NFL
After Two Weeks, What Should We Expect From Brian Quick in 2014?
A popular waiver wire add, will Brian Quick continue to be the guy for the Rams?

After totaling 173 receiving yards in two weeks, Brian Quick has become a popular waiver wire pickup, leading the St. Louis Rams in receiving just two weeks into the season. And with 16 points in ESPN standard leagues, Quick is one of the top 30 fantasy wideouts through Week 2.

But is the third-year receiver who's never had more than 302 yards in a season the real deal?

Through two weeks, it's looking like he could be. Quick has been targeted 18 times by Austin Davis and the now benched Shaun Hill, catching 14 balls for 173 yards, 12.4 yards per catch. With six more targets than any other Ram - Amani Toomer's 2008 season, a 95.78 percent match, in which Toomer caught 48 balls for 580 yards and four touchdowns, good for 82 fantasy points. If he can match that with pretty inept quarterback play, he'll be a decent WR3 and flex option while having a successful season.

For the rest of the year, our projections see Quick getting 51.29 receptions for 714.39 yards and 4.56 touchdowns, topping the Toomer comparison, good for 98.64 fantasy points and the 39th best wide receiver in fantasy football. If he continues to get his targets - he's seen 27.7% of the team's looks, which is 10th-highest in the league - Quick should have no trouble reaching this projection.

Related News

An Introduction to FanDuel Research

Jim Sannes  --  Sep 16th, 2014

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast, Mailbag 7/21/23

JJ Zachariason  --  Sep 16th, 2014

The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast, Approaching Unique Leagues

JJ Zachariason  --  Sep 16th, 2014