How every No. 1 overall QB who started Week 1 has fared over the course of their careers

How every No. 1 overall QB who started Week 1 has fared over the course of their careers originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

How will Caleb Williams (or Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels, but really Caleb Williams) fare as a rookie QB? That’s the question in Chicago following the trade that sent Justin Fields to the Steelers. With Fields in Pittsburgh, there’s no longer even a shred of doubt that the Bears will select a new rookie QB this year. However, debate remains as to whether that rookie can succeed from day one, or if that rookie is doomed to the same fate as every other quarterback in Chicago since Sid Luckman.

Here’s a comprehensive list of every QB selected with the No. 1 overall pick who started Week 1 of their rookie season (since 1967 when the NFL/AFL drafts merged), and how they fared.

TERRY BRADSHAW – 1970 STEELERS

Hall of Famer
Super Bowl appearances: 4
Super Bowl wins: 4
Super Bowl MVPs: 2
MVPs: 1
Pro Bowls: 3
All-Pros: 1

Record: 107-51
Passing yards: 27,989
TDs: 212
INTs: 210

Rushing yards: 2,257
Rushing TDs: 32

Bradshaw is the poster child for patience with No. 1 picks– a theme that will come up over and over in this list. He struggled early in his career and was even benched partway through his rookie season. Bradshaw regained his starting job in 1971, and won his first Super Bowl win after the 1974 season. However it took him until 1975 to have more TDs than INTs.

JIM PLUNKETT – 1971 PATRIOTS

Super Bowl appearances: 2
Super Bowl wins: 2
Super Bowl MVPs: 1
MVPs: 0
Pro Bowls: 0
All-Pros: 0

Record: 72-72
Passing yards: 25,882
TDs: 164
INTs: 198

Rushing yards: 1,337
TDs: 14

A rare instant-hit, who cooled off considerably after his rookie season. Plunkett got hurt in 1975 and was eventually benched. The Pats traded him to the 49ers in 1976, and two years later he signed on with the Raiders as a backup. Plunkett was eventually thrown back into starting duties in 1980 and ended up leading the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory– the first ever for a Wild Card team. That…

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Publish date : 2024-03-24 22:07:10

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