He played at Georgia from 2001-2004, and led the Dawgs to their first SEC title since 1982. Johnny Manziel and the Aggies finished the year ranked #5 with an 11-2 record and a win in the Cotton Bowl over Oklahoma. The man refused to stay in shape, could not learn the playbook, and could not hit the broad side of a barn. This is a subreddit for the NFL community. Brad Johnson. After garnering 16 interceptions and five touchdowns for his career, he hung up the NFL cleats. Basically, that's the gamble you're taking drafting a quarterback in the first round. The former LSU quarterback went 7-18 in 25 career starts. Jeff George was drafted No. Drafted: 16th overall, 2002, Cleveland Browns. section: | slug: nfl-draft-10-worst-first-round-quarterbacks-drafted-since-2000 | sport: football | route: article_single.us | He rose to the height of his career when he took over the starting job in Seattle following injuries to Dave Krieg and Jeff Kemp. Coming back again for his senior season, White was again a finalist for the Heisman, and again took the team to the national championship game, where they lost to USC. Crouch was drafted in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the St Louis Rams with the 95th overall pick. Harris was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 1988 as well as in his junior year of 1989. Despite his desire to play QB, the Rams were looking at him as a receiver. For a man who set over 30 school records in his time at Notre Dame, Quinn's career has, thus far, been less than expected. He was a solid quarterback that performed at a high level in college, but he could not hack it in the NFL. Due to various injuries, Young never made it through an entire 16-game regular season during his six years in the NFL. One of the biggest quarterback busts of all time was a star QB from Washington State University who was drafted with the number two overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, right after Peyton Manning went number one. He was drafted by Lions with the seventh pick of the 1990 draft, pairing him with the 1989 Heisman winner, Barry Sanders. Very lackluster career at NW. He holds the record for most 400 yards games, as well as most touchdown passes in a season. From there he continued to make highlight reel plays and break records, becoming only the fifth player in NCAA history to pass for over 3000 yards and rush for over 1000 yards in a single season. By Darnell Jones. Before Cam Newton came along, Pat Sullivan was the best quarterback Auburn had ever seen. Sweetan didn't have a long career in the NFL, but he sure did have a bad one. QBs that aren't good in college rarely even get looked at by scouts. There are also the QBs that look good on paper, drop-back passers with the cannon arm and measurables that fit the mold of your conventional quarterback, but who might not have the accuracy or decision making ability necessary to perform as well on the field as they look on the scouting report. The man had a ton of potential, but due to some poor decisions, lost the heart of his career while in prison. Browns, Brady Quinn (No. Beban was a great ballplayer for UCLA in the '60s, actually winning the Heisman in 1967 over O.J. He is also in the top 10 in 13 other passing categories. Boller started 47 games over eight seasons and finished with a career record of 20-27. Will Johnny Football turn into 'Johnny First-Round Bust?' He played until 1981, but finished with an ugly 55-108 touchdown to interception ratio. One is of course, the system quarterback; the guy who has produced eye-popping stats by playing in a high-scoring offensive scheme, that you can plug any QB into and achieve success. Mediocre quarterbacks tend to have a passer rating around 80 to 84, with below average quarterbacks being in the 60 to 70 range. Tagge was drafted 11th in the 1972 draft by Green Bay, but only lasted three seasons. He wound up playing at numerous locales in his five-year professional football career. Raiders, JaMarcus Russell (No. In 1979, Cincinnati drafted him in the first round and tabbed him to be their starting quarterback. Once Brissett got to Raleigh and sat out for one year due to transfer rules, he went on to have a solid career with the Wolfpack, throwing for over 2,000 yards . He played two seasons in Cleveland, starting 21 games and throwing for over 4200 yards before spending one year with the 49ers and then signing with the Redskins where he is the backup to Kirk Cousins. There always seems to be an endless supply of great college quarterbacks who never amount to anything in the NFL, mainly because barely anyone is actually qualified to be an NFL starting quarterback. 6. His claim to fame is the gold record he received for his performance in the Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle.". In that season he threw 32 touchdowns in just 11 starts for the Ducks. 22, 2007): Quinn has had a pretty horrible NFL career, but at least he can go to sleep at night knowing he wasn't the worst first-round quarterback in the 2007 draft. The University of Hawaii is another one of those schools where the offensive system produced some of the most prolific passers of all time. He only played in four games in the NFL however, throwing for 20 total yards. Seen as a system quarterback, Harrell was not drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft and played in the CFL for a year instead. Barkley played four games over two seasons with the Eagles in 2013 and 2014. Russell is one that was just a flat out bust. He was subsequently signed and released by the Raiders, and then by a team from the UFL, then the CFL, and even the Arena League. Couch set several NCAA records during his time at Kentucky, including most completions in a season and highest career completion percentage. He then floated around the league, retiring once in 2005, but came back in 2006 only to retire for the last time in 2007. After a great career at UCLA, he was drafted by the Bears with the 12th pick. 8:15 am ET, NFL Week 14 injury roundup: Samuel carted off; QBs hurt, 49ers' Deebo Samuel carted off field with ankle injury, Dolphins vs. Chargers picks, SNF prediction, bets, odds, NFL Week 14 grades: Cowboys get 'C' in scare, Lions 'A', Report: Bengals' Henrickson suffers broken wrist in win, WATCH: Patrick Mahomes throws no-look flip pass for TD, NFL Draft: 10 worst first-round quarterbacks drafted since 2000, Grades: Cowboys get 'C' in scare, Lions 'A', Texans nearly stun Cowboys as 16.5-point underdogs, Highlights: Mahomes makes magic; Lockett scores again, Giants punter flagged for bizarre penalty vs. Eagles, Jerry Jones in favor of this one huge schedule change, 2023 mock: Richardson fourth QB to go in top 10, Dolphins look to solve offense after fizzling vs. 49ers. None ofthose factors preventedFields from being one of the best quarterbacks in college football the last two seasons. He has since bounced around the league as a back-up, but did win a Super Bowl ring last season with the Giants. For a guy taken third in the draft, he struggled mightily, and never quite hit his stride, falling prey to injury and the inability to make an accurate pass when needed. Jacoby Brissett. Chris Leak, who led the Gators to a national championship, did not even play in the NFL. He set rookie records for attempts completions and yards, but quickly flamed out. 8, 2011). Sadly, that success never translated to the NFL. Ohio State's Justin Fields continues to be the most scrutinized quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft class. After being drafted in the first round by Cleveland in 2007, he found himself backing up Tim Tebow in Denver last season. Yes, from what I remember he looked great when he played but there was a lot of pressure to put the other QBs in because they had more fans/hype. So Ponder has a playoff berth under his belt. That said, for a guy who won a Heisman and two national titles with Florida, he sure has a hard time completing a pass in the NFL. The Seahawks drafted him 16th overall in the 1991 draft, well ahead of some guy named Favre, expecting that he would duplicate the level of production that he demonstrated in his final college season. Y.A. Since Jon Gruden returned to the Raiders, Carr has heard rumors that he would be replaced as the team's starting . The best NFL Gators were Tim Tebow, who took the Broncos to the playoffs but was out of the league two years later. Long was the best quarterback in the history of Iowa football, and carried him tons of hardware following his senior season, including Big Ten Player of the Year, the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards, and finishing second in Heisman balloting. Cribbs was a decent QB at Kent State. That season, he threw for 4,699 yards and 44 touchdowns and was clearly the best quarterback in the country in 1989. This is the guy, that when he left Notre Dame, held school records for most career touchdowns. Of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round, three of them -- John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly -- ended up in the Hall of Fame. He still went #3 overall though. The moves did not result in an NFL edition of the Fun 'n' Gun offense, as Washington finished 7-9 and 25th in scoring in 2002. Ware spent four seasons with the Lions playing 14 games and throwing for just 1112 total yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions as the third stringer. Torretta threw for over 6000 yards and 39 touchdowns in his two seasons under center for the Hurricanes. [Braun] The 10-2 Vikings are currently underdogs against [Sicilliano] Sean McDermott says Von Miller has an ACL [Highlight] Baker Mayfield completes a 98-yard game Press J to jump to the feed. This will go down as one of the worst picks in NFL history. In his junior year, Ware set 26 NCAA records, including throwing for 4699 yards and 44 touchdowns. I still find it crazy that he was a career backup, but got drafted, meanwhile the Heisman winner that year went undrafted. 1, 2002),Redskins, Patrick Ramsey (No. This week, Fields revealed that he is managing epilepsyaneurological disorderwhich can cause seizures. He started his FSU career as a QB. A total of 15 quarterbacks have been selected in the common draft era starting with Rex Kern in 1971. If anyone in the Texans' front office reads this list, they'll probably start negotiating with Jadeveon Clowney tomorrow. Russell was let go following an extremely disappointing three-year career, and has not been picked up by an NFL team again. Drafted by the Rams as the first pick of the 1963 draft, Baker suffered from a case of progressiveness. He came back to the pigskin in 2004, bouncing around the league as a back-up, and even serving a stint in NFL Europe. He returned the following year and upped his passing production to over 4000 yards although his rushing dipped under 1000 while finishing 9-4 and ranked #18 in the nation. Over his career, he dominated the Mountain West Conference but also beat the big boys when he had an opportunity, notching victories against #12 Oregon in 2008, #6 Virginia Tech and #19 Utah in 2010, #14 Oregon and undefeated #3 TCU in 2009, and #19 Georgia in 2011. Despite tearing both of his ACLs in consecutive seasons at Oklahoma, Jason White still managed to come back for his junior year and win the Heisman Trophy, while leading the Sooners to the National Championship game where they lost to LSU. They are still quarterback needy, but that's another story. If you are wondering who the all time career leader for touchdowns is you can stop wondering, that too is Keenum with 155. Goff: 43 TD, 13 Ints, 4717 yards, 64.5% completion. The notion that Fields is a"one-read quarterback"was dissected. Quinn's fall from one of the best in college to backup was particularly fast. He was the first ever draft pick of the Houston Texans in 2002, after a career as the most prolific passer in Fresno State football history. Let me list off all the first-round quarterbacks from the 1999 draft so we can all cringe together: Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper and Cade McNown. Losman is the answer to that trivia question, so at least he'll always have that. He played college ball for two years at Iowa before transferring to San Diego State, where he put up huge numbers. 9. The Chiefs picked him up, behind only Elway of the three guys listed, but that didn't pan out. Ohio State has not produced too many quarterbacks who have had prolonged success at the NFL level. The guy who was the winningest quarterback in college football with 45 wins before Kellen Moore surpassed him is still the winningest QB in Texas history and also the last great QB to play for the Longhorns. He threw for almost 2000 yards with the Bears in 2016 with eight touchdowns and 14 interceptions. This glut of great QBs who look so promising leads to a lot of excitement and hope on draft day, but it usually ends up as disappointment and regret a season or two later when yet another college star fails to cut it in the big leagues. Leaf was a locker room cancer, who never took responsibility and never enjoyed any level of success in the NFL. That counts for something. Better than fellow QB Joe Montana. After a Heisman winning, national championship career at Miami, this was a major step backward. He did catch on with the Green Bay Packers in 2010 and was a backup with them for two years before he played a year for the New York Jets as well. The winningest quarterback in college football history is Kellen Moore who went 50-3 over four seasons as the starting QB for the Boise State Broncos. 7. Troy Aikman. When he officially retired in 2008, he had only two wins to his name in the pros. Major Harris: West Virginia Mountaineers. Vikings,Christian Ponder (No. When the Hurricanes returned to prominence in the 90s they still had great college QBs, but they did not find the same success in the pro game. It turned out that he was not quite ready for life as a starter, and he wound up with the Bears as a back-up for several seasons. Leaf also finished third in the Heisman voting that year behind Manning and the winner, Charles Woodson. Over his career at Texas Tech, Harrell set eight NCAA records including most 400 yard games in a season and in a career. He was picked seventh in the 1983 draft, the same draft that featured John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Selected third overall in the first round of the 1979 NFL Draft (the same draft that produced Phil Simms and Joe Montana), Thompson's college career was far more prolific than his professional one. Raiders, JaMarcus Russell (No. Don't get me wrong, I like Tebow, admire his work ethic and strong faith, and think we need more role models like him in our society. Brissett started his college career as a Florida Gator competing for the starting job against Jeff Driskel but was beat out and decided to pack his bags to NC State. 3, 2006): Young's on this list because when you pick a quarterback third overall, you expect him to last more than five seasons with your team. From there, Fields can achieve a breakthrough that would benefit Day and theBuckeyes at both levels. Buffalo picked Losman with their second pick of the first round. Upon finishing his career with Hawaii, he was drafted in the sixth und with the 186th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Warren Moon's senior year, he was the 12th best QB in college in terms of passer rating. But since I'm not wanting a cpllege thesis, we'll stick with these. The highlight of the year was a huge, home game against the #1 ranked Texas Longhorns that he won with touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree with one second remaining. After a solid career at Florida for Steve Spurrier's Gators, Matthews was drafted by the Bears in 1993. Stroud, Jack Miller and five-star freshman Kyle McCord. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, at MORE: Justin Fields amongriskiest picks of the 2021 NFL Draft. Shuler is behind only Peyton Manning as the most prolific passer in Tennessee history. Hm so it seems all the odds are against Siemian from being anything more than a game manager type if we exclude Hall of Famers. Here are 15 great college QBs who failed once they tried their luck with the NFL. Johnny Football burst onto the scene in 2012 with big numbers and electrifying play for Texas A&M. It's sad, really, when you consider that for his entire NFL career he managed just 12 touchdowns and 2,100 passing yards. There should be a special category just for Florida Gators quarterbacks. He threw 85 interceptions in 76 career starts (26-50). Those rock bottom numbers paled in comparison to the NFL production he had that led to a hall of fame selection. After three failed drug tests, his NFL career was over. It was not to be, as McGwire struggled, and Seattle had to pursue another quarterback option just two seasons later. Both (One On Night 1, The Other On Night 2), Neither (Comment On Who You Think It Should Be), Top 15 Great College QBs Who Failed In The NFL, Watch: Roman Reigns Subtly Checked On Logan Paul During Crown Jewel Match, Bobby Lashley Seemingly Turns Heel At WWE Crown Jewel, 10 Rare Times Hulk Hogan Actually Gave Back To The Wrestling Business. He was drafted in the first round of the 2000 draft by the Jets, and became the starter in 2002, leading the team to the playoffs. He never realized his full potential, and the Colts blew that fourth pick. His best year was as a junior when he led Washington State to their first Rose Bowl in over 50 years. He provided us with the greatest play in arguably the greatest college football game of all time against USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl when he scored the game winning touchdown. In his senior season, he . The 1983 and 1999 drafts are the only two drafts since 1970 that have produced five or more first-round quarterbacks. College qbs often are part of a production line that starts in HS (or before even). He was drafted by the Giants with the 10th pick of the 1959 draft. Graham is the only other quarterback with more than 20 starts at the NFL level. It was not to be, as he suffered from poor blocking and injury, and was out of the NFL by 2008. In 2013, he set single-season records for touchdown passes (55) and passing yards on his way to an unprecedented fifth NFL MVP award. The only reason he's not a bust yet is because he did a really good job of handing the ball off to Adrian Peterson in 2012 and the Vikings made the playoffs. Answer (1 of 2): It isn't just QBs that fail. All Rights Reserved. For comparison, here is Jared Goff, who many on r/NFL maintain was overrated. Smith rocketed up draft boards in an unexpected development during the 1998 season. Haskins still has time to revive his career, but that flop in Washington has led to someunfairresidual questions about Fields, too. Glad we agree on that. In the 2013 NFL Draft, Barkley was selected in the fourth round with the 98th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles. They lost to the eventual National Champion Michigan, but Leafs performance made him look good enough that some believed he could be the number one pick over Manning. Matt Ryan's stats weren't stellar in college. 1/15 1. They gave up two first-round picks, a second-round pick and Eric Metcalf to trade up and ensure that they would be able to draft either Leaf or Peyton Manning. Todd . Then there are the dual threat quarterbacks who are often more of a threat as a runner than a passer and do not really have the arm for the next level. I suppose the rest of his story is yet to be written, but to this point, Tebow's career has not been that great as a pro. He was drafted in the third round of the 2005 draftbut was out of football by 2008. So happy that D Ware got his in Denver. When the 1993 NFL Draft came around he was not selected until the seventh round with the 192nd overall pick by the Minnesota Vikings. 3, 2002): Harrington started 10 or more games in all six of his NFL seasons and not once did he finish a season with a winning record. He threw for over 3400 yards and 25 touchdowns every season, including 3800 yards, 43 touchdowns, and nine interceptions his senior year. He spent a few years in the league as a back-up before retiring. He was drafted by San Fransisco in the first round of the 1967 draft, and hung around with the franchise for nine seasons as a punter and back-up quarterback. 1. 14/15 14. Following his senior season, the Packers drafted him to start in place of the injury prone Lynn Dickey. Grosscup was a solid college football quarterback, first with Washington and then with Utah. The Cowboys defeated the Texans 21-14. One of the most thrilling quarterbacks in college football, who failed to play in the NFL, was West Virginias Major Harris. I will always feel so bad that Romo and Witten never got a ring. Harrington never lived up to his potential, did not develop into the kind of guy to lead a franchise, and became one of many quarterbacks to struggle during their time in Detroit. Rex Grossman went to the Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears but only had two good seasons out of nine. Another Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel, played for six seasons in the NFL, throwing for just over 2100 yards total. There could be as many as five quarterbacks selected in the first round on May 8 and the law of averages says that one of them is probably going to be the next Tim Couch. The early to mid '80s Miami Hurricanes had some great college quarterbacks who went on to have great NFL careers as well, such as Jim Kelly, Bernie Kosar, and Vinny Testeverde. In the 2014 NFL Draft the Cleveland Browns selected Manziel with the 22nd overall pick. Over four years he has played in three games with two starts and thrown for 779 yards, four touchdown, and six interceptions. Cincinnati fell for his huge numbers, drafting him with the sixth pick in the 1992 draft. Karl Sweetan. Of the over 500 players from USC who have gone on to play in the NFL, only 16 quarterbacks have ever actually played in an NFL game. Ryan: 31 TDs, 19 Ints, 4507 yards, 59.3% completion. As a somewhat undersized quarterback with questionable accuracy, he was not expected to be a world-beater. 22, 2012); Jaguars,Blaine Gabbert (No. Another five-star freshman Quinn Ewers is committed to the class of 2022. In three seasons in college, Warren Moon's stat line: 3,277 yards, 48.8% completion percentage, 19 touchdowns, 17 interceptions. Knowing that track record,it's OK to take a closer look at Haskins, who started in Urban Meyers final season with Day at offensive coordinator, and Fields, who is Days first starter as a head coach. Tupa played punter for most of his career. The Colts drafted him with the expectation that he would lead them to the promised land. That is the real development worth watching. 7, 2003), Titans,Jake Locker (No. Tittle (New York Giants (1961-64) Ryan Leaf had a great career for the Cougars. Grossman sometimes gets a worse rap than he deserves. However, the man left college at BYU with 59 NCAA records, a Heisman Trophy and all kinds of accolades. College: Boston College. Simpson. Injuries and off the field drama have limited Johnny Football to only 15 games in his two seasons and he was cut by the Browns in 2016 and has yet to land with another team. The Texas Tech legend was the last in a long line of stat-sheet stuffing quarterbacks who played in Mike Leachs Air Raid offense at Texas Tech. Marc Wilson had a handful of good seasons, Ty Detmer had two decent seasons and was a solid backup for the rest of his career, Jim McMahon had a good career and a Super Bowl victory with the 85 Bears, and Steve Young won two MVPs and was part of three Super Bowl winning teams. You're not gonna find much. That is the question Fields can answer over the next few years. The announcement of the four quarterbacks -- three of whom are set to play in the College Football Playoff on Dec. 31 -- coincided with the ending of balloting on Monday. Despite being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1985, Bosco did not play over his two years in the NFL. That he was replaced after two seasons by Gus Frerotte in Washington says much about his level of play in the NFL. The only player in NCAA history to ever throw for over 5000 yards in three different seasons is Case Keenum for the Houston Cougars. The Tom Brady and Drew Brees are neck-and-neck in the race to [Condotta] Geno Smith asked today whether he ever got [Highlight] BAKER TO JEFFERSON WITH 9 SECONDS LEFT!!!!! Losman was the final quarterback taken in the first round of the 2004 draft, behind Eli Manning, Phillip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger. That proved to be a mistake, as he lasted only four seasons. Anyway, if you want to see Weeden and Gabbert carry clipboards for teams that didn't draft them, make sure to circle the 49ers-Cowboysgame on the schedule next season. Baker won the Heisman for Oregon State back in 1962, becoming the first player from a school west of the Mississippi to do so. He has gone on to a successful career as a politician. When the 2009 NFL Draft arrived, White became only the third Heisman Trophy winner to NOT get drafted. Shane Matthews is the perfect example of a knock around quarterback who couldn't get a starting job. As an undersized prospect, Moore was not drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft but was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions where he rode the bench for three years before signing with the Dallas Cowboys. Which college football powerhouse can produce the best NFL quarterbacks in the future? By the time White left Oklahoma he held the schools all time records for passing yards and touchdowns. 1 overall in the 1990 draft. When will an Ohio State quarterback have prolonged success in the NFL? Klingler was incredibly good against the level of competition the Cougars faced, managing such feats as 730 yards and eleven touchdowns in one game. He had a 133.2 passer rating his senior year. After two years at Grossmont College, a junior college, he transferred to Oregon for his final season. And yet, after just one season with Miami, he was cut, then cut from a UFL team. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) Today we begin a . 25,2010). Haskins, who was released by Washington last season and picked up by Pittsburgh, faced this same criticism after a banner season at Ohio State in 2018 in which he finished with4,831 yards, 50 TDs and eight interceptions. His completion percentage was 56.8%, too. Drafting him that high was questionable, but draft him they didand they quickly came to regret it. Harrell was the first NCAA player to post consecutive 5,000-yard passing seasons, and he tied Colt Brennan's mark for career touchdowns with 147. [Almanza] Deshaun Watson with a year to prepare to play [Meirov] 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo broke his foot and is [Schefter] Former No. Crouch won the Heisman at Nebraska, but was not the best passer in the game, which led to a transition to receiver going into his rookie NFL season. Harrington had a legitimate shot at the Heisman in 2001, and obviously the Lions thought he had the talent to turn around the franchise. 8. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft with theBengals. Leaf's name has become synonymous with the word "bust.". An injury ended his time with the Rams before playing a game and he never played in the NFL, although he did play some in the CFL. Leftwich was drafted seventh in the 2003 draft by the quarterback-needy Jacksonville Jaguars. Warren Moon was a good college QB by the time he graduated. When Cleveland drafted him as their first pick in the 1999 draft, it was hoped that he would be the foundation upon which the franchise could be built. Despite being a Heisman candidate and USC opening the season ranked #1, Barkleys senior year was disappointing as they only went 7-6 finishing out of the top 25 in year end polls. It likely won't impact his NFL Draft status too much either. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. It may seem a little early to write Young off, but to this point in his career, he has been a pretty significant disappointment. Weinke may have been 27 years old during his junior season in 1999, but he led the Seminoles to their first undefeated season and second national title. Facebook page opens in new window Instagram page opens in new window Linkedin page opens in new window He eventually became a Hall of Famer as one of the most explosive wide receivers of all time, averaging over 20 yards per catch for his career. In 2016 he signed with the Chicago Bears and started six games for them when Brian Hoyer and Jay Cutler suffered injuries. The NFL often has players who are able to string one great season together, but just can't make it last a whole career. Ohio State has not produced too many quarterbacks who have had prolonged success at the NFL level. The following year, Colt McCoy did lead Texas to an undefeated season and a spot in the 2009 National Championship game against Alabama. Trevor Siemian might very well become the worst college quarterback to ever start in the NFL at QB. 1 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. Sadly for Buffalo fans hoping for the second coming of Jim Kelly, Losman couldn't cut it, as he's become a perennial back-up around the NFL and UFL. He is an injury plagued back-up, who did manage to win a Super Bowl ring with Pittsburgh, but his career is extremely disappointing for someone drafted in the top 10. Which is also part of #2 2. He had a tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs and was signed by the Tennessee Titans for two years but never ended up playing in the NFL. Sporting News'latest mock draft has the Broncos trading up to get Fields with the No. That's roughly 147 more than he has thrown in the NFL. The Falcons and 49ers also are logical landing spots within the top-10 picks. Played two years of college ball and his best season was a 1,772 yard season with a 56.8% completion percentage, with just 12 TDs to 9 INTs. A rough statistical look over the past 20 seasons shows it's not too difficult to . That success ended in the NFL, where he just couldn't hang. Maybe not, but it's almost a guarantee that one of the quarterbacks in the 2014 NFL Draft class will become a bust. Brad Johnson is often regarded as one of the worst QBs to win a Super Bowl, and to my mind, that's kind of unfair. The Bengals were foolish enough to believe that success would be sustained, and drafted Smith third in the 1999 draft. He barely had an opportunity to play however, as he was knocked out with a shoulder injury on the Longhorns first drive. Lions, Joey Harrington (No. Moreso- unspectacular, or ordinary. 3. Injury has plagued his career thus far, as has ineptitude in the front office, so it's still too early to label him a bust, but to this point he has not lived up to what is expected from a top draft pick. The Redskins went 5-11 in 2003, and Spurrier resigned, forfeiting the . He was drafted first overall out of LSU in the 2007 draft by Oakland, a pick which they are still regretting. Record: 4-17 TD-to-INT Ratio: 33-45 The "Throwin' Samoan" lands first on this list as one of the biggest draft busts at quarterback of all time. One big name BYU Cougar who did not make it was Robbie Bosco. Speaking of Couch, he came out of the last draft where five quarterbacks were selected in the first round: the 1999 NFL Draft. For instance, Eric Crouch, while a superb talent for Nebraska a the collegiate level, could not hang around the NFL for a significant amount of time. Even the gold standard of quarterback drafts, the 1983 draft, had a few bombs. You can argue this all you want, but Alex Smith has not had a successful career as an NFL quarterback, especially for being the No. However, he never panned out in a pro offense, and signed with Jacksonville when their expansion club formed in 1995. He did not see the field for a regular season game until 1996. Only Palmer could be argued as being remotely decent in the NFL. Titans, Vince Young (No. Crouch set numerous records over his time with the 'Huskers including single game, single season, and career total offense records, in addition to winning the Heisman Trophy in 2001. That didn't work out, he was let go before the season began, and has since been in broadcasting. Of course, it's hard to knock the most accurate quarterback in the history of the game, but when you consider the way Pennington's career should have gone and where he is now, it's a definite letdown. First he understandably lost one to Kurt Warner, then after Warner retired, Leinart somehow lost a quarterback competition to Derek Anderson. T-4. Yet another shining example of a model citizen, brought to you by the NFL. Over five years in the NFL Keenum has bounced back and forth between the Rams (St Louis & LA versions) and the Texans, starting nine games for the Los Angeles Rams this year and throwing for over 2000 yards. 1 overall pick. His irascible nature made it difficult for him to get along with just about any coaching staff, and in spite of a 16-year career, he never lived up to the potential in college or the pros that he showed in high school. In his best season, 1987, he finished with 2,598 passing yards and 11 touchdowns, but threw 20 interceptions, and never lived up to the potential he displayed at the college level. 7 NFL QBs, 7 RBs And 7 WRs Who Were Merely One-Season Wonders. He has spent his entire brief career with the Packers in the shadows, never setting foot on the field. There always seems to be an endless supply of great college quarterbacks who never amount to anything in the NFL, mainly because barely anyone is actually qualified to be an NFL starting quarterback. Todd Blackledge won the Davey O'Brien Award in 1982, and led Penn State to a national title that same season. McCoy was a Heisman Trophy runner up in 2008 and just missed out on a trip to the National Championship when the Longhorns lost a late season game in the waning seconds to Texas Tech. Three of the five guys listed didn't even make it to the 2004 season. Colt Brennan however did make it to the NFL for a few preseason games. 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