When Quentin Lake arose from the locker room as the first man on the practice field at Saturday’s inaugural East-West Shrine Game practice, it was easy to make connections to the Steelers. Carnell Lake, Quentin’s father, was a four time All-Pro hybrid safety for the Steelers great blitzburgh defense of the 1990s before returning for a lengthy stint as the team’s defensive backs coach from 2011-2017.
Quentin put together a successful collegiate career in his own right, finishing his career with 179 tackles, 4 TFLs, 6 INTs, and 15 PDs. In his senior season during the fall of 2021, Lake set new career highs in tackles for losses, interceptions, and passes defended, showcasing the schematic and positional versatility which should help him hear his name called in this spring’s NFL draft.