No. 1 draft pick QBs- how they have fared.

Here's a list of all the quarterbakcs who have been taken in the first round the last 10 years.


David Carr Texans Fresno State
Joey Harrington Lions Oregon
Patrick Ramsey Redskins Tulane
Michael Vick Falcons Virginia Tech
Chad Pennington Jets Marshall
Tim Couch Browns Kentucky
Donovan McNabb Eagles Syracuse
Akili Smith Bengals Oregon
Daunte Culpepper Vikings Central Florida
Cade McNown Bears UCLA
Peyton Manning Colts Tennessee
Ryan Leaf Chargers Washington State
Jim Druckenmiller 49ers Virginia Tech
Steve McNair Oilers Alcorn State
Kerry Collins Panthers Penn State
Heath Shuler Redskins Tennessee
Trent Dilfer Buccaneers Fresno State
Drew Bledsoe Patriots Washington State
Rick Mirer Seahawks Notre Dame

Looking at this list, you can see what a risky proposition this can be. Of the 19 players listed, 8 have gone or are going to the Pro Bowl. EDIT Four have started Super Bowls, and as hasbeens points out, only Dilfer has won. 12 are the respective "starters" on the team when healthy, though only 10 will start this weekend due to injuries. 5 are active but have been relegated to backup positions. One, McNown, is on his third team and is on the Injured Reserve. Edit - THREE others, SHULER, Drunkenmiller and Leaf, are out of the game entirely. thanks hasbeens

Of course, the later round guys are even more hit and miss. Of the 6 day two picks in the highly regarded 1999 draft, only 1 is even in the NFL. Of course, that's Aaron Brooks.

I wish we could draft QBs like the Packers.

 

Worst class in the last 25 years - 1996.

1 2 12 42 Tony Banks Rams Michigan State
2 3 24 85 Bobby Hoying Eagles Ohio State
3 4 5 100 Jeff Lewis Broncos Northern Arizona
4 4 35 130 Danny Kanell Giants Florida State
5 6 36 203 Spence Fischer Steelers Duke
6 6 38 205 Mike Cawley Colts James Madison
7 7 29 238 Jon Stark Ravens Trinity
8 7 31 240 Kyle Wachholtz Packers USC

Other than Banks, are any of these guys even in the NFL?

 

Re: Re: No. 1 draft pick QBs- how they have fared.

>>Correction. 1 has won. Dilfer.

Right.



>>I don't think Shuler's playing anywhere. And is Banks on a roster? I thought he was out of a job.

Shuler is playing real estate salesman in Knoxville. So yeah, 3 are out.

Banks is David Carr's backup, I believe.


>>Me too. I wonder what it would take to get Ron Wolf into the Panthers War Room on draft day

That would be the shiznit.

 

Ooops. Banks wasn't even a first round pick. Nevermind.

 

What, by trading for QB's?

 

They drafted Brooks, Brunnell, and Hasselbeck.

 

Oh yeah. I was confusing 'drafted' with 'kept'.

 

Want to see something even better? Look at the last 4 qb's to win the Heisman. Toretta, Ward, Wuerfell, Crouch. Palmer???

 

Crouch.