Factoid
Give it up for Matt Ryan. He keeps completing passes, winning games and avoiding the kind of mistakes that typically plague rookie quarterbacks.
Below, see how he stacks up so far against other quarterbacks selected in the first round in the last 30 years. Shown here are only the 33 players who attempted at least 150 passes in their first season.
The players are ordered by their completion percentage, and Ryan trails just a couple of very good ones -- Ben Roethlisberger and Dan Marino.
Att Com Pct Yds TD Int
295 196 66.4 2621 17 11 2004 Ben Roethlisberger
296 173 58.4 2210 20 6 1983 Dan Marino
161 93 57.8 1164 5 3 2008 Matt Ryan
418 239 57.2 2819 14 16 2003 Byron Leftwich
210 120 57.1 1501 9 7 1982 Jim McMahon
377 214 56.8 2547 11 12 2006 Matt Leinart
575 326 56.7 3739 26 28 1998 Peyton Manning
486 274 56.4 2833 12 17 1993 Rick Mirer
399 223 55.9 2447 15 13 1999 Tim Couch
334 181 54.2 2152 16 13 1990 Jeff George
270 146 54.1 1484 6 14 1979 Steve Fuller
235 127 54.0 1465 8 10 1999 Cade McNown
293 155 52.9 1749 9 18 1989 Troy Aikman
444 233 52.5 2592 9 15 2002 David Carr
153 80 52.3 805 2 6 1999 Akili Smith
224 116 51.8 1260 7 9 2003 Kyle Boller
159 82 51.6 1058 1 11 1981 Dave Wilson (supplemental draft)
227 117 51.5 1539 9 8 2002 Patrick Ramsey
357 184 51.5 2199 12 13 2006 Vince Young
165 84 50.9 875 1 11 2005 Alex Smith
265 134 50.6 1743 13 14 1979 Phil Simms
219 110 50.2 1371 5 9 1989 Steve Walsh (supplemental draft)
429 215 50.1 2294 12 16 2002 Joey Harrington
248 124 50.0 1578 8 7 1985 Bernie Kosar (supplemental draft)
429 214 49.9 2494 15 15 1993 Drew Bledsoe
432 214 49.5 2717 14 19 1995 Kerry Collins
216 106 49.1 948 8 7 1999 Donovan McNabb
197 95 48.2 1043 6 9 2004 Eli Manning
259 123 47.5 1663 7 14 1983 John Elway
245 111 45.3 1289 2 15 1998 Ryan Leaf
265 120 45.3 1658 10 12 1994 Heath Shuler
165 71 43.0 1081 5 6 1987 Vinny Testaverde
194 73 37.6 1170 7 8 1978 Doug Williams
—Ian Allan
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