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Meet the Aztecs: Q&A with Teddy Queen

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Photo Credit: Ernie Anderson/SDSU Media Relations

The second in a daily series of Q&A’s with the 2012 signing class.

Teddy Queen is a 6-foot-1, 245 pound defensive end from Temecula, Calif. He played at Chaparral High School, and was an all-CIF defensive end and the Defensive MVP in the Southwestern League for his efforts during his senior season. He is a playmaker on defense, and he will continue to play defensive end in Rocky Long’s 3-3-5 defensive scheme.

Queen comes to San Diego State along with quarterback Matt Morin, a high school teammate and another member of the 2012 signing class. He was also a teammate of current Aztec safety Darius Guillory, who also went to Chaparral. SDSU hopes this will help establish a recruiting pipeline in the future with Chaparral’s fairly successful high school football program. He will wear No. 52 for the Aztecs.

GoAztecs.com player profile
Rivals recruiting page

Q: Why did you choose SDSU?
A: I chose it because I wanted to be a part of something special and something different. We are moving to the Big East and I just wanted to be a part of the new movement.

Q: How were the summer workouts for you?
A: They were pretty hard, but I like it because I know it’s just going to make me better. It’s something different.

Q: Have you picked your major yet?
A: No I haven’t. I am considering something related to engineering or law, but I keep going back and forth between the two.

Q: What are you most excited for leading up to your first semester at San Diego State?
A: It would probably be just getting closer to the game against Washington. That’s going to very exciting and I can’t wait.

Q: What do you like to do during your spare time?
A: I like to sleep. It’s the best thing in the world.

Q: Who are your favorite professional sports teams?
A: I really like the New York Giants.

Q: Is there any athlete that you look up to or try to model your game after?
A: I like Justin Tuck. I have followed him since he was in college and that’s why I like the Giants. I also like Ray Lewis a lot.

Q: If you weren’t a football player, what sport would you be playing?
A: I would probably be playing basketball. I tried to play in high school but the football coaches wouldn’t let me.

Q: What was your most memorable sports moment in high school?
A: Probably getting a game winning sack that caused the game to be over. That was pretty cool. 

Q: How much do you know about the 3-3-5 defense and what about it are you most excited for?
A: I don’t know a whole lot about, but I am excited for the stunts and other crazy stuff so I can see how effective all that is.

by Hunter Hewitt

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Day 2

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Just got settled in at home after a long day. Today was our first practice, and it went pretty well. We were just in helmets today, and it’s tough to play football without shoulder pads, but I think we handled it well.

Coach Long stressed before practice how championship-caliber teams still have great practices even without the pads, and that average teams don’t know how to do so. It’s very important that we can still practice at a high tempo and improve even when we aren’t in full pads.

Today was a big day for media. There was a press conference in the early afternoon, and some video interviews with a few players after practice. Make sure to check out all those videos! I’ll post those at the bottom of the page.

Also, be sure to check out the first of the Meet the Aztecs Q&A’s with freshman defensive end Dan Kottman. You can find that here.

That’s it for tonight. It’s getting late and I’m ready to get to bed soon. Stay tuned tomorrow for the second Q&A post, it will be on freshman defensive lineman Teddy Queen.

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Checking in on Day 2

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Hello Aztec fans!

I’m checking in for now while I have a little down time before we get back into meetings and practice. Today has been a good day so far, but it will get even better once we hit the field for practice this evening.

I published the first Q&A piece on defensive end Dan Kottman, be sure to check it out! This is the first of a series of Q&A’s with the 2012 signing class, and these will give readers a chance to meet some of the new Aztecs. The first Q&A piece can be found in the Future Aztec Warriors section, or by clicking here.

I will check in later today after meetings and practice. In the mean time, here’s a cool new video of my fellow teammate Gavin Escobar and his highlights from the 2011 season. If you’re wondering about the song selection, it’s because his sister created the video!

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