Brian Quick
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Brian Quick
| image = Brian quick 2017.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Quick with the Washington Redskins in 2017
| current_team =
| number = 83
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 215
| high_school = Ridge View (Columbia)
| college = Appalachian State (2007–2011)
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 33
| pastteams =
- St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
| status =
| highlights =
- NCAA FCS national champion (2007)
- 2× FCS All-American (2010, 2011)
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 114
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 1,593
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 10
|pfr=QuicBr00
}}
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 life
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.{{Cite news |last=Kendall |first=Josh |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Former Ridge View star switched sports and now is making a beeline for the NFL |work=The State |url=http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/24/2247332/former-ridge-view-star-switched.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426232032/http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/24/2247332/former-ridge-view-star-switched.html |archive-date=April 26, 2012}} He was unrated as a football prospect by Rivals.com.{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Brian-Quick-59623 |title=Brian Quick - Yahoo! Sports |access-date=April 19, 2014 |archive-date=April 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426112209/https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Brian-Quick-59623 |url-status=dead }}
College career
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.goasu.com/fls/21500/StatsHTML/football/2011/teamcume.htm#TEAM.IND |title=Appalachian State - Cumulative Season Statistics |website=www.goasu.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006180542/http://www.goasu.com/fls/21500/StatsHTML/football/2011/teamcume.htm |archive-date=2011-10-06}} 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
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 1/2
| weight = 220
| dash = 4.53
| ten split = 1.47
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.23
| cone drill = 7.10
| vertical = 34
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 11
| bench = 15
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 34 1/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine/ASU Pro Day{{Cite web |title=Brian Quick Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/brian-quick/32005155-4904-3372-c81b-5dab4da43909 |access-date=October 9, 2023 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Scout Brian Quick College Football Profile |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=88689&DraftYear=2012 |access-date=October 6, 2012 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams=
File:BrianQuick8-6-2013.jpg St. Louis Rams training camp.]]
At the 2012 NFL Draft, Quick was selected in the second round, (33rd overall) by the St. Louis Rams.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He is the highest draft pick ever out of Appalachian State.{{Cite web |title=Appalachian St. Drafted Players/Alumni |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/appalachianst/drafted.htm |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/14914/brian-quick|title = Brian Quick Stats}} On October 26, 2014, Quick sustained a torn Rotator cuff against the Kansas City Chiefs.{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=October 27, 2014 |title=Rams lose leading receiver Brian Quick for season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-lose-leading-receiver-brian-quick-for-season-0ap3000000418696 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |website=NFL.com}} On the season, Quick finished with 25 receptions on 39 targets for 375 yards and three touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Brian Quick Advanced Stats and Metrics Profile: Yards Per Target |url=http://www.playerprofiler.com/nfl/brian-quick |website=PlayerProfiler.com}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals - October 2nd, 2016 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201610020crd.htm |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Washington Redskins=
File:Ryan Grant Redskins.jpg (14) and Josh Doctson (18)]]
On March 24, 2017, Quick signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins.{{Cite web |last=Czarda, Stephen |date=March 24, 2017 |title=Redskins Sign Wide Receiver Brian Quick |url=http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Wide-Receiver-Brian-Quick/ffb7d7d6-fb1f-44ef-badf-907b79de8c3b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324225512/http://www.redskins.com/news/article-1/Redskins-Sign-Wide-Receiver-Brian-Quick/ffb7d7d6-fb1f-44ef-badf-907b79de8c3b |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=March 25, 2017 |website=Redskins.com}} On March 14, 2018, Quick re-signed with them, but was released prior to the regular season on September 1, 2018.{{Cite web |last=Copeland |first=Kareem |date=March 14, 2018 |title=Redskins keep Brian Quick on slow first official day of free agency |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2018/03/14/redskins-keep-brian-quick-on-slow-first-official-day-of-free-agency/ |access-date=March 14, 2018 |website=WashingtonPost.com}}{{Cite news |last=Copeland |first=Kareem |date=September 1, 2018 |title=Redskins release Brian Quick as they finalize their 53-man roster |work=WashingtonPost.com |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2018/09/01/redskins-begin-cutting-players-as-they-finalize-their-53-man-roster/ |access-date=September 1, 2018}} He re-signed with the team on September 11, following a season ending injury to Cam Sims.{{Cite web |title=Redskins Sign Brian Quick, Place Cam Sims On Injured Reserve |url=https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-sign-brian-quick-place-cam-sims-on-injured-reserve |access-date=September 12, 2018 |website=Redskins.com}} He was waived again on November 17, 2018, when Byron Marshall was activated from injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2018 |title=Redskins Activate Byron Marshall From Injured Reserve |url=https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-activate-byron-marshall-from-injured-reserve |website=Redskins.com}}
The Redskins re-signed Quick for a third time on March 18, 2019.{{cite web | last=Paras | first=Matthew | title=Redskins bring back receiver Brian Quick for another stint | website=The Washington Times | date=2019-03-18 | url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/18/redskins-bring-back-brian-quick-another-stint/ | access-date=2024-10-17}} He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.{{cite web | last=Stackpole | first=Kyle | title=A Closer Look At The Redskins' 2019 Roster | website=Commanders.com| date=2019-09-01 | url=https://www.commanders.com/news/a-closer-look-at-the-redskins-2019-roster | access-date=2024-10-17}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- {{Football stats |nfl=Brian-Quick|espn=14914 |pfr=Q/QuicBr00}}
- [http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/brian-quick?id=2532933 NFL Combine profile]
- [http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=1546152 Appalachian State Mountaineers bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football players
Category:Los Angeles Rams players
Category:Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina