve his redshirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport athlete at McCallie School, lettering in football, basketball and track and field . . . earned all-state honors as a linebacker his senior season in 2018 and was a Best of Preps first-team member . . . was also the Division II-AAA co-defensive player of the year and a team captain in 2018 . . . collected 110 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and a defensive touchdown his senior year . . . played for Coach Ralph Potter at the McCallie School . . . was also an all-region discus thrower in track and field . . . graduated from MTSU with a bachelor’s degree in allied health technology . . . son of Garvin and Delnita Evans.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Played in 11 games to earn his first letter for the Spartans . . . recorded 17 tackles, 4.0 TFLs (13 yards) and one sack (4 yards) . . . played a total of 245 snaps on the defensive line . . . posted a season-high four stops while playing a season-high 41 snaps vs. Rutgers . . . recorded one TFL in Purdue game and forced a fumble, for first career forced fumble, in the second quarter that teammate Maverick Hansen recovered at the Boilermaker 33, setting up the Spartans for their second TD of the night, in playing 22 snaps . . . credited with three stops in game at Illinois, posting 22 snaps . . . made one tackle in both Indiana (22 snaps) and Michigan (15 snaps) games . . . played 12 snaps in win over Iowa . . . tallied two tackles with 1.0 TFL (5 yards) in game at Oregon, logging 28 plays . . . made one tackle in playing 27 snaps in Ohio State game . . . notched three stops in game at Boston College, with 1.0 tackle for loss (4 yards) coming on a sack, in 26 plays . . . tallied one tackle in 16 plays in Prairie View A&M game . . . made Spartan debut in Florida Atlantic game, posting 14 snaps.
2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR AT MTSU): Earned second-team All-Conference-USA honors after recording career highs in tackles (35), tackles for loss (10.0 for 27 yards), sacks (3.0 for 13 yards) and pass break-ups (8) . . . led team and ranked tied for fifth with 10.0 tackles for loss . . . his eight pass break-ups tied for third most in Conference USA and ranked first in the FBS among defensive linemen . . . played in 12 games, including 11 starts on the defensive line . . . played a total of 581 snaps on defense . . . delivered a sack and 1.5 TFLs vs. Florida International (Nov. 11) . . . had three tackles, including a sack, and broke up a pass at New Mexico State (Nov. 4) . . . posted seven tackles against Liberty (Oct. 17) . . . broke up a career-best three passes and added three tackles, including a TFL, against Jacksonville State (Oct. 4) . . . had four tackles, including 1.5 TFLs against Colorado State (Sept. 23) . . . tallied five stops, including two tackles for loss and a sack, at Missouri (Sept. 9) . . . had four tackles in the season opener at Alabama (Sept. 2).
2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MTSU): In his first full season, recorded 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 12 games, including two starting assignments . . . played a total of 272 snaps on defense . . . credited with two TFLs and three solo tackles in Hawai’i Bowl win over San Diego State . . . had four solo tackles, including a tackle for loss, in victory over No. 25 Miami (Sept. 24) . . . in his first career start, delivered six tackles, including a career-high 3.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks, in addition to a pass break-up in a win at Colorado State (Sept. 10).
2021 SEASON (MTSU): Missed the entire season with an injury.
2020 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN MTSU): Collected six tackles in eight games of action . . . had three tackles in a victory at Rice (Oct. 24) . . . played 103 snaps on defense.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT MTSU): Made his collegiate debut vs. Old Dominion (Nov. 23) in his only appearance of the season to preserve his redshirt year.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-sport athlete at McCallie School, lettering in football, basketball and track and field . . . earned all-state honors as a linebacker his senior season in 2018 and was a Best of Preps first-team member . . . was also the Division II-AAA co-defensive player of the year and a team captain in 2018 . . . collected 110 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss, four sacks and a defensive touchdown his senior year . . . played for Coach Ralph Potter at the McCallie School . . . was also an all-region discus thrower in track and field . . . graduated from MTSU with a bachelor’s degree in allied health technology . . . son of Garvin and Delnita Evans.
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