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Not as successful as those drafted in Round 1
We recently looked at the NFL success rate for quarterbacks drafted in Round 1, finding that since 2010 only 38.8% turned into solid starters or better. Now, let’s look at quarterbacks selected on Day 2 during that same time period.
This remains unchanged from a year ago when this story first ran. No quarterbacks were chosen on Day 2 of the 2024 draft.
2010
Round 2
No. 48 — Jimmy Clausen (Carolina Panthers
Round 3
No. 85 — Colt McCoy (Cleveland Browns)
2011
Round 2
No. 35 — Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals)
No. 36 — Colin Kaepernick (San Francisco 49ers)
Round 3
No. 74 — Ryan Mallett (New England Patriots)
2012
Round 2
No. 57 — Brock Osweiler (Denver Broncos)
Round 3
No. 75 — Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks)
No. 88 — Nick Foles (Philadelphia Eagles)
2013
*Round 2
No. 39 — Geno Smith (New York Jets)
Round 3
No. 73 — Mike Glennon (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2014
Round 2
No. 36 — Derek Carr (Oakland Raiders)
No. 62 — Jimmy Garappolo (New England Patriots)
2015
Round 2
None
Round 3
No. 75 — Garrett Grayson (New Orleans Saints)
No. 89 — Sean Mannion (St. Louis Rams)
2016
Round 2
No. 51 — Christian Hackenberg (New York Jets)
Round 3
No. 91 — Jacoby Brissett (New England Patriots
No. 93 — Cody Kessler (Cleveland Browns)
2017
Round 2
No. 52 — DeShone Kizer (Cleveland Browns)
Round 3
No. 87 — Davis Webb (New York Giants)
No. 104 — C.J. Beathard (San Francisco 49ers)
2018
Round 2
None
Round 3
No. 76 — Mason Rudolph (Pittsburgh Steelers)
2019
Round 2
No. 42 — Drew Lock (Denver Broncos)
Round 3
No. 100 — Will Grier (Carolina Panthers)
2020
Round 2
No. 53 — Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles)
Round 3
None
2021
Round 2
No. 64 — Kyle Trask (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Round 3
No. 66 — Kellen Mond (Minnesota Vikings)
No. 67 — Davis Mills (Houston Texans)
2022
Round 2
None
Round 3
No. 74 — Desmond Ridder (Atlanta Falcons)
No. 86 — Malik Willis (Tennessee Titans)
No. 94 — Matt Corral (Carolina Panthers)
2023
Round 2
No. 33 — Will Levis (Tennessee Titans)*
Round 3
No. 68 — Hendon Hooker (Detroit Lions)
2024
Round 2
None
Round 3
None
There have been 32 quarterbacks selected on Day 2 of the draft since 2010. To categorize them, I used the same Hall of Famers/Franchise QBs/Solid starters tiers used in the Round 1 quarterbacks post. I added a ‘Solid backups/occasional starters’ category, but what we are really looking for are quarterbacks who fit neatly into ‘solid starter’ or above.
Here is how it breaks down.
Future Hall of Famers: 1 (Wilson ... I don’t know if this is right, but it’s where I had him in 2024 so I will leave him there)
Franchise QBs: 1 (Hurts)
Solid starters: 3 (Dalton, Kaepernick, Carr)
Solid backups/occasional starters: (Foles, Smith,...
