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Dynasty owners may be considering some of the college quarterbacks taken in the mid- to later rounds of last weekend's NFL draft. John Skelton, Tony Pike, and Dan LeFevour were some of the "name" college passers taken from the fourth round on.
If the past decade is any indication, though, none of those guys will amount to anything beyond journeyman backup and occasional starter in the NFL. Since Tom Brady was selected in the 6th round back in 2000 and went on to become a future Hall of Famer, it's been a long dry spell for quarterbacks selected outside the third round.
Here are the 69 quarterbacks selected from the fourth round on in 2001 through 2009. The most successful ones to this point are in bold. It may be too early to write off some of last year's picks, but then again it might not. When fourth-rounder David Garrard is the biggest name among those quarterbacks, you know that the future prospects are dim for Skelton, Pike and Co.
Year Rd Pick Player, Team
2009 4 101 Stephen McGee, Cowboys
2009 5 151 Rhett Bomar, Giants
2009 5 171 Nate Davis, 49ers
2009 6 174 Tom Brandstater, Broncos
2009 6 178 Mike Teel, Seahawks
2009 6 196 Keith Null, Rams
2009 6 201 Curtis Painter, Colts
2008 5 137 John David Booty, Vikings
2008 5 156 Dennis Dixon, Steelers
2008 5 160 Josh Johnson, Buccaneers
2008 5 162 Erik Ainge, Jets
2008 6 186 Colt Brennan, Washington
2008 6 198 Andre Woodson, Giants
2008 7 209 Matt Flynn, Packers
2008 7 223 Alex Brink, Texans
2007 5 151 Jeff Rowe, Bengals
2007 5 174 Troy Smith, Ravens
2007 6 205 Jordan Palmer, Washington
2007 7 217 Tyler Thigpen, Vikings
2006 5 148 Ingle Martin, Packers
2006 5 164 Omar Jacobs, Steelers
2006 6 193 Reggie McNeal, Bengals
2006 6 194 Bruce Gradkowski, Buccaneers
2006 7 223 D.J. Shockley, Falcons
2005 4 106 Kyle Orton, Bears
2005 4 121 Stefan Lefors, Panthers
2005 5 145 Dan Orlovsky, Lions
2005 5 152 Adrian McPherson, Saints
2005 6 213 Derek Anderson, Ravens
2005 7 229 James Kilian, Kansas City
2005 7 230 Matt Cassel, Patriots
2005 7 250 Ryan Fitzpatrick, Rams
2004 4 106 Luke McCown, Browns
2004 5 148 Craig Krenzel, Bears
2004 6 185 Andy Hall, Eagles
2004 6 187 Josh Harris, Ravens
2004 6 193 Jim Sorgi, Colts
2004 6 201 Jeff Smoker, Rams
2004 7 202 John Navarre, Cardinals
2004 7 217 Cody Pickett 49ers
2004 7 218 Casey Bramlet, Bengals
2004 7 225 Matt Mauck, Broncos
2004 7 248 B.J. Symons, Texans
2004 7 250 Bradlee Van Pelt, Broncos
2003 4 110 Seneca Wallace, Seahawks
2003 5 163 Brian St. Pierre, Steelers
2003 6 192 Drew Henson, Texans
2003 6 200 Brooks Bollinger, Jets
2003 6 201 Kliff Kingsbury, Patriots
2003 7 232 Gibran Hamdan, Washington
2003 7 241 Ken Dorsey, 49ers
2002 4 108 David Garrard, Jaguars
2002 4 117 Rohan Davey, Patriots
2002 5 137 Randy Fasani, Panthers
2002 5 158 Kurt Kittner, Falcons
2002 5 163 Brandon Doman, 49ers
2002 5 164 Craig Nall, Packers
2002 6 186 J.T. O'Sullivan, Saints
2002 6 205 Steve Bellisari, Rams
2002 7 216 Seth Burford, Chargers
2002 7 232 Jeff Kelly, Seahawks
2002 7 236 Wes Pate, Ravens
2001 5 106 Chris Weinke, Panthers
2001 5 109 Sage Rosenfels, Washington
2001 5 125 Jesse Palmer, Giants
2001 6 149 Mike McMahon, Lions
2001 6 155 A.J. Feeley, Eagles
2001 7 172 Josh Booty, Seahawks
2001 7 177 Josh Heupel, Dolphins
--Andy Richardson
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Posted by DAVID GARRICK | Apr. 27 at 03:21 AM
Shocking that Kyle Orton is not in bold, but A.J. Feeley and Seneca Wallace are. Maybe Andy is a Raiders fan who hates the Broncos.
Posted by ANDY RICHARDSON | Apr. 27 at 03:50 AM
Orton of course should have been. It's fixed now. Sorry. I actually don't like the Broncos very much, but that wasn't a factor.