Draft Transcript – Quintayvious Hutchins 4/25

PATRIOTS 2026 SEVENTH ROUND DRAFT PICK QUINTAYVIOUS HUTCHINS

PRESS CONFERENCE

April 25, 2026

Q: Hey Q [Quintayvious Hutchins], congratulations, man. Good to see you. You obviously had some interactions with Mike Vrabel and Coach Mike Smith at Pro Day. After those interactions, did you feel like this could be a landing spot for you and just, ‘Oh we happen to go 20 minutes down the road.’ How happy are you about that?

QH: It feels good. I’ve been there, at BC, for the past 5 years. So, coming back to my second home, besides Alabama, it feels good. Being able to play under the coaches that were able to run our pro day, it just feels like I’m able to go in comfortably to just keep my head up and just work.

Q: Hi Quintayvious, congratulations. What was that like to get the phone call from the Patriots and learn that you’re literally headed, as Kevin [Stone] said, 20 minutes down the road?

QH: Yeah, well, it’s been a saying since the draft started of how, ‘I’m going to be a Patriot, I’m going to be a Patriot.’ So, it was shocking, but it wasn’t at the same time. If I could be honest, I didn’t think I was going to get a call. So, getting that call from the Patriots was like a dream come true, and hope and faith rising inside of me, knowing that I have another chance to go showcase my talent.

Q: What would you say you bring to the table? What are some of your greatest traits and what are Patriot fans going to see from you?

QH: Oh, sure. You’re going to see a dynamic special teams player. My career started out with special teams where it comes to kickoffs, kickoff return, punt, punt block. You’re going to get a hard worker, a third down guy, also a run stopper. I feel like I have a lot of bend, explosiveness when it comes to third down, second-and-long. So, you’re going to get an energetic, young kid that’s ready to work and put one foot in the door to lead to two.

Q: Congratulations, Quintayvious. Is there something off the field, maybe a fun fact, hobby, just personal interest that you have that you want Patriots fans to know about you?

QH: Oh, I love bowling. That’s the number one thing, I love bowling. I love to fish. I like cars; I get into a lot of cars. I don’t really do too much besides football, but like those three things: work on cars, fish or bowl.

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