John M. Manley '40 Award (2025, team award)
Phil Steele All-Ivy Second Team (2025)
First Team All-Ivy (2025)
Scout Team Award (2022 team award)
SENIOR (2025)
Played in all ten games on the Big Green’s defensive line… Opened the season with five tackles vs. New Hampshire… Followed with six tackles, three solo, including a tackle for loss at Central Connecticut… Recorded a career high nine sacks against Yale… Made lone sack of season at Princeton, recording the tackle for seven yards lost… Wrapped season with three tackles and earned 0.5 a tackle for loss at Brown.
JUNIOR (2024)
Saw action in all 10 games, recording three tackles (two solo) … Had an assisted tackle against Harvard … Had a solo tackle both at Princeton and vs. Brown.
SOPHOMORE (2023)
Got into two games, making one tackle which came in win over Princeton … Also played the following week against Cornell.
FIRST-YEAR (2022)
Recipient of the
Scout Team Award on defense … Saw action on the field at Yale.
HIGH SCHOOL
A Class AAAAA All-State pick as a senior … Chosen three times to the All-Region team … Carolina Bowl Senior Showcase selection … Team captain as a senior … Selected as team’s best offensive lineman as a junior and best defensive lineman as a senior … Earned Strongest Lineman award on team as a senior … Byrnes’ classmates will play at Arkansas and North Carolina Central.
PERSONAL
Full name is Dakota Paul Quiñonez … Born on March 4, 2004 to Gina and Paul Quiñonez … Has one sister … Father played football at St. Peter’s University … Would like to own his own business at some point … Contemplating a major in economics or computer science … Collects shoes.