Qualyn McQueen holds the NB · Backup spot in Sacramento State Hornets’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Qualyn McQueen is a 5'9", 182-pound nickelback from Miami, Florida, who transferred to Sacramento State for the 2025 season. He began his college career at St. Thomas (Miami Gardens), redshirting in 2022, then played junior college football at Riverside JC in 2023 and Independence CC in 2024 before spending the 2025 season at Nebraska-Kearney. During his final year at Nebraska-Kearney, McQueen appeared in eight games and recorded 18 total tackles, including two for loss, along with one interception. He posted a season-high eight tackles against Wayne State and also intercepted a pass in that contest. McQueen is a 2022 graduate of Miami Central HS, where he led the Rockets to a 12-2 record and a Florida 5A state championship.

Nebraska-Kearneythrough 2025

Sacramento State2026 — present