Scarcely half (35) of the 67 first-round QBs drafted since 1980 who have been pros long enough to do so, have played five or more seasons with the team that initially drafted them. Only six of those 35 – Jim Kelly, Dan Marino, Troy Aikman, Steve McNair, Peyton Manning and Donovan Nabb – lasted 10 or more seasons with their respective squads.
Of the overall 78, only 28 (or 36 percent) own career winning records as starters. Of the 41 QBs picked in the top 10 since 1980, only 15 have career starting marks above .500.
Among the 72 first-round QBs drafted from '80 through 2009, only 27 have posted more than 25 career wins with five (Kelly, Marino, Aikman, Peyton Manning and McNabb) accumulating more than 100.
Twenty-four (or a full third) of the 72 first-round QBs drafted from 1980 through 2009 have nine or fewer career wins with their teams. Included in that forgettable group are no fewer than 12 top-10 picks, a list that includes Rich Campbell (a 1982 sixth-overall selection by the Packers), Andre Ware (1990 No. 7 overall, Lions), Heath Shuler (1994 No. 3 overall, Redskins), Ryan Leaf (1998 No. 2 overall, Chargers) and Akili Smith (1999 No. 3 overall, Bengals).
That’s one club Colts and Skins fans hope their new Sunday idols, Andrew Luck and RGIII, can do without.
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