Grading first-round QBs during past 10 years
Charles Bricker | Sports Columnist April 21, 2008
2007 - Performance - Grade
JaMarcus Russell - Signed late, missed season - Incomplete
Brady Quinn - Didn't win starting job - D
2006 - Performance - Grade
Vince Young - Could be a star - B
Matt Leinart Injuries and interceptions - C
Jay Cutler - No one is giving up yet - C
2005 - Performance - Grade
Alex Smith - Good in '06, bad in '07 - D
Aaron Rodgers Favre - backup gets his shot - Incomplete
Jason Campbell - Work in progress - C+
2004 - Performance - Grade
Eli Manning - Super Bowl winner (bingo!) - A
Philip Rivers - AFC title game - B
B. Roethlisberger - Super Bowl winner - A-
J.P. Losman - Lost No. 1 job, no composure - D
2003 - Performance - Grade
Carson Palmer - Great thrower; average club - B+
Byron Leftwich - Lost starting job, future a ? - D
Kyle Boller - Not starting quality - D+
Rex Grossman - Erratic Super Bowl runner-up - C
2002 - Performance - Grade
David Carr - Flunked with two clubs - F
Joey Harrington - Someone's decent backup - D
Patrick Ramsey - With third team, not a starter - D
2001 - Performance - Grade
Michael Vick - Prison team all-star - B
2000 - Performance - Grade
Chad Pennington - Weak arm, bad '07 season - D
1999 - Performance - Grade
Tim Couch - A thorough bust - F
Donovan McNabb - Not quite elite, but close - B+
Akili Smith - Another flop - F
Daunte Culpepper - Injuries have stalled career - C
Cade McNown - Done nothing remarkable - D
1998 - Performance - Grade
Peyton Manning - One of top two QBs in league - A
Ryan Leaf - One of life's great mysteries - F
Good QBs not taken in 1st round: Trent Edwards (6th, 2007), Derek Anderson (6th, 2005), David Garrard (4th, 2002), Drew Brees (2nd, 2001), Tom Brady (6th, 2000), Marc Bulger (6th, 2000), Kurt Warner (undrafted, 1999), Matt Hasselbeck (6th, 1998)
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