NEW YORK — The St. Louis Rams selected Appalachian State University wide receiver Brian Quick with the first pick of the second round (33rd overall) of the 2012 National Football League Draft on Friday evening at Radio City Music Hall, making Quick the highest NFL draft pick in Appalachian State history.

Linebacker Dino Hackett held the distinction of being ASU's all-time highest draft pick for 26 years after the Kansas City Chiefs selected him with the 35th overall pick in the second round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Hackett went on to enjoy a seven-year NFL career with the Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks and played in the Pro Bowl following the 1988 season.

Quick is Appalachian's all-time leading receiver with 202 receptions, 3,418 yards and 31 touchdown catches, breaking school records that had stood for seven, 31 and 43 years, respectively. He is the only two-time all-America wide receiver in Mountaineer history, having earned the recognition following his junior and senior campaigns.

As a senior in 2011, Quick caught 71 passes for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns, good for fourth in school history in each category. He was a finalist for the 2011 Walter Payton Award, which is given to the nation's top NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision — formerly Division I-AA) player.

Quick is ASU's 23rd all-time NFL Draft pick and the seventh in the last five years. He is the first former Mountaineer ever drafted by the Cleveland/Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams franchise and will become the second to ever suit up for the Rams, joining Pro Bowler Dexter Coakley, who finished his career in St. Louis in 2005-06.

Quick's selection gives Appalachian eight former players in the NFL ranks, joining Jason Hunter (Denver Broncos), Dexter Jackson (New York Jets), Corey Lynch (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Armanti Edwards (Carolina Panthers), Daniel Kilgore (San Francisco 49ers), Mark LeGree (San Francisco 49ers) and D.J. Smith (Green Bay Packers).