As a senior at Illinois Wesleyan, tight end Quincy Butler (Flossmoor, Ill., Homewood-Flossmoor HS) has made 11 catches for 120 yards and has made four touchdown receptions.
As a junior, he had 14 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown and as a sophomore he had 16 catches for 168 yards with one TD.
Majoring in business (marketing) at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Taneesha Thomas.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: I chose IWU because it had the perfect combination of things I wanted in college. I knew I was getting a great education, I was able to continue playing football, and Bloomington-Normal gives you the big college feel even though Wesleyan is a small school.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Beginners Golf
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Not getting a bunch of free gear.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I got a C- my freshman year of high school in biology.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Big Insects
Worst habit: I stay up to late
Most expensive traffic ticket: $20 ticket for parking in the faculty lot here at IWU.
Language I’d like to learn: Mandarin
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: Five minutes
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Wavy
Favorite sports figures: Lebron James, Steph Curry, Paul Pogba, Neymar.
My greatest moment in sports was: Scoring 16 points in last years Intramural Basketball Championship game, securing my second title since I’ve been here.
The best player I ever faced was: Antonio Morrison in high school
Worst dresser on my team: Austin Harrell
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Probably some hot dogs.
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Rihanna
Favorite food: My mom’s lasagna
Vegetable I won’t eat: Radish
Pepsi or Coke? Coke
Favorite TV show: "Game of Thrones." Best show of all time - no debate.
Favorite musical group: The Social Experiment
Favorite movies: Three-way tie between "Interstellar", "Dark Knight" and "Deadpool"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Easy, Denzel Washington.
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "The Life of Pablo"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Walter Payton
My dream job would be: NBA Player
Place I’d most like to live: Downtown Chicago
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: Another human
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: 1) Skydive and 2) suit up one game for the basketball team at Wesleyan.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Xbox
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Brady
What I miss most about being in the third grade: My knees didn’t hurt all the time.
