Drafting an NFL Quarterback: A 20 year comparison of the drafted QBs by Round.
General Observations: Names like A.J., B.J, D.J, T.J, and J.P. are bad names to have as a QB. Ditch the initials. There is not really much statistical analysis in this post. We could argue who is better than who, but we all generally know who is good and who isn't. I was more interested in having a lineup of the players based on when they were picked so that it could be easily seen who was worthy of their pick and, essentially, who wasn't. And also, where the sweet spot actually lies for picking a quality starter. It is interesting to note which guys were picked with the same pick in different years and then note their relative career paths. For example, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Bradlee Van Pelt were both taken with the 250th pick in consecutive years, 2004 and 2005. Fitzpatrick completed 3072 career passes for 34,990 yards while Van Pelt completed 2 passes (out of 8) for 7 yards in his career. I put the first round in order of pick number first, year second. All the other ...