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Brian Quick
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Quick with the Washington Redskins in 2017
No. 83
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 (age 34)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Ridge View (Columbia)
College: Appalachian State (2007–2011)
NFL draft: 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:114
Receiving yards:1,593
Receiving touchdowns:10
Player stats at NFL.com

Brian Rumeal Quick (born June 5, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, and was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 1st pick in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft.

Early years

A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Quick attended Ridge View High School, where he was a basketball standout until switching to football only in his senior year. [1] He was unrated as a football prospect by Rivals.com. [2]

College career

Quick with Appalachian State in 2011

As a freshman, he did not register a catch in two games before sitting out the rest of the season with a back injury. The next season, 2008, he rebounded from a slow start to become one of the nation’s top receivers over the final month and a half of the season. In 2009 Quick caught 61 passes for a team-best 982 yards for 16.1 yards-per-catch average. As a junior in 2010, Quick earned First-team All-America honors from Sporting News and was voted Second-team All-Southern Conference by the league’s coaches and media while leading ASU with 47 receptions, 844 receiving yards, nine touchdown catches and 18.0-yards-per-catch average. In his senior year, Quick recorded 71 receptions for 1,096 yards with 11 touchdowns. [3] Sporting News named Quick to its Division I FCS All-America team as did the AFCA and he received Second-team accolades from the Associated Press and The Sports Network.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+1⁄2 in
(1.92 m) 		220 lb
(100 kg) 		34+1⁄4 in
(0.87 m) 		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.53 s 1.47 s 2.59 s 4.23 s 7.10 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine/ASU Pro Day [4] [5]

St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

Quick participating in the 2013 St. Louis Rams training camp.

At the 2012 NFL Draft, Quick was selected in the second round, (33rd overall) by the St. Louis Rams. [6] He is the highest draft pick ever out of Appalachian State. In his rookie season, Quick got most of his playing time off of the bench, appearing in 15 games. By the conclusion of the season, he recorded 11 receptions for 156 yards and 2 touchdowns. [7] On October 26, 2014, Quick sustained a torn Rotator cuff against the Kansas City Chiefs. [8] On the season, Quick finished with 25 receptions on 39 targets for 375 yards and three touchdowns. [9]

On September 25, 2016, Quick became the first Los Angeles Ram to score a touchdown since Jermaine Ross on December 24, 1994, before the Rams' 20-year stay in St. Louis. On October 2, 2016, Quick scored on a 65-yard touchdown as well as the winning 4-yard touchdown with less than 3 minutes to go against the Arizona Cardinals.

Washington Redskins

Quick (83) standing with Ryan Grant (14) and Josh Doctson (18)

On March 24, 2017, Quick signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins. [10] On March 14, 2018, Quick re-signed with them, but was released prior to the regular season on September 1, 2018. [11] [12] He re-signed with the team on September 11, following a season ending injury to Cam Sims. [13] He was waived again on November 17, 2018, when Byron Marshall was activated from injured reserve. [14]

The Redskins re-signed Quick for a third time on March 18, 2019. [15] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [16]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Josh (April 24, 2012). "Former Ridge View star switched sports and now is making a beeline for the NFL". The State. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  3. ^ "Appalachian State - Cumulative Season Statistics". www.goasu.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Brian Quick Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Scout Brian Quick College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "Brian Quick Stats".
  8. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (October 27, 2014). "Rams lose leading receiver Brian Quick for season". NFL.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "Brian Quick Advanced Stats and Metrics Profile: Yards Per Target". PlayerProfiler.com.
  10. ^ Czarda, Stephen (March 24, 2017). "Redskins Sign Wide Receiver Brian Quick". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Copeland, Kareem (March 14, 2018). "Redskins keep Brian Quick on slow first official day of free agency". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  12. ^ Copeland, Kareem (September 1, 2018). "Redskins release Brian Quick as they finalize their 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "Redskins Sign Brian Quick, Place Cam Sims On Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Redskins Activate Byron Marshall From Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. November 17, 2018.
  15. ^ Paras, Matthew. "Redskins bring back WR Brian Quick for another stint". Washington Times. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  16. ^ "A Closer Look at the Redskins' 2019 Roster".

External links

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