Top QBs drafted 2000-2020

[Biscuit]

Here’s a list of the top QBs drafted in the past 20 years. It’ll be interesting to (eventually) see how this draft compares to others.


2000
018 Chad Pennington
065 Giovanni Carmazzi
075 Chris Redman
163 Tee Martin
168 Marc Bulger
183 Spergon Wynn
199 Tom Brady

2001
001 Michael Vick
032 Drew Brees
053 Quincy Carter
059 Marques Tuiasosopo
106 Chris Weinke
109 Sage Rosenfels
125 Jesse Palmer

2002
001 David Carr
003 Joey Harrington
032 Patrick Ramsey
081 Josh McCown
108 David Garrard
117 Rohan Davey
137 Randy Fasani

2003
001 Carson Palmer
007 Byron Leftwich
019 Kyle Boller
022 Rex Grossman
088 Dave Ragone
097 Chris Simms
110 Seneca Wallace

2004
001 Eli Manning
004 Philip Rivers
011 Ben Roethlisberger
022 J. P. Losman
090 Matt Schaub
106 Luke McCown
148 Craig Krenzel

2005
001 Alex Smith
024 Aaron Rodgers
025 Jason Campbell
067 Charlie Frye
069 Andrew Walter
085 David Greene
106 Kyle Orton

213 Derek Anderson
230 Matt Cassel
250 Ryan Fitzpatrick

2006
003 Vince Young
010 Matt Leinart
011 Jay Cutler
049 Kellen Clemens
064 Tarvaris Jackson
081 Charlie Whitehurst
085 Brodie Croyle

2007
001 JaMarcus Russell
022 Brady Quinn
036 Kevin Kolb
040 John Beck
043 Drew Stanton
092 Trent Edwards
103 Isaiah Stanback

2008
003 Matt Ryan
018 Joe Flacco
056 Brian Brohm
057 Chad Henne
094 Kevin O'Connell
137 John David Booty
156 Dennis Dixon

2009
001 Matthew Stafford
005 Mark Sanchez
017 Josh Freeman
044 Pat White
101 Stephen McGee
151 Rhett Bomar
171 Nate Davis

2010
001 Sam Bradford
025 Tim Tebow
048 Jimmy Clausen
085 Colt McCoy
122 Mike Kafka
155 John Skelton
168 Jonathan Crompton

2011
001 Cam Newton
008 Jake Locker
010 Blaine Gabbert
012 Christian Ponder
035 Andy Dalton
036 Colin Kaepernick
074 Ryan Mallett

180 Tyrod Taylor

2012
001 Andrew Luck
002 Robert Griffin III
008 Ryan Tannehill
022 Brandon Weeden
057 Brock Osweiler
075 Russell Wilson
088 Nick Foles

102 Kirk Cousins

2013
016 EJ Manuel
039 Geno Smith
073 Mike Glennon
098 Matt Barkley
110 Ryan Nassib
112 Tyler Wilson
115 Landry Jones

2014
003 Blake Bortles
022 Johnny Manziel
032 Teddy Bridgewater
036 Derek Carr
062 Jimmy Garoppolo
120 Logan Thomas
135 Tom Savage

2015
001 Jameis Winston
002 Marcus Mariota
075 Garrett Grayson
089 Sean Mannion
103 Bryce Petty
147 Brett Hundley
250 Trevor Siemian

2016
001 Jared Goff
002 Carson Wentz
026 Paxton Lynch
051 Christian Hackenberg
091 Jacoby Brissett
093 Cody Kessler
100 Connor Cook

135 Dak Prescott

2017
002 Mitchell Trubisky
010 Patrick Mahomes
012 Deshaun Watson
052 DeShone Kizer
087 Davis Webb
104 C. J. Beathard
135 Joshua Dobbs

2018
001 Baker Mayfield
003 Sam Darnold
007 Josh Allen
010 Josh Rosen
032 Lamar Jackson
076 Mason Rudolph
108 Kyle Lauletta

2019
001 Kyler Murray
006 Daniel Jones
015 Dwayne Haskins
042 Drew Lock
100 Will Grier
104 Ryan Finley
133 Jarrett Stidham

2020
001 Joe Burrow
005 Tua Tagovailoa
006 Justin Herbert
026 Jordan Love
053 Jalen Hurts
122 Jacob Eason
125 James Morgan

 

[BluesBroJake]

Thanks for putting this up! Its always interesting to see who develops.

 

[Biscuit]

Thanks for putting this up! Its always interesting to see who develops.

No prob. I did it to get some perspective on this years draft, thought I’d share it.

I never noticed, until now, that from the 2012 draft the #1 pick is out of the league, while the #75 and #88 picks have won the SB.

 

[mecha]

No prob. I did it to get some perspective on this years draft, thought I’d share it.

I never noticed, until now, that from the 2012 draft the #1 pick is out of the league, while the #75 and #88 picks have won the SB.

thanks for echoing what I've been saying all along. most of the guys taken early in the draft are college darlings; their accomplishments only exist in the plane of the amateur ranks. they don't always transfer into the professional ranks as swiftly. these are your Vince Youngs, Matt Leinarts, Jamarcus Russels, and Johnny Footballs... and a bunch of people before and after my examples, but you get the point. guys that are anointed as world beaters based on where they were drafted. it's bullshit that you think you have to get one of 5 players that excelled in college. the vast majority of them don't last beyond their rookie deals, many don't even last that long. the quarterbacks that win in the NFL were coached up to their levels of greatness. often with teams that had 1 OC for a very long time or a head coach that had people that placed an emphasis on coaching properly, not 7 throughout one player's tenure with a team. (you know what I'm saying).

this is why Eli Manning was great, with his mouth agape the entire time. this is why Aaron Rodgers was taken late in the first and Bears fans beat off to him. this why Tom Brady was passed on 6 times, drafted in the 6th round, and is literally the greatest to ever do it. McDaniels has had 12 years to grow since his first head coaching stint, he might get it right the next time, you can't deny he isn't great at what he did for the Patriots. and Adam Gase is still overrated. he has Tom Moore to thank for making Peyton Manning what he was.

I think I'm done with discussions here for awhile. I can't wait for the nuclear firestorm of the draft.

 

[vinson555]

I wish it shows some people that the top QB's don't mean shit... how many of these guys I remember in 2021 is not a lot. Mostly the ones who played in the NFC North, and like big college names like Vince Young and Lienart.

 

[ijustposthere]

thanks for echoing what I've been saying all along. most of the guys taken early in the draft are college darlings; their accomplishments only exist in the plane of the amateur ranks. they don't always transfer into the professional ranks as swiftly. these are your Vince Youngs, Matt Leinarts, Jamarcus Russels, and Johnny Footballs... and a bunch of people before and after my examples, but you get the point. guys that are anointed as world beaters based on where they were drafted. it's bullshit that you think you have to get one of 5 players that excelled in college. the vast majority of them don't last beyond their rookie deals, many don't even last that long. the quarterbacks that win in the NFL were coached up to their levels of greatness. often with teams that had 1 OC for a very long time or a head coach that had people that placed an emphasis on coaching properly, not 7 throughout one player's tenure with a team. (you know what I'm saying).

I don't remember any real hype around any of those guys, despite how high they were taken.

 

[Butkus34]

There is a whole lot of crap qbs in that list.

 

[bamainatlanta]

2013 was particularly a bad year

 

[TexasBearfan]

dying to know if Giovanni Carmazzi sells cars or runs an Italian restaurant now

 

[Butkus34]

In a 2011 ESPN documentary, it was reported that Carmazzi was then living in northern California as a farmer, yoga practitioner and an owner of five goats who did not own a television

 

[Black Rainbow]

This is why I don't understand guys like @msadows He legit thinks this draft is deep with QB talent and a lot of these guys are starting caliber - it just never works out that way. Maybe two of these guys make it past five years as a starter.

Also, sometimes big college football fans are bad judges of QB talent because they fall in love with whichever college guy and automatically think he'll be good in the pros.

 

[mecha]

I don't remember any real hype around any of those guys, despite how high they were taken.

I remember. thanks.

 

[Bearly]

No prob. I did it to get some perspective on this years draft, thought I’d share it.

I never noticed, until now, that from the 2012 draft the #1 pick is out of the league, while the #75 and #88 picks have won the SB.

Nice. I do this every so often for perspective and tend limit it to 1st round and go back 15 years to where guys may still be in the league. Drafting QBs is hard. History tells you that 2 or 3 of the top 5 will be good starters.

I have different perspective on this than those that don't want to 'waste' a pick. If you feel good about a player, you take him until you hit. Without a good QB, every other pick is wasted anyway. There's a reason that teams sell the farm for a QB they think has a good chance of working out.

 

[legendxofxlink]

Player development. Bears don’t have it

 

[Bearly]

This is why I don't understand guys like @msadows He legit thinks this draft is deep with QB talent and a lot of these guys are starting caliber - it just never works out that way. Maybe two of these guys make it past five years as a starter.

Also, sometimes big college football fans are bad judges of QB talent because they fall in love with whichever college guy and automatically think he'll be good in the pros.

It's about as deep as they get when 8 guys may go through day 2 but obviously, that guarantees nothing. That's hasn't happened in the last 20 years, maybe ever.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

dying to know if Giovanni Carmazzi sells cars or runs an Italian restaurant now

Ferrari dealership

for real though:

“In a 2011 ESPN documentary, it was reported that Carmazzi was then living in northern California as a farmer, yoga practitioner and an owner of five goats who did not own a television.”

?

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

This is why I don't understand guys like @msadows He legit thinks this draft is deep with QB talent and a lot of these guys are starting caliber - it just never works out that way. Maybe two of these guys make it past five years as a starter.

Also, sometimes big college football fans are bad judges of QB talent because they fall in love with whichever college guy and automatically think he'll be good in the pros.

oh I get it usually doesn’t work out that way but I like a lot of these QBs this year. Much more so than normal

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

The only real takeaway here is:

1: Good QBs are rare.
2: if your idiot GM only drafts one QB in 6 years then your team probably won’t have a good QB

 

[rawdawg]

Draft a QB this year. Doesn't matter if you can't get one of the top 5. Take one of the next 5. Grab a UDFA. Take another QB next year. Keep taking them until you get it right. Makes no sense that the Bears have 2-3 picks on this list, and have never had a good QB. That number should be more like 6-8.

 

[puckthefackers]

this year could be similar to 2018, with 4 qbs taken by pick 10