| Year |
Team |
Gms |
Plays |
Targets |
Catch |
Catch
Yards |
YPC |
Catch
TDs |
Car |
Rush
Yards |
Rush
TDs |
Fum |
Total
Yards |
Total
TDs |
100+ Yard
Gms |
1+ TD
Gms |
| 2003 |
STL |
11 |
37 |
34 |
20 |
189 |
9.5 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2004 |
STL |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 |
DET |
16 |
149 |
149 |
98 |
1086 |
11.1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1086 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
| |
Avg |
9 |
63 |
62 |
40 |
428 |
10.8 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
429 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 2006 Game Logs |
| Wk |
Opp |
Tar |
Cat |
CYds |
CTD |
| 1 |
SEA |
6 |
5 |
55 |
|
| 2 |
@CHI |
8 |
6 |
67 |
|
| 3 |
GB |
8 |
3 |
38 |
|
| 4 |
@STL |
10 |
8 |
82 |
2 |
| 5 |
@MIN |
9 |
3 |
41 |
|
| 6 |
BUF |
3 |
3 |
39 |
|
| 7 |
@NYJ |
13 |
9 |
109 |
1 |
| 9 |
ATL |
6 |
4 |
72 |
|
| 10 |
SF |
4 |
2 |
13 |
|
| 11 |
@ARI |
8 |
6 |
67 |
|
| 12 |
MIA |
14 |
7 |
67 |
|
| 13 |
@NE |
14 |
9 |
123 |
1 |
| 14 |
MIN |
16 |
9 |
84 |
|
| 15 |
@GB |
5 |
3 |
20 |
|
| 16 |
CHI |
11 |
10 |
107 |
1 |
| 17 |
@DAL |
14 |
11 |
102 |
1 |
| 2004 Game Logs
|
| Wk |
Opp |
Tar |
Cat |
CYd |
CTD |
| 10 |
SEA |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
2007 Outlook
Not too shabby for a one-time XFL receiver who was temporarily switched to defensive back in St. Louis. After three seasons with the Rams, Furrey only had 20 catches for 189 yards and no scores but in Detroit with the Martz-led offense looking for open players downfield, Furrey turned in 98 catches for 1086 yards and six scores – roughly five times that of his entire previous NFL career combined. Furrey ranked #2 in the NFL for receptions in 2006 and came on strongly starting around mid-season when defenses were only concerned about Roy Williams. At the age of 29, Furrey finally found his niche in professional football.
Unfortunately, the Lions drafted Calvin Johnson in April and there is no pretense that he is anything less than the starter across from Roy Williams once he is ready for the job (which his college career says could be by week one). Furrey will still figure in but his fantasy value will take a very big hit once he is moved to being the #3 wideout since the Martz-scheme employs two heavy use wideouts and then mixes in multi-receiver sets with several options for Jon Kitna. All told last year, outside of Williams and Furrey there were only 45 catches for 461 yards and one score total. This should improve with a better set of receivers but Furrey’s fantasy value will only hold any consistency until Johnson makes the move to being the starting flanker. Furrey should continue to figure in since the secondary eventually will be devoted to stopping Williams and Johnson but last season was the “golden year".
Recent Priority News
12/04/06
Detroit Lions WR Mike Furrey continues to impress. The 4th year receiver from Northern Iowa caught 9 passes for 123 yards and 1 touchdown in a 28-21 loss to the New England Patriots.
Huddle Up: Furrey has become a decent No. 2 or No. 3 receiver for fantasy teams this season. He continues to get a lot of opportunities in the passing game for the offense mainly since the Lions are usually always behind. The Lions will play against the Vikings, Packers and Bears the next 3 weeks so temper your expectations.
10/23/06
WR Mike Furrey was on his game Sunday as he caught 9 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. Furrey has made a nice compliment to top receiver Roy Williams in Detroit this season.
Huddle Up: Since taking over the second receiver position from Mike Williams in training camp, Furrey has continued to contribute to the offense each week. Fantasy owners should look at Furrey as a low end No. 2 or No. 3 receiver as he is capable of putting up numbers each week. QB Jon Kitna seems to look at Furrey just about as much as he does Roy Williams.
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