2014 Football Roster
Kyle Queiro
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Verona, N.J.
- High School:
- Bergen Catholic
Signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys on April 28, 2018.
2017: Redshirt senior ... Started all 13 games at safety ... Finished the regular season with career highs in assisted tackles (28), total tackles (60), tackles for loss (5.5), pass breakups (9) and interceptions (5) ... Led the Wildcats in interceptions ... Tied a career high with nine tackles at Duke ... Had a career-high six assisted tackles in the season opener versus Nevada ... Recorded his first interception of the season versus the WolfPack ... Had at least two tackles in all 12 games, including five games with at least five stops ... Made 5.5 tackles for loss in the Wildcats' first five games of the season ... Made six tackles, intercepted a career-high two passes and matched a career high with three pass breakups in a victory at Nebraska ... Picked off his fourth pass of the season in a 39-0 victory over Minnesota on Senior Day. Intercepted his team-leading fifth pass of the season in the Music City Bowl and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats a 2414 lead … The interception was the eighth of Queiro’s career, tying him with Bobby Anderson (198992), Dick McCauley (196264) and Nick VanHoose (201215) for 10th in program history.
2016: Redshirt junior … Started 10 games at safety … Finished the season with a career-high 53 tackles, including 32 solo stops and 3.5 tackles for loss … Recorded a pair of interceptions … Made three tackles and intercepted a pass that sealed the Wildcats’ victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl … Had career highs at Minnesota with five solo tackles, nine total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss … Made eight tackles at No. 6 Ohio State … Made an incredible one-handed interception in the Wildcats’ 24-14 win over Indiana that was featured as SportsCenter’s No. 1 Play on Top 10 plays … Tied for third on the team with six pass breakups … Academic All-Big Ten.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Played in five games as a backup safety but missed eight games due to injury ... Intercepted a ball toward the end of the victory over Stanford, his first career interception ... Recorded two tackles in games versus Eastern Illinois and Ball State ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Appeared in all 12 games ... Made his first collegiate start in the season finale against Illinois ... Tallied a career-high five tackles, including four solo stops against Northern Illinois.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season ... Named NU's Defensive Practice Player of the Week following Maine and Nebraska games.
High School: Ranked the No. 53 athlete recruit in the country by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 17 prospect overall coming out of New Jersey ... Ranked the No. 57 safety recruit nationally by Scout.com ... Named to the MSG Varsity All-State & All Metro Team ... Recorded eight tackles and two interceptions for a combined 61 yards in a single game ... Played in the State Championship game three consecutive years ... Achieved academic First Honors ... Also named All-County triple jumper and high jumper ... Also lettered twice as a guard on the Crusader's basketball team.
Personal: Born Kyle Christian Queiro ... Son of Henry and Kim Queiro ... Joins former high school teammates Cameron and Garrett Dickerson on the NU roster ... Brother is linebacker Cameron Queiro ... Major is learning and organizational change.
