Louisville Football: Top three James Quick plays of the 2016 season

Let’s take a look at what three plays are James Quick’s best plays of Louisville football’s season do far in 2016.

We should give a shout-out to one of Louisville football’s best receivers throughout the 2016 season. If you are still harboring bad emotions for James Quick, then you need to check yourself at the door because this guy is having one heck of a year for the Cardinals.

One play against Clemson does not dictate and define what kind of person, player, or Cardinal this guy has been for Louisville. He has been one of the most explosive players on the Louisville roster and is probably Lamar Jackson’ favorite receiver. Yes, I am saying that as Cole Hikutini is technically a tight-end.

Through the first five games of the 2016 season, Quick has helped the Louisville football team to an 4-1 record and landing at the seventh ranked team in the nation.

He is also leading the Cardinals in almost every receiving statistical category:

23 receptions (team leader)

443 receiving yards (team leader)

4 receiving touchdowns (team leader)

19.3 yards per reception (tied for 2nd on team)

If you still think James Quick is a bad receiver, then I cannot help you anymore. He is currently the best receiver on the Louisville roster and he is one of the best in the ACC. Quick should have his best season as a Cardinal and finish his career as someone who met our expectations and more.

72 yard touchdown catch from the first game from scrimmage against Syracuse

What a start this was for the Louisville football team going into Syracuse. There was a lot of people around the country who weren’t buying the Lamar Jackson hype after the Charlotte game and this play made a lot of those people shut their mouths.

For years, we have heard about how explosive and fast James Quick is and he is showing every bit of that this season. Fans should be proud of how this senior wide receiver is competing this year, week in and week out.

Against Syracuse, James Quick had another huge game. According to ESPN, James Quick had 4 receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown against the Syracuse Orange a few weeks ago.

I can promise you that this catch has everyone in Louisville on their feet and rejoicing that the Jackson to Quick connection is clicking on all cylinders.

32 yard touchdown pass during the first half against Charlotte

Louisville was already dominating Charlotte 42-0 before Lamar Jackson found James Quick for a great catch in the back of the end-zone. Talk about one of the better catches we have seen in Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium.

The catch was initially ruled incomplete, but that was totally ridiculous as the replay showed he actually had two feet in-bounds on the play. It was then overturned and gave the Cardinals a 49-0 lead over the 49ers right before half-time.

This catch was Quick’s first catch of the season and he definitely made it count. He is on pace for one of the best season’s from a UofL receiver in a while and it all started on this night against the Charlotte 49ers.

He finished the game with one catch and 32 receiving yards. He was taken out of the game after the Cardinals were well on their way to victory.

The amazing between the legs catch against the Florida State Seminoles

Anyone that has anything bad to say against James Quick needs to go back and watch the last two games against Florida State. No matter how the Cardinals have played as a team, he and Lamar Jackson have played great against the Seminoles over the last two years.

I don’t even think this pass was intended for Quick, but he caught it anyways and it was one of the best catches we will see all season long.

Quick finished this game against the Seminoles with 7 receptions for 122 yards on Louisville’s way to a 63-20 win over the second ranked team in the country.

Florida State couldn’t stop Louisville’s running game and if you can’t shut that down, then you aren’t going to stop their passing attack either. James Quick always has the ability to make the dramatic catch and this was one we will we will remember for a while.