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By Chris Malumphy
It is the silly season for NFL Draft pundits. Fans eagerly await the draft and lust for the media to provide them with all the info it can. Fans of downtrodden teams as well as those following teams in transition are most thirsty for information regarding the most important position on the field: quarterback. Quarterback is typically the only position that can truly change the fortunes of a franchise, reviving teams that have hit rock bottom and catapulting mediocre teams into playoff worthy aspirants.
There is a downside to this thirst for knowledge, however. It is often difficult to identify more than the top two or three best quarterbacks in the draft, yet newspapers, blogs and talk shows have space and time to fill and readers and listeners to satisfy. Therefore they often talk up quarterbacks beyond the top one or two who may also be seen to have at least some potential. We all know that Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Justin Herbert are highly touted for the 2020 NFL Draft. But we are also hearing more and more regarding Jordan Love, Jacob Eason, Jake Fromm, Jalen Hurts and a ream of others. What is the likelihood that any of this second-tier quarterbacks will have much impact, especially if Burrow, Tagovailoa and Herbert are indeed the three most talented. While there may be a Tom Brady or Russell Wilson available after the top two or three quarterbacks are selected, the overwhelming probability is that those drafted later will never achieve much success. I'll provide a few simple benchmarks below that will illustrate the futility involved in expecting too much from those later choices. For instance, did you know that 50% of the players who were the second quarterback selected in a draft from the past 20 years have failed to throw 100 touchdown passes in their careers. That 50% will rise higher if Robert Griffin, Marcus Mariota, Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, Patrick Mahomes or Carson Wentz end their career before reaching that total. While no one doubts Mahomes and Wentz, it appears likely that Griffin and perhaps even Mariota will fall short of the mark and who knows what the future will be for Darnold and Jones.
Quarterbacks are the most highly scouted and thoroughly evaluated players in the draft. No position is scrutinized down to its finest attributes as is the spot behind center.
Can the potential draftee make all the throws? Are his fundamentals sound? Is he mobile? Does he process things quickly? Will he stand in there and take a hit when you need a big gain, or will he check down or flee the pocket prematurely? Can he lead men? When the going gets tough, does he remain tough and positive? Does he have a history of injuries? Was his dad a head coach? Is he too tall or too short? Is he too thin to take the punishment or does he tend to become complacently out of shape? What size are his hands? What's his Wonderlic score? Will he be the first-in and last-out of the practice facilities? Did his teammates go to his birthday party?
At draft time there are typically one or two standouts at the position. Sometimes several vying for the top stop and occasionally no one appears to be worth a high pick. With all the misdirection put out by the teams, it is often difficult to tell how the players are truly rated and whether there is any consensus or even a majority view of those rankings.
Over the past 20 years, anywhere from seven to 17 quarterbacks have been selected in individual drafts. But after the first two or three quarterbacks are taken, what are the chances of success for those taken later on? And is there much difference among even those first few picked?
Certainly each draft is different with some years including a plethora of talent at the position and other years a dirth. The charts below attempt to provide the raw data to answer the question of how deep a team can go down the list of potential quarterbacks before the probability of success becomes nearly non-existent.
There are many ways of measuring success and much of that is dependent upon the team and its own assessment of its needs. Needy teams may be seeking an immediate starter. Others might be looking for a developmental project, long-term backup or practice squad fodder. Some might just be tempted to jump in and draft a quarterback because they feel other teams have underestimated a player's talent.
This project makes the simple (and admittedly naive) assumption that all quarterbacks are drafted with at least the outside hope that they can one day become viable players. Even then it is hard to know what would constitute a successful career. Here are a few standards that I propose based on a few simple counting statistics that are readily available and understandable to all fans. Drafted quarterbacks demonstrate at least some success, even if it might be described as mediocre, if they have careers with some of the following traits:
- 2,000+ pass attempts (which equates to 3-5 years as a starter)
- 10,000+ yards passing (which can easily be accomplished in 3-4 years as a starter)
- 100+ touchdown passes (which even mediocre starters should reach in 4-5 seasons as a starter)
Achieving those benchmarks doesn't mean the quarterback is good. However, failure to reach those totals indicates the draft pick, with few exceptions, likely was wasted or could have better been used on a player at another position. Depending upon where the quarterback was drafted and who was selected afterwards, such a failure often becomes a rather miserable reminder for the player, coach, scouting director, GM, team and fans. No one likes someone who doesn't meet expectations and everyone has high hopes for quarterbacks wherever picked but especially for those selected early in the draft.
This article will use touchdown passes to analyze the quarterbacks selected in the past 20 regular NFL Drafts. Feel free to view the tables below with the other criteria in mind. I have not included the 2011 supplemental draft in which Terrelle Pryor entered the league as a quarterback since he was the only player picked in that draft and he was unable to make a significant mark as a quarterback. In the tables, names that are boldface indicate that the player threw at least one pass in 2019.
As an example of how to read the table, take a look at the row with data for the third quarterback selected from 2000 to 2019. The table shows there were 20 such players. Five of them have already thrown a minimum of 2,000 pass attempts which equals 25%. The current failure rate for throwing 2,000 passes by the third quarterback drafted is 50%. That means that 10 of the 20 quarterbacks have not reached that benchmark AND did not throw a single pass in 2019, which likely means their careers are over, although there is an outside chance that someone like Paxton Lynch could miraculously resuscitate his career. Thus 15 (75%) of the quarterbacks picked third are accounted for in that category with five remaining who may or may not reach the mark. So the final success rate for throwing at least 2,000 career passes will be somewhere between 25% to 50% while the failure rate will be somewhere between 50% to 75%. Checking the names of the quarterbacks in the tables even further below should provide additional information to help better determine what the final success and failure rates are likely to be.
| Nth Quarterback Drafted Career Benchmark Totals Summary (2000-2019) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nth QB | N Drafted | 2,000+ Attempts | 10,000+ Yards | 100+ TDs | ||||||
| N | Current Success Rate | Current Failure Rate | N | Current Success Rate | Current Failure Rate | N | Current Success Rate | Current Failure Rate | ||
| 1 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 15.0 | 14 | 70.0 | 15.0 | 12 | 60.0 | 20.0 |
| 2 | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 9 | 45.0 | 35.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 50.0 |
| 3 | 20 | 5 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 5 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 60.0 |
| 4 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 65.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 55.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 65.0 |
| 5 | 20 | 4 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 4 | 20.0 | 60.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 65.0 |
| 6 | 20 | 1 | 5.0 | 80.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 75.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 80.0 |
| 7 | 20 | 2 | 10.0 | 75.0 | 3 | 15.0 | 75.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 75.0 |
| 8 | 19 | 2 | 10.5 | 89.5 | 2 | 10.5 | 89.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 89.5 |
| 9 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 |
| 10 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.7 |
| 11 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.4 | 1 | 5.6 | 88.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 94.4 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 77.8 | 1 | 11.1 | 77.8 | 1 | 11.1 | 77.8 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 50.0 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Total | 248 | 38 | 15.3 | 70.6 | 46 | 18.5 | 68.5 | 29 | 11.7 | 73.0 |
Among the 1st quarterbacks drafted in each of the past 20 years, twelve have already surpassed 100 career touchdown passes. Jared Goff is likely to hit the century mark this season. Barker Mayfield and Kyler Murray are currently on pace to reach 100 within a few years. It is becoming somewhat doubtful that Mitchell Trubisky will achieve that number, especially if he loses his starting job to Nick Foles or someone else in the next season or two. David Carr, Vince Young, JeMarcus Russell and EJ Manuel have already failed to hit the century mark in touchdown passes. So the failure rate for the first quarterback selected in a draft is at least 20% and perhaps higher.
| 1st Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2004 | Eli Manning | Chargers | 1 | 1 | 8119 | 4895 | 60.3 | 57023 | 7.0 | 366 | 244 | 84.1 | 5.92 | |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan | Falcons | 1 | 3 | 6817 | 4460 | 65.4 | 51186 | 7.5 | 321 | 147 | 94.6 | 6.76 | |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 6307 | 3941 | 62.5 | 46247 | 7.3 | 294 | 187 | 87.9 | 6.22 | |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford | Lions | 1 | 1 | 5696 | 3559 | 62.5 | 41025 | 7.2 | 256 | 134 | 89.3 | 6.27 | |
| 2005 | Alex Smith | 49ers | 1 | 1 | 4941 | 3082 | 62.4 | 34068 | 6.9 | 193 | 101 | 87.3 | 5.80 | |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | Panthers | 1 | 1 | 3980 | 2371 | 59.6 | 29041 | 7.3 | 182 | 108 | 86.1 | 6.00 | |
| 2012 | Andrew Luck | Colts | 1 | 1 | 3290 | 2000 | 60.8 | 23671 | 7.2 | 171 | 83 | 89.5 | 6.42 | |
| 2001 | Michael Vick | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 3217 | 1807 | 56.2 | 22464 | 7.0 | 133 | 88 | 80.4 | 5.46 | |
| 2015 | Jameis Winston | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 2548 | 1563 | 61.3 | 19737 | 7.7 | 121 | 88 | 86.9 | 6.30 | |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | Rams | 1 | 1 | 2967 | 1855 | 62.5 | 19449 | 6.6 | 103 | 61 | 84.5 | 5.50 | |
| 2014 | Blake Bortles | Jaguars | 1 | 3 | 2634 | 1562 | 59.3 | 17649 | 6.7 | 103 | 75 | 80.6 | 5.36 | |
| 2000 | Chad Pennington | Jets | 1 | 18 | 2471 | 1632 | 66.0 | 17823 | 7.2 | 102 | 64 | 90.1 | 6.08 | |
| 2016 | Jared Goff | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1869 | 1166 | 62.4 | 14219 | 7.6 | 87 | 42 | 91.9 | 6.73 | |
| 2002 | David Carr | Texans | 1 | 1 | 2267 | 1353 | 59.7 | 14452 | 6.4 | 65 | 71 | 74.9 | 4.34 | |
| 2018 | Baker Mayfield | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1020 | 627 | 61.5 | 7552 | 7.4 | 49 | 35 | 85.9 | 5.99 | |
| 2017 | Mitchell Trubisky | Bears | 1 | 2 | 1280 | 811 | 63.4 | 8554 | 6.7 | 48 | 29 | 85.8 | 5.56 | |
| 2006 | Vince Young | Titans | 1 | 3 | 1304 | 755 | 57.9 | 8964 | 6.9 | 46 | 51 | 74.4 | 5.15 | |
| 2019 | Kyler Murray | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 542 | 349 | 64.4 | 3722 | 6.9 | 20 | 12 | 87.4 | 5.55 | |
| 2013 | EJ Manuel | Bills | 1 | 16 | 590 | 343 | 58.1 | 3767 | 6.4 | 20 | 16 | 77.1 | 4.95 | |
| 2007 | JaMarcus Russell | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 680 | 354 | 52.1 | 4083 | 6.0 | 18 | 23 | 65.2 | 3.93 | |
Just four of the second quarterbacks selected in the draft in the past 20 years have reached 100 touchdown passes in their careers thus far: Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco. Carson Wentz and Patrick Mahomes will likely surpass 100 this season. Daniel Jones and Sam Darnold are currently on pace. Marcus Mariota needs to regain a starting job to have a shot and Robert Griffin is a ghost of his rookie self. Ten have failed: Mark Sanchez, Joey Harrington, Byron Leftwich, Geno Smith, Jake Locker, Tim Tebow, Matt Leinart, Brady Quinn, Johnny Manziel and Giovanni Carmazzi. Thus the failure rate for the second quarterback selected in the draft is at least 50%, with the likelihood that it will become 60% or more. Taking the second quarterback in the draft is fraught with peril, especially if it appears to be a mediocre year for the position in the draft.
| 2nd Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2001 | Drew Brees | Chargers | 2 | 32 | 10161 | 6867 | 67.6 | 77416 | 7.6 | 547 | 237 | 98.4 | 7.08 | Michael Vick |
| 2004 | Philip Rivers | Giants | 1 | 4 | 7591 | 4908 | 64.7 | 59271 | 7.8 | 397 | 198 | 95.1 | 6.92 | Eli Manning |
| 2005 | Aaron Rodgers | Packers | 1 | 24 | 6061 | 3913 | 64.6 | 46946 | 7.7 | 364 | 84 | 102.4 | 7.29 | Alex Smith |
| 2008 | Joe Flacco | Ravens | 1 | 18 | 5932 | 3670 | 61.9 | 40067 | 6.8 | 218 | 141 | 84.1 | 5.65 | Matt Ryan |
| 2016 | Carson Wentz | Eagles | 1 | 2 | 2055 | 1311 | 63.8 | 14191 | 6.9 | 97 | 35 | 92.7 | 6.30 | Jared Goff |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez | Jets | 1 | 5 | 2320 | 1314 | 56.6 | 15357 | 6.6 | 86 | 89 | 73.2 | 4.82 | Matthew Stafford |
| 2002 | Joey Harrington | Lions | 1 | 3 | 2538 | 1424 | 56.1 | 14693 | 5.8 | 79 | 85 | 69.4 | 4.39 | David Carr |
| 2015 | Marcus Mariota | Titans | 1 | 2 | 1765 | 1110 | 62.9 | 13207 | 7.5 | 76 | 44 | 89.6 | 6.12 | Jameis Winston |
| 2017 | Patrick Mahomes | Chiefs | 1 | 10 | 1099 | 724 | 65.9 | 9412 | 8.6 | 76 | 18 | 108.9 | 8.57 | Mitchell Trubisky |
| 2003 | Byron Leftwich | Jaguars | 1 | 7 | 1605 | 930 | 57.9 | 10532 | 6.6 | 58 | 42 | 78.9 | 5.51 | Carson Palmer |
| 2012 | Robert Griffin | Redskins | 1 | 2 | 1254 | 791 | 63.1 | 9229 | 7.4 | 43 | 28 | 87.4 | 5.76 | Andrew Luck |
| 2018 | Sam Darnold | Jets | 1 | 3 | 855 | 512 | 59.9 | 5889 | 6.9 | 36 | 28 | 81.1 | 5.37 | Baker Mayfield |
| 2013 | Geno Smith | Jets | 2 | 39 | 906 | 523 | 57.7 | 6182 | 6.8 | 29 | 36 | 72.7 | 4.65 | EJ Manuel |
| 2011 | Jake Locker | Titans | 1 | 8 | 709 | 408 | 57.5 | 4967 | 7.0 | 27 | 22 | 79.0 | 5.38 | Cam Newton |
| 2019 | Daniel Jones | Giants | 1 | 6 | 459 | 284 | 61.9 | 3027 | 6.6 | 24 | 12 | 87.7 | 5.38 | Kyler Murray |
| 2010 | Tim Tebow | Broncos | 1 | 25 | 361 | 173 | 47.9 | 2422 | 6.7 | 17 | 9 | 75.3 | 5.22 | Sam Bradford |
| 2006 | Matt Leinart | Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 641 | 366 | 57.1 | 4065 | 6.3 | 15 | 21 | 70.2 | 4.77 | Vince Young |
| 2007 | Brady Quinn | Browns | 1 | 22 | 550 | 296 | 53.8 | 3043 | 5.5 | 12 | 17 | 64.4 | 3.86 | JaMarcus Russell |
| 2014 | Johnny Manziel | Browns | 1 | 22 | 258 | 147 | 57.0 | 1675 | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | 74.4 | 4.76 | Blake Bortles |
| 2000 | Giovanni Carmazzi | 49ers | 3 | 65 | Chad Pennington | |||||||||
Third quarterbacks selected fall even further behind. Ben Roethlisberger, Jay Cutler and Ryan Tannehill have over 100 career touchdown passes. Deshaun Watson could reach that total with a strong performance this year although the loss of receiver DeAndre Hopkins won't help. Getting a starting position will certainly aid Teddy Bridgewater's chances of reaching 100, but it is by no means a sure thing, or even a probability, as he now stands at just 38. Buffalo's Josh Allen will need to pick up the pace, averaging 15 touchdown passes per season thus far, although his first year was slowed both by not winning the job early as well as by injury. The future is yet uncertain for Dwayne Haskins. Blaine Gabbert and Mike Glennon hang on but have become unlikely to toss even a few more touchdowns. Those who've failed to reach the mark are: Jason Campbell, Josh Freeman, Kyle Boller, Patrick Ramsey, Quincy Carter, Kevin Kolb, Chris Redman, Paxton Lynch, Jimmy Clausen, Brian Bohm and Garrett Grayson. The failure rate for the third quarterback selected in the draft is at least 55% and most probably 65-70% or more.
| 3rd Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2004 | Ben Roethlisberger | Steelers | 1 | 11 | 7230 | 4651 | 64.3 | 56545 | 7.8 | 363 | 191 | 94.0 | 6.71 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers |
| 2006 | Jay Cutler | Broncos | 1 | 11 | 4920 | 3048 | 62.0 | 35133 | 7.1 | 227 | 160 | 85.3 | 5.81 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart |
| 2012 | Ryan Tannehill | Dolphins | 1 | 8 | 3197 | 2030 | 63.5 | 23176 | 7.2 | 145 | 81 | 89.8 | 5.85 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin |
| 2005 | Jason Campbell | Redskins | 1 | 25 | 2518 | 1519 | 60.3 | 16771 | 6.7 | 87 | 60 | 81.7 | 5.47 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers |
| 2009 | Josh Freeman | Buccaneers | 1 | 17 | 2048 | 1179 | 57.6 | 13873 | 6.8 | 81 | 68 | 77.6 | 5.44 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez |
| 2017 | Deshaun Watson | Texans | 1 | 12 | 1204 | 804 | 66.8 | 9716 | 8.1 | 71 | 29 | 101.0 | 6.83 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes |
| 2011 | Blaine Gabbert | Jaguars | 1 | 10 | 1498 | 842 | 56.2 | 9063 | 6.1 | 48 | 47 | 71.7 | 4.27 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker |
| 2003 | Kyle Boller | Ravens | 1 | 19 | 1519 | 861 | 56.7 | 8931 | 5.9 | 48 | 54 | 69.5 | 4.06 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich |
| 2014 | Teddy Bridgewater | Vikings | 1 | 32 | 1070 | 698 | 65.2 | 7652 | 7.2 | 38 | 25 | 88.3 | 5.68 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel |
| 2013 | Mike Glennon | Buccaneers | 3 | 73 | 801 | 488 | 60.9 | 5163 | 6.4 | 36 | 20 | 84.3 | 5.19 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith |
| 2002 | Patrick Ramsey | Redskins | 1 | 32 | 913 | 511 | 56.0 | 5930 | 6.5 | 35 | 30 | 74.9 | 4.80 | David Carr, Joey Harrington |
| 2001 | Quincy Carter | Cowboys | 2 | 53 | 960 | 542 | 56.5 | 6337 | 6.6 | 32 | 37 | 71.7 | 4.68 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees |
| 2018 | Josh Allen | Bills | 1 | 7 | 781 | 440 | 56.3 | 5163 | 6.6 | 30 | 21 | 78.2 | 5.16 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold |
| 2007 | Kevin Kolb | Eagles | 2 | 36 | 755 | 449 | 59.5 | 5206 | 6.9 | 28 | 25 | 78.9 | 4.98 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn |
| 2000 | Chris Redman | Ravens | 3 | 75 | 500 | 286 | 57.2 | 3179 | 6.4 | 21 | 14 | 78.6 | 5.19 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi |
| 2019 | Dwayne Haskins | Redskins | 1 | 15 | 203 | 119 | 58.6 | 1365 | 6.7 | 7 | 7 | 76.1 | 4.25 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones |
| 2010 | Jimmy Clausen | Panthers | 2 | 48 | 472 | 255 | 54.0 | 2520 | 5.3 | 7 | 14 | 61.9 | 3.40 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow |
| 2016 | Paxton Lynch | Broncos | 1 | 26 | 128 | 79 | 61.7 | 792 | 6.2 | 4 | 4 | 76.7 | 4.10 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz |
| 2008 | Brian Brohm | Packers | 2 | 56 | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 252 | 4.8 | 0 | 5 | 26.0 | 0.25 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco |
| 2015 | Garrett Grayson | Saints | 3 | 75 | Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota | |||||||||
After the first three quarterbacks selected, the chance of tossing 100 touchdown passes in a career becomes negligible. Among the fourth quarterbacks drafted, only Derek Carr has reached the goal in the past twenty years. Aged Josh McCown will fall short with 98 unless he miraculously gets another on-field opportunity. If he actually becomes the Bronco's franchise quarterback, Drew Lock could have a chance. But all the other fourth quarterbacks have failed with the best of the lot being: Chad Henne, Rex Grossman, Christian Ponder, and J.P. Losman. Let's just say that the failure rate for the fourth quarterback selected is around 90%.
| 4th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2014 | Derek Carr | Raiders | 2 | 36 | 3313 | 2120 | 64.0 | 22793 | 6.9 | 143 | 62 | 90.7 | 6.26 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater |
| 2002 | Josh McCown | Cardinals | 3 | 81 | 2633 | 1584 | 60.2 | 17731 | 6.7 | 98 | 82 | 79.7 | 5.03 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey |
| 2008 | Chad Henne | Dolphins | 2 | 57 | 1959 | 1161 | 59.3 | 12960 | 6.6 | 58 | 63 | 75.5 | 4.91 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm |
| 2003 | Rex Grossman | Bears | 1 | 22 | 1563 | 863 | 55.2 | 10232 | 6.5 | 56 | 61 | 71.1 | 4.78 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller |
| 2011 | Christian Ponder | Vikings | 1 | 12 | 1057 | 632 | 59.8 | 6658 | 6.3 | 38 | 36 | 75.9 | 4.60 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert |
| 2004 | J.P. Losman | Bills | 1 | 22 | 952 | 564 | 59.2 | 6271 | 6.6 | 33 | 34 | 75.6 | 4.35 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger |
| 2012 | Brandon Weeden | Browns | 1 | 22 | 965 | 559 | 57.9 | 6462 | 6.7 | 31 | 30 | 76.0 | 5.12 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill |
| 2010 | Colt McCoy | Browns | 3 | 85 | 923 | 560 | 60.7 | 6080 | 6.6 | 29 | 27 | 78.4 | 4.85 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen |
| 2005 | Charlie Frye | Browns | 3 | 67 | 677 | 419 | 61.9 | 4154 | 6.1 | 17 | 29 | 69.7 | 3.57 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell |
| 2006 | Kellen Clemens | Jets | 2 | 49 | 638 | 350 | 54.9 | 4053 | 6.4 | 16 | 21 | 68.9 | 4.30 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler |
| 2018 | Josh Rosen | Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 502 | 275 | 54.8 | 2845 | 5.7 | 12 | 19 | 63.5 | 3.23 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen |
| 2017 | DeShone Kizer | Browns | 2 | 52 | 518 | 275 | 53.1 | 3081 | 5.9 | 11 | 24 | 58.9 | 3.49 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson |
| 2013 | Matt Barkley | Eagles | 4 | 98 | 342 | 201 | 58.8 | 2502 | 7.3 | 10 | 21 | 65.7 | 4.72 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon |
| 2019 | Drew Lock | Broncos | 2 | 42 | 156 | 100 | 64.1 | 1020 | 6.5 | 7 | 3 | 89.7 | 6.20 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins |
| 2007 | John Beck | Dolphins | 2 | 40 | 239 | 140 | 58.6 | 1417 | 5.9 | 3 | 7 | 67.6 | 3.81 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb |
| 2001 | Marques Tuiasosopo | Raiders | 2 | 59 | 90 | 49 | 54.4 | 554 | 6.2 | 2 | 7 | 48.1 | 2.09 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter |
| 2009 | Pat White | Dolphins | 2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | -1.50 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman |
| 2015 | Sean Mannion | Rams | 3 | 89 | 74 | 45 | 60.8 | 384 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 57.5 | 2.97 | Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Garrett Grayson |
| 2000 | Tee Martin | Steelers | 5 | 163 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 69 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 25.3 | 1.12 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman |
| 2016 | Christian Hackenberg | Jets | 2 | 51 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch | |||||||||
Among the fifth quarterbacks selected Andy Dalton, Matt Schaub and Marc Bulger topped 100. Jimmy Garoppolo and Lamar Jackson could reach that goal as well. But no others. So in a statistical anomaly, the fifth quarterbacks may on average be doing better at the moment than the one selected directly ahead of them. Still, the failure rate is at least 75%.
Only Russell Wilson exceeded 100 touchdown passes among the sixth quarterbacks selected. Colin Kapernick was getting reasonably close but probably needed two more years as a starter. No others are on the horizon or were even remotely close. Failure rate is 95%.
Tom Brady and Kyle Orton (just barely) are seventh quarterbacks to reach the goal. Nick Foles will have a chance if he can wrest the starting job with the Bears from Mitch Trubisky. We await Jarrett Stidham's first touchdown pass. It appears the failure rate will be at least 85% and probably higher if Foles or Stidham don't come through.
When you get to the eighth quarterback, only Kirk Cousins has topped 100. Dak Prescott will assuredly pass it this season absent injury. Among the others, only Mike McMahon even tossed 15 touchdown passes in his career. Nine of the quarterbacks picked eighth at the position didn't even throw a pass. In 2015, no team even bothered to select the eighth quarterback. A 90% failure rate with a dirth of players even worthy of getting on the field as a back tells you everything you need to know about selecting a quarterback other teams have already passed over multiple times in the draft.
| 5th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2011 | Andy Dalton | Bengals | 2 | 35 | 4449 | 2757 | 62.0 | 31594 | 7.1 | 204 | 118 | 87.5 | 6.06 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder |
| 2004 | Matt Schaub | Falcons | 3 | 90 | 3348 | 2148 | 64.2 | 25467 | 7.6 | 136 | 91 | 89.5 | 6.48 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman |
| 2000 | Marc Bulger | Saints | 6 | 168 | 3171 | 1969 | 62.1 | 22814 | 7.2 | 122 | 93 | 84.4 | 5.61 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin |
| 2002 | David Garrard | Jaguars | 4 | 108 | 2281 | 1406 | 61.6 | 16003 | 7.0 | 89 | 54 | 85.8 | 5.79 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown |
| 2014 | Jimmy Garoppolo | Patriots | 2 | 62 | 837 | 565 | 67.5 | 6946 | 8.3 | 44 | 21 | 100.0 | 7.14 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr |
| 2018 | Lamar Jackson | Ravens | 1 | 32 | 571 | 364 | 63.7 | 4328 | 7.6 | 42 | 9 | 104.7 | 7.52 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen |
| 2006 | Tarvaris Jackson | Vikings | 2 | 64 | 1073 | 640 | 59.6 | 7263 | 6.8 | 39 | 35 | 78.5 | 5.09 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens |
| 2012 | Brock Osweiler | Broncos | 2 | 57 | 1165 | 697 | 59.8 | 7418 | 6.4 | 37 | 31 | 78.0 | 4.99 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden |
| 2016 | Jacoby Brissett | Patriots | 3 | 91 | 975 | 584 | 59.9 | 6442 | 6.6 | 31 | 13 | 84.6 | 5.63 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg |
| 2007 | Drew Stanton | Lions | 2 | 43 | 659 | 345 | 52.4 | 4059 | 6.2 | 20 | 24 | 66.3 | 4.52 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck |
| 2001 | Chris Weinke | Panthers | 4 | 106 | 709 | 386 | 54.4 | 3904 | 5.5 | 15 | 26 | 62.2 | 3.62 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo |
| 2015 | Bryce Petty | Jets | 4 | 103 | 245 | 130 | 53.1 | 1353 | 5.5 | 4 | 10 | 57.7 | 3.19 | Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Garrett Grayson, Sean Mannion |
| 2005 | Andrew Walter | Raiders | 3 | 69 | 333 | 174 | 52.3 | 1919 | 5.8 | 3 | 16 | 52.6 | 2.51 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye |
| 2009 | Stephen McGee | Cowboys | 4 | 101 | 82 | 46 | 56.1 | 420 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 82.4 | 4.89 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White |
| 2013 | Ryan Nassib | Giants | 4 | 110 | 10 | 9 | 90.0 | 128 | 12.8 | 1 | 0 | 152.1 | 11.42 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley |
| 2003 | Dave Ragone | Texans | 3 | 88 | 40 | 20 | 50.0 | 135 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 47.4 | 1.06 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman |
| 2008 | Kevin O'Connell | Patriots | 3 | 94 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 73.6 | 3.00 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne |
| 2019 | Will Grier | Panthers | 3 | 100 | 52 | 28 | 53.8 | 228 | 4.4 | 0 | 4 | 33.2 | 0.07 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock |
| 2010 | Mike Kafka | Eagles | 4 | 122 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 107 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | 47.7 | 0.65 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy |
| 2017 | Davis Webb | Giants | 3 | 87 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer | |||||||||
| 6th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2012 | Russell Wilson | Seahawks | 3 | 75 | 3777 | 2436 | 64.5 | 29734 | 7.9 | 227 | 68 | 101.2 | 7.02 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler |
| 2011 | Colin Kaepernick | 49ers | 2 | 36 | 1692 | 1011 | 59.8 | 12271 | 7.3 | 72 | 30 | 88.9 | 6.07 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton |
| 2001 | Sage Rosenfels | Redskins | 4 | 109 | 562 | 351 | 62.5 | 4156 | 7.4 | 30 | 29 | 81.2 | 5.72 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke |
| 2007 | Trent Edwards | Bills | 3 | 92 | 929 | 563 | 60.6 | 6033 | 6.5 | 26 | 30 | 75.5 | 4.73 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton |
| 2010 | John Skelton | Cardinals | 5 | 155 | 602 | 320 | 53.2 | 3707 | 6.2 | 15 | 25 | 63.0 | 3.94 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka |
| 2018 | Mason Rudolph | Steelers | 3 | 76 | 283 | 176 | 62.2 | 1765 | 6.2 | 13 | 9 | 82.0 | 5.02 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson |
| 2003 | Chris Simms | Buccaneers | 3 | 97 | 511 | 297 | 58.1 | 3117 | 6.1 | 12 | 18 | 69.1 | 3.90 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone |
| 2017 | C.J. Beathard | 49ers | 3 | 104 | 393 | 225 | 57.3 | 2682 | 6.8 | 12 | 13 | 74.6 | 4.74 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Davis Webb |
| 2006 | Charlie Whitehurst | Chargers | 3 | 81 | 396 | 219 | 55.3 | 2463 | 6.2 | 11 | 8 | 74.9 | 4.88 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson |
| 2004 | Luke McCown | Browns | 4 | 106 | 356 | 216 | 60.7 | 2370 | 6.7 | 9 | 15 | 71.3 | 4.11 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub |
| 2015 | Brett Hundley | Packers | 5 | 147 | 337 | 199 | 59.1 | 1902 | 5.6 | 9 | 13 | 67.6 | 3.50 | Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Garrett Grayson, Sean Mannion, Bryce Petty |
| 2016 | Cody Kessler | Browns | 3 | 93 | 349 | 224 | 64.2 | 2215 | 6.3 | 8 | 5 | 83.7 | 4.56 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett |
| 2019 | Ryan Finley | Bengals | 4 | 104 | 87 | 41 | 47.1 | 474 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 62.1 | 3.38 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier |
| 2014 | Logan Thomas | Cardinals | 4 | 120 | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 96 | 9.6 | 1 | 0 | 100.4 | 8.75 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo |
| 2000 | Spergon Wynn | Browns | 6 | 183 | 152 | 70 | 46.1 | 585 | 3.8 | 1 | 7 | 39.5 | 0.78 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger |
| 2002 | Rohan Davey | Patriots | 4 | 117 | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 88 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 56.5 | 4.63 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard |
| 2005 | David Greene | Seahawks | 3 | 85 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter | |||||||||
| 2013 | Tyler Wilson | Raiders | 4 | 112 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib | |||||||||
| 2008 | John David Booty | Vikings | 5 | 137 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell | |||||||||
| 2009 | Rhett Bomar | Giants | 5 | 151 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee | |||||||||
| 7th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2000 | Tom Brady | Patriots | 6 | 199 | 9988 | 6377 | 63.8 | 74571 | 7.5 | 541 | 179 | 97.0 | 7.08 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn |
| 2005 | Kyle Orton | Bears | 4 | 106 | 2712 | 1613 | 59.5 | 18037 | 6.7 | 101 | 69 | 81.2 | 5.54 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene |
| 2012 | Nick Foles | Eagles | 3 | 88 | 1698 | 1051 | 61.9 | 11901 | 7.0 | 71 | 35 | 88.2 | 6.18 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Russell Wilson |
| 2003 | Seneca Wallace | Seahawks | 4 | 110 | 788 | 468 | 59.4 | 4947 | 6.3 | 31 | 19 | 80.8 | 5.16 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms |
| 2015 | Trevor Siemian | Broncos | 7 | 250 | 841 | 498 | 59.2 | 5689 | 6.8 | 30 | 24 | 79.6 | 5.28 | Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Garrett Grayson, Sean Mannion, Bryce Petty, Brett Hundley |
| 2011 | Ryan Mallett | Patriots | 3 | 74 | 345 | 190 | 55.1 | 1835 | 5.3 | 9 | 10 | 66.8 | 4.34 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick |
| 2006 | Brodie Croyle | Chiefs | 3 | 85 | 319 | 181 | 56.7 | 1669 | 5.2 | 8 | 9 | 67.8 | 3.64 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst |
| 2013 | Landry Jones | Steelers | 4 | 115 | 169 | 108 | 63.9 | 1310 | 7.8 | 8 | 7 | 86.2 | 6.12 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson |
| 2014 | Tom Savage | Texans | 4 | 135 | 315 | 181 | 57.5 | 2000 | 6.3 | 5 | 7 | 72.5 | 4.63 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas |
| 2001 | Jesse Palmer | Giants | 4 | 125 | 120 | 63 | 52.5 | 562 | 4.7 | 3 | 4 | 59.8 | 2.55 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke, Sage Rosenfels |
| 2004 | Craig Krenzel | Bears | 5 | 148 | 127 | 59 | 46.5 | 718 | 5.7 | 3 | 6 | 52.5 | 2.33 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown |
| 2016 | Connor Cook | Raiders | 4 | 100 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 150 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 83.4 | 5.13 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler |
| 2008 | Dennis Dixon | Steelers | 5 | 156 | 59 | 35 | 59.3 | 402 | 6.8 | 1 | 2 | 71.4 | 4.55 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty |
| 2018 | Kyle Lauletta | Giants | 4 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | -9.00 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph |
| 2019 | Jarrett Stidham | Patriots | 4 | 133 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 18.8 | -7.60 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley |
| 2017 | Joshua Dobbs | Steelers | 4 | 135 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 43 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | -0.17 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Davis Webb, C.J. Beathard |
| 2002 | Randy Fasani | Panthers | 5 | 137 | 44 | 15 | 34.1 | 171 | 3.9 | 0 | 4 | 8.8 | -1.35 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey |
| 2007 | Isaiah Stanback | Cowboys | 4 | 103 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards | |||||||||
| 2010 | Jonathan Crompton | Chargers | 5 | 168 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton | |||||||||
| 2009 | Nate Davis | 49ers | 5 | 171 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee, Rhett Bomar | |||||||||
| 8th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2012 | Kirk Cousins | Redskins | 4 | 102 | 3146 | 2104 | 66.9 | 24107 | 7.7 | 155 | 71 | 96.8 | 6.84 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles |
| 2016 | Dak Prescott | Cowboys | 4 | 135 | 2071 | 1363 | 65.8 | 15778 | 7.6 | 97 | 36 | 97.0 | 6.92 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook |
| 2001 | Mike McMahon | Lions | 5 | 149 | 515 | 229 | 44.5 | 2867 | 5.6 | 15 | 21 | 55.1 | 3.31 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke, Sage Rosenfels, Jesse Palmer |
| 2008 | Josh Johnson | Buccaneers | 5 | 160 | 268 | 148 | 55.2 | 1632 | 6.1 | 8 | 14 | 61.7 | 3.43 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon |
| 2017 | Nathan Peterman | Bills | 5 | 171 | 130 | 68 | 52.3 | 548 | 4.2 | 3 | 12 | 32.5 | 0.21 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Davis Webb, C.J. Beathard, Joshua Dobbs |
| 2002 | Kurt Kittner | Falcons | 5 | 158 | 114 | 44 | 38.6 | 391 | 3.4 | 2 | 6 | 32.5 | 1.10 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani |
| 2003 | Brian St. Pierre | Steelers | 5 | 163 | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 185 | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 45.6 | 1.86 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace |
| 2009 | Tom Brandstater | Broncos | 6 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee, Rhett Bomar, Nate Davis |
| 2010 | Rusty Smith | Titans | 6 | 176 | 45 | 23 | 51.1 | 234 | 5.2 | 0 | 4 | 29.3 | 1.17 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton |
| 2000 | Todd Husak | Redskins | 6 | 202 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | -1.00 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn, Tom Brady |
| 2005 | Stefan Lefors | Panthers | 4 | 121 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton | |||||||||
| 2011 | Ricky Stanzi | Chiefs | 5 | 135 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Mallett | |||||||||
| 2006 | Ingle Martin | Packers | 5 | 148 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst, Brodie Croyle | |||||||||
| 2007 | Jeff Rowe | Bengals | 5 | 151 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, Isaiah Stanback | |||||||||
| 2014 | Aaron Murray | Chiefs | 5 | 163 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage | |||||||||
| 2019 | Easton Stick | Chargers | 5 | 166 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley, Jarrett Stidham | |||||||||
| 2018 | Mike White | Cowboys | 5 | 171 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta | |||||||||
| 2004 | Andy Hall | Eagles | 6 | 185 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel | |||||||||
| 2013 | Brad Sorensen | Chargers | 7 | 221 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones | |||||||||
The chance of having success picking the ninth quarterback or another thereafter is infinitesimal. Only Matt Cassel, with 104 touchdown passes as a thirteenth quarterback picked in 2005, and the amazing Ryan Fitzpatrick, who has thus far tossed 210 touchdown passes after being the 14th quarterback drafted in 2005, make the grade. Gardner Minshew, who was the ninth quarterback picked in 2019, could join the group if he develops into a true starter, but at the moment that remains only a remote possibility. To show how unlikely it is to achieve success as the ninth quarterback or later, consider that only two other such quarterbacks have tossed even 50 touchdown passes during their careers: Derek Anderson (60) and Tyrod Taylor (54) who were both 11th quarterbacks selected. The 12 twelfth quarterbacks selected washed out with Matt Flynn's 17 career touchdown passes exceeding all others by 15. None of the 15th (there were 3), 16th (2) or 17th (1) quarterbacks selected threw even a single touchdown pass, although three of those picks (Matt Mauck, Ronald Curry and Bradlee Van Pelt) combined for a career total of 39 attempts with 17 completions for 143 yards. For quarterbacks selected ninth or later, the failure to reach 100 career touchdown passes appears to be at about 97%. It just doesn't pay to wade too deep into the quarterback market when many players of the same quality are likely to be available as undrafted free agents.
| 9th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2001 | A.J. Feeley | Eagles | 5 | 155 | 762 | 425 | 55.8 | 4618 | 6.1 | 28 | 31 | 69.1 | 4.35 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke, Sage Rosenfels, Jesse Palmer, Mike McMahon |
| 2005 | Dan Orlovsky | Lions | 5 | 145 | 512 | 298 | 58.2 | 3132 | 6.1 | 15 | 13 | 75.3 | 4.93 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors |
| 2011 | T.J. Yates | Texans | 5 | 152 | 324 | 179 | 55.2 | 2057 | 6.3 | 10 | 11 | 70.7 | 4.37 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Mallett, Ricky Stanzi |
| 2007 | Troy Smith | Ravens | 5 | 174 | 234 | 121 | 51.7 | 1734 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 | 78.5 | 5.94 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, Isaiah Stanback, Jeff Rowe |
| 2012 | Ryan Lindley | Cardinals | 6 | 185 | 274 | 140 | 51.1 | 1372 | 5.0 | 3 | 11 | 52.4 | 2.74 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles, Kirk Cousins |
| 2003 | Drew Henson | Texans | 6 | 192 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 98 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 64.2 | 0.88 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace, Brian St. Pierre |
| 2016 | Cardale Jones | Bills | 4 | 139 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 96 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 | 4.08 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott |
| 2018 | Luke Falk | Titans | 6 | 199 | 73 | 47 | 64.4 | 416 | 5.7 | 0 | 3 | 62.4 | 2.08 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White |
| 2008 | Erik Ainge | Jets | 5 | 162 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon, Josh Johnson | |||||||||
| 2002 | Brandon Doman | 49ers | 5 | 163 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner | |||||||||
| 2006 | Omar Jacobs | Steelers | 5 | 164 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst, Brodie Croyle, Ingle Martin | |||||||||
| 2014 | AJ McCarron | Bengals | 5 | 164 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray | |||||||||
| 2019 | Clayton Thorson | Eagles | 5 | 167 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley, Jarrett Stidham, Easton Stick | |||||||||
| 2009 | Mike Teel | Seahawks | 6 | 178 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee, Rhett Bomar, Nate Davis, Tom Brandstater | |||||||||
| 2010 | Dan LeFevour | Bears | 6 | 181 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith | |||||||||
| 2004 | Josh Harris | Ravens | 6 | 187 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall | |||||||||
| 2000 | JaJuan Seider | Chargers | 6 | 205 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn, Tom Brady, Todd Husak | |||||||||
| 2017 | Brad Kaaya | Lions | 6 | 215 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Davis Webb, C.J. Beathard, Joshua Dobbs, Nathan Peterman | |||||||||
| 2013 | Zac Dysert | Broncos | 7 | 234 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones, Brad Sorensen | |||||||||
| 10th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2000 | Tim Rattay | 49ers | 7 | 212 | 714 | 432 | 60.5 | 4853 | 6.8 | 31 | 23 | 81.9 | 5.23 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn, Tom Brady, Todd Husak, JaJuan Seider |
| 2019 | Gardner Minshew | Jaguars | 6 | 178 | 470 | 285 | 60.6 | 3271 | 7.0 | 21 | 6 | 91.2 | 6.44 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley, Jarrett Stidham, Easton Stick, Clayton Thorson |
| 2014 | Zach Mettenberger | Titans | 6 | 178 | 345 | 208 | 60.3 | 2347 | 6.8 | 12 | 14 | 75.4 | 4.58 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron |
| 2003 | Brooks Bollinger | Jets | 6 | 200 | 360 | 211 | 58.6 | 2226 | 6.2 | 9 | 9 | 74.6 | 4.16 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace, Brian St. Pierre, Drew Henson |
| 2004 | Jim Sorgi | Colts | 6 | 193 | 156 | 99 | 63.5 | 929 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 89.9 | 5.97 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris |
| 2002 | Craig Nall | Packers | 5 | 164 | 48 | 30 | 62.5 | 402 | 8.4 | 5 | 0 | 123.8 | 9.49 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman |
| 2016 | Kevin Hogan | Chiefs | 5 | 162 | 101 | 60 | 59.4 | 621 | 6.1 | 4 | 7 | 61.5 | 3.13 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones |
| 2009 | Keith Null | Rams | 6 | 196 | 119 | 73 | 61.3 | 566 | 4.8 | 3 | 9 | 49.9 | 1.05 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee, Rhett Bomar, Nate Davis, Tom Brandstater, Mike Teel |
| 2010 | Joe Webb | Vikings | 6 | 199 | 159 | 90 | 56.6 | 888 | 5.6 | 3 | 6 | 63.1 | 3.58 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith, Dan LeFevour |
| 2007 | Jordan Palmer | Redskins | 6 | 205 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 66 | 3.7 | 0 | 2 | 28.7 | -2.50 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, Isaiah Stanback, Jeff Rowe, Troy Smith |
| 2013 | B.J. Daniels | 49ers | 7 | 237 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 3.50 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones, Brad Sorensen, Zac Dysert |
| 2005 | Adrian McPherson | Saints | 5 | 152 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors, Dan Orlovsky | |||||||||
| 2011 | Nathan Enderle | Bears | 5 | 160 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Mallett, Ricky Stanzi, T.J. Yates | |||||||||
| 2001 | Josh Booty | Seahawks | 6 | 172 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke, Sage Rosenfels, Jesse Palmer, Mike McMahon, A.J. Feeley | |||||||||
| 2008 | Colt Brennan | Redskins | 6 | 186 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon, Josh Johnson, Erik Ainge | |||||||||
| 2006 | Reggie McNeal | Bengals | 6 | 193 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst, Brodie Croyle, Ingle Martin, Omar Jacobs | |||||||||
| 2018 | Tanner Lee | Jaguars | 6 | 203 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White, Luke Falk | |||||||||
| 2012 | B.J. Coleman | Packers | 7 | 243 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles, Kirk Cousins, Ryan Lindley | |||||||||
| 2017 | Chad Kelly | Broncos | 7 | 253 | Mitchell Trubisky, Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson, DeShone Kizer, Davis Webb, C.J. Beathard, Joshua Dobbs, Nathan Peterman, Brad Kaaya | |||||||||
| 11th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2005 | Derek Anderson | Ravens | 6 | 213 | 1674 | 909 | 54.3 | 10878 | 6.5 | 60 | 64 | 70.4 | 4.92 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors, Dan Orlovsky, Adrian McPherson |
| 2011 | Tyrod Taylor | Ravens | 6 | 180 | 1362 | 839 | 61.6 | 9562 | 7.0 | 54 | 20 | 89.8 | 5.96 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Mallett, Ricky Stanzi, T.J. Yates, Nathan Enderle |
| 2006 | Bruce Gradkowski | Buccaneers | 6 | 194 | 709 | 375 | 52.9 | 4057 | 5.7 | 21 | 24 | 65.8 | 4.02 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst, Brodie Croyle, Ingle Martin, Omar Jacobs, Reggie McNeal |
| 2007 | Tyler Thigpen | Vikings | 7 | 217 | 509 | 275 | 54.0 | 3222 | 6.3 | 21 | 18 | 72.5 | 4.80 | JaMarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, Isaiah Stanback, Jeff Rowe, Troy Smith, Jordan Palmer |
| 2002 | J.T. O'Sullivan | Saints | 6 | 186 | 257 | 145 | 56.4 | 1866 | 7.3 | 9 | 13 | 69.9 | 4.12 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall |
| 2009 | Curtis Painter | Colts | 6 | 201 | 287 | 148 | 51.6 | 1681 | 5.9 | 6 | 13 | 57.6 | 3.55 | Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Stephen McGee, Rhett Bomar, Nate Davis, Tom Brandstater, Mike Teel, Keith Null |
| 2014 | David Fales | Bears | 6 | 183 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 287 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 79.1 | 4.98 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Zach Mettenberger |
| 2016 | Nate Sudfeld | Redskins | 6 | 187 | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 156 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 106.0 | 5.43 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones, Kevin Hogan |
| 2003 | Kliff Kingsbury | Patriots | 6 | 201 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 8.50 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace, Brian St. Pierre, Drew Henson, Brooks Bollinger |
| 2010 | Tony Pike | Panthers | 6 | 204 | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 2.85 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith, Dan LeFevour, Joe Webb |
| 2000 | Jarious Jackson | Broncos | 7 | 214 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 114 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 46.4 | 2.42 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn, Tom Brady, Todd Husak, JaJuan Seider, Tim Rattay |
| 2013 | Sean Renfree | Falcons | 7 | 249 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 10.7 | -5.67 | EJ Manuel, Geno Smith, Mike Glennon, Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones, Brad Sorensen, Zac Dysert, B.J. Daniels |
| 2001 | Josh Heupel | Dolphins | 6 | 177 | Michael Vick, Drew Brees, Quincy Carter, Marques Tuiasosopo, Chris Weinke, Sage Rosenfels, Jesse Palmer, Mike McMahon, A.J. Feeley, Josh Booty | |||||||||
| 2019 | Trace McSorley | Ravens | 6 | 197 | Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley, Jarrett Stidham, Easton Stick, Clayton Thorson, Gardner Minshew | |||||||||
| 2008 | Andre' Woodson | Giants | 6 | 198 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon, Josh Johnson, Erik Ainge, Colt Brennan | |||||||||
| 2004 | Jeff Smoker | Rams | 6 | 201 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi | |||||||||
| 2018 | Danny Etling | Patriots | 7 | 219 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White, Luke Falk, Tanner Lee | |||||||||
| 2012 | Chandler Harnish | Colts | 7 | 253 | Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden, Brock Osweiler, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles, Kirk Cousins, Ryan Lindley, B.J. Coleman | |||||||||
| 12th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2008 | Matt Flynn | Packers | 7 | 209 | 357 | 219 | 61.3 | 2541 | 7.1 | 17 | 11 | 85.9 | 5.50 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon, Josh Johnson, Erik Ainge, Colt Brennan, Andre' Woodson |
| 2004 | John Navarre | Cardinals | 7 | 202 | 64 | 32 | 50.0 | 342 | 5.3 | 2 | 5 | 43.9 | 1.77 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker |
| 2011 | Greg McElroy | Jets | 7 | 208 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 214 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 79.2 | 2.81 | Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Mallett, Ricky Stanzi, T.J. Yates, Nathan Enderle, Tyrod Taylor |
| 2016 | Jake Rudock | Lions | 6 | 191 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 32.5 | -4.20 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones, Kevin Hogan, Nate Sudfeld |
| 2010 | Levi Brown | Bills | 7 | 209 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 51.4 | -7.00 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith, Dan LeFevour, Joe Webb, Tony Pike |
| 2003 | Gibran Hamdan | Redskins | 7 | 232 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 1.67 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace, Brian St. Pierre, Drew Henson, Brooks Bollinger, Kliff Kingsbury |
| 2014 | Keith Wenning | Ravens | 6 | 194 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Zach Mettenberger, David Fales | |||||||||
| 2002 | Steve Bellisari | Rams | 6 | 205 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall, J.T. O'Sullivan | |||||||||
| 2018 | Alex McGough | Seahawks | 7 | 220 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White, Luke Falk, Tanner Lee, Danny Etling | |||||||||
| 2006 | D.J. Shockley | Falcons | 7 | 223 | Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler, Kellen Clemens, Tarvaris Jackson, Charlie Whitehurst, Brodie Croyle, Ingle Martin, Omar Jacobs, Reggie McNeal, Bruce Gradkowski | |||||||||
| 2005 | James Kilian | Chiefs | 7 | 229 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors, Dan Orlovsky, Adrian McPherson, Derek Anderson | |||||||||
| 2000 | Joe Hamilton | Buccaneers | 7 | 234 | Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, Spergon Wynn, Tom Brady, Todd Husak, JaJuan Seider, Tim Rattay, Jarious Jackson | |||||||||
| 13th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2005 | Matt Cassel | Patriots | 7 | 230 | 2683 | 1578 | 58.8 | 17508 | 6.5 | 104 | 82 | 78.5 | 5.10 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors, Dan Orlovsky, Adrian McPherson, Derek Anderson, James Kilian |
| 2003 | Ken Dorsey | 49ers | 7 | 241 | 408 | 214 | 52.5 | 2082 | 5.1 | 8 | 18 | 55.2 | 2.91 | Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, Dave Ragone, Chris Simms, Seneca Wallace, Brian St. Pierre, Drew Henson, Brooks Bollinger, Kliff Kingsbury, Gibran Hamdan |
| 2016 | Brandon Allen | Jaguars | 6 | 201 | 84 | 39 | 46.4 | 515 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 68.3 | 4.58 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones, Kevin Hogan, Nate Sudfeld, Jake Rudock |
| 2004 | Cody Pickett | 49ers | 7 | 217 | 45 | 18 | 40.0 | 195 | 4.3 | 0 | 4 | 16.4 | -0.30 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker, John Navarre |
| 2014 | Tajh Boyd | Jets | 6 | 213 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Zach Mettenberger, David Fales, Keith Wenning | |||||||||
| 2002 | Seth Burford | Chargers | 7 | 216 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall, J.T. O'Sullivan, Steve Bellisari | |||||||||
| 2008 | Alex Brink | Texans | 7 | 223 | Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Brian Brohm, Chad Henne, Kevin O'Connell, John David Booty, Dennis Dixon, Josh Johnson, Erik Ainge, Colt Brennan, Andre' Woodson, Matt Flynn | |||||||||
| 2010 | Sean Canfield | Saints | 7 | 239 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith, Dan LeFevour, Joe Webb, Tony Pike, Levi Brown | |||||||||
| 2018 | Logan Woodside | Bengals | 7 | 249 | Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Lamar Jackson, Mason Rudolph, Kyle Lauletta, Mike White, Luke Falk, Tanner Lee, Danny Etling, Alex McGough | |||||||||
| 14th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2005 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Rams | 7 | 250 | 4787 | 2886 | 60.3 | 32886 | 6.9 | 210 | 161 | 81.6 | 5.59 | Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell, Charlie Frye, Andrew Walter, David Greene, Kyle Orton, Stefan Lefors, Dan Orlovsky, Adrian McPherson, Derek Anderson, James Kilian, Matt Cassel |
| 2016 | Jeff Driskel | 49ers | 6 | 207 | 281 | 167 | 59.4 | 1688 | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 79.6 | 4.71 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones, Kevin Hogan, Nate Sudfeld, Jake Rudock, Brandon Allen |
| 2014 | Garrett Gilbert | Rams | 6 | 214 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 57.6 | 5.00 | Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo, Logan Thomas, Tom Savage, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Zach Mettenberger, David Fales, Keith Wenning, Tajh Boyd |
| 2004 | Casey Bramlet | Bengals | 7 | 218 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker, John Navarre, Cody Pickett | |||||||||
| 2002 | Jeff Kelly | Seahawks | 7 | 232 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall, J.T. O'Sullivan, Steve Bellisari, Seth Burford | |||||||||
| 2010 | Zac Robinson | Patriots | 7 | 250 | Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Jimmy Clausen, Colt McCoy, Mike Kafka, John Skelton, Jonathan Crompton, Rusty Smith, Dan LeFevour, Joe Webb, Tony Pike, Levi Brown, Sean Canfield | |||||||||
| 15th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2004 | Matt Mauck | Broncos | 7 | 225 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 136 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 53.9 | 2.96 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker, John Navarre, Cody Pickett, Casey Bramlet |
| 2002 | Ronald Curry | Raiders | 7 | 235 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | -11.25 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall, J.T. O'Sullivan, Steve Bellisari, Seth Burford, Jeff Kelly |
| 2016 | Brandon Doughty | Dolphins | 7 | 223 | Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Paxton Lynch, Christian Hackenberg, Jacoby Brissett, Cody Kessler, Connor Cook, Dak Prescott, Cardale Jones, Kevin Hogan, Nate Sudfeld, Jake Rudock, Brandon Allen, Jeff Driskel | |||||||||
| 16th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2002 | Wes Pate | Ravens | 7 | 236 | David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey, Josh McCown, David Garrard, Rohan Davey, Randy Fasani, Kurt Kittner, Brandon Doman, Craig Nall, J.T. O'Sullivan, Steve Bellisari, Seth Burford, Jeff Kelly, Ronald Curry | |||||||||
| 2004 | B.J. Symons | Texans | 7 | 248 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker, John Navarre, Cody Pickett, Casey Bramlet, Matt Mauck | |||||||||
| 17th Quarterback Selected | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Name | Drafted By | Round | Player | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rating | ANY/A | Drafted After |
| 2004 | Bradlee Van Pelt | Broncos | 7 | 250 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.88 | Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman, Matt Schaub, Luke McCown, Craig Krenzel, Andy Hall, Josh Harris, Jim Sorgi, Jeff Smoker, John Navarre, Cody Pickett, Casey Bramlet, Matt Mauck, B.J. Symons |
