Senquez Da'Quinn Golson (born July 7, 1993) is a former American football cornerback who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round (56th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Mississippi, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American.

He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders.

Golson was born on July 7, 1993, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Anthony and Tarsha Golson.^[1]

Golson attended Pascagoula High School, where he was a letterman in baseball, football and track. In football, he recorded three interceptions and five touchdowns as a senior. He was named a Dandy Dozen selection by The Clarion-Ledger.

In baseball, Golson lettered four years under head coach Richie Tillman. As a senior, he hit for a .345 batting average with three home runs, 25 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases, leading Pascagoula to the second round of the State Playoffs, and was named a first team All-America selection by Rawlings and was an All-Region first team selection for the Southeast. He was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox with the 262nd overall pick, but did not sign.^[2]

In track & field, Golson was one of the state's top performers in the 100m. He claimed the state championship in the 100-meter dash for Class 6A in 2011, with a time of 10.66 seconds.^[3] He also ran the 200-meter dash, recording a personal-best time of 23.04 seconds.

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Golson was ranked as the No. 33 cornerback prospect of his class^[4] He committed to Ole Miss on July 21, 2010.^[5] and ranked overall 8th in the state of Mississippi.^[1]

Despite being drafted by Boston of the MLB, he elected not to sign with the team and decided to return to Ole Miss and fulfill his college commitment.^[6] As a freshman, he played in 12 games with four starts at cornerback, recording 16 tackles and an interception. Against Mississippi State he had a season high 8 tackles.^[1]

He also played for the Mississippi Diamond Rebels baseball team after his freshman season. At outfield he played in 22 games, starting 15 of them. He batted .204 with, 13 runs scored, 5 stolen bases, and 5 runners batted in.^[1]

As a sophomore, he played in 12 games with six starts, finishing with 36 tackles and three interceptions. In a game against #24 Mississippi State he had 3 tackles and 2 interceptions which was a career-high.

As a junior, he played in all 12 games at cornerback, with 10 starts, recording 41 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions.

On Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 4:50AM, Golson was arrested in Gautier, Mississippi, for disorderly conduct and failure to comply with an officer for refusing to show a Gautier policeman identification. He was held at the Adult Detention Center in Pascagoula until he posted $1,000 bail.^[7]

As a senior, he emerged as one of the best defensive players in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[8] In a game against #1 Alabama, he made an interception in the back of the end zone sealing the victory and upset for the Rebels.^[9] He was named a first-team All-SEC selection and earned unanimous All-American honors,^[10] the first in school history since Michael Oher in 2008.^[11] During his senior season, he started all 12 regular season games plus the 2015 Peach Bowl. He accumulated 43 tackles, three of them for a loss. He also tied the school record with 10 interceptions in a season, with one of them occurring in the 2015 Peach bowl. Golson also scored his only career touchdown and had 162 interception return yards during his senior season. For his career he had a total of 136 tackles, 6 tackles for a loss, 16 interceptions, and 1 touchdown.^[12]