(09-10-2024, 09:23 AM)comet52 Wrote: I wonder if more QBs taken #1 overall go bust than succeed. Or maybe even widen it to top 10 now that teams go nuts taking 2nd and 3rd round (or lower, Trey Lance) QB prospects at the top of the draft.
Here's the complete list:
Year Player (College) Team
2023 Bryce Young (Alabama) Carolina Panthers
2021 Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) Jacksonville Jaguars
2020 Joe Burrow (LSU) Cincinnati Bengals
2019 Kyler Murray (Oklahoma) Arizona Cardinals
2018 Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) Cleveland Browns
2016 Jared Goff (California) St. Louis Rams
2015 Jameis Winston (Florida State) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2012 Andrew Luck (Stanford) Indianapolis Colts
2011 Cam Newton (Auburn) Carolina Panhers
2010 Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) St. Louis Rams
2009 Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Detroit Lions
2007 JaMarcus Russell (LSU) Oakland Raiders
2005 Alex Smith (Utah) San Francisco 49ers
2004 Eli Manning (Ole Miss) San Diego Chargers
2003 Carson Palmer (USC) Cincinnati Bengals
2002 David Carr (Fresno State) Houston Texans
2001 Michael Vick (Virginia Tech) Atlanta Falcons
1999 Tim Couch (Kentucky) Cleveland Browns
1998 Peyton Manning (Tennessee) Indianapolis Colts
1993 Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) New England Patriots
1990 Jeff George (Illinois) Indianapolis Colts
1989 Troy Aikman (UCLA) Dallas Cowboys
1987 Vinny Testaverde (Miami) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1983 John Elway (Stanford) Baltimore Colts
1975 Steve Bartkowski (California) Atlanta Falcons
1971 Jim Plunkett (Stanford) New England Patriots
1970 Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech) Pittsburgh Steelers
1963 Terry Baker (Oregon State) Los Angeles Rams
1959 Randy Duncan (Iowa) Green Bay Packers
1958 King Hill (Rice) Chicago Cardinals
1955 George Shaw (Oregon) Baltimore Colts
1954 Bobby Garrett (Stanford) Cleveland Browns
1952 Bill Wade (Vanderbilt) Los Angeles Rams
1946 Frank Dancewicz (Notre Dame) Boston Yanks
1944 Angelo Bertelli (Notre Dame) Boston Yanks