FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/7/16 http://www.twitter.com/NFL345
NFL QUARTERBACK UPDATE
As the 2016 NFL season kicks off, the quarterbacks will take center stage.
The future is bright at the position as more than half of the league’s projected Week 1 starters (64.5 percent, 20 of 31*) enter the season under 30 years old.
Among the expected Week 1 starting quarterbacks, four will be making their first career start. Two are rookies – DAK PRESCOTT of Dallas and CARSON WENTZ of Philadelphia – appearing in their first NFL game while the other two will make their first starts in primetime – Denver’s TREVOR SIEMIAN (Thursday, September 8, 8:30 PM ET, NBC) and New England’s JIMMY GAROPPOLO (Sunday, September 11, 8:30 PM ET, NBC).
Meanwhile, veteran quarterback DREW BREES of the New Orleans Saints is the league’s most experienced Week 1 starter as he enters his 16th NFL season.
A by-the-numbers look at the 31* projected starting quarterbacks for Kickoff Weekend:
5 Rookie or Second-year Prescott, Dal (Rookie); Siemian, Den; Wentz, Phi (Rookie); Winston, TB; Mariota, Ten 19 1st-round Draft picks Palmer, Ari; Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Newton, Car; Cutler, Chi; Griffin III, Cle; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Luck, Ind; Bortles, Jax; Smith, KC; Tannehill, Mia; Manning, NYG; Wentz, Phi; Roethlisberger, Pit; Rivers, SD; Gabbert, SF; Winston, TB; Mariota, Ten 4 6th-Round Draft picks Taylor, Buf (Round 6); Siemian, Den (Round 7); Keenum, LA (Undrafted); Fitzpatrick, NYJ or later, or undrafted (Round 7) 7 No. 1 overall picks Palmer, Arz; Newton, Car; Stafford, Det; Luck, Ind; Smith, KC; Manning, NYG; Winston, TB 7 Drafted No. 75 overall Taylor, Buf; Prescott, Dal; Siemian, Den; Keenum, LA (Undrafted); Fitzpatrick, NYJ; or later, or undrafted Wilson, Sea; Cousins, Was 20 Younger than 30 years Taylor, Buf; Newton, Car; Dalton, Cin; Griffin III, Cle; Prescott, Dal; Siemian, Den; old Stafford, Det; Osweiler, Hou; Luck, Ind; Bortles, Jax; Keenum, LA; Tannehill, Mia; Garoppolo, NE; Carr, Oak; Wentz, Phi; Gabbert, SF; Wilson, Sea; Winston, TB; Mariota, Ten; Cousins, Was 7 From Texas, most of Dalton, Cin; Griffin III, Cle; Stafford, Det; Luck, Ind; Keenum, LA; Tannehill, Mia; Brees, any state NO
*Does not include Minnesota
There are currently 85 quarterbacks on active NFL rosters. And while 26 were drafted in the first round (30.6 percent), 14 went undrafted (16.5 percent).
A breakdown of active NFL quarterbacks by Draft round:
ROUND ACTIVE QBs ROUND ACTIVE QBs 1st 26 5th 4 2nd 11 6th 7 3rd 10 7th 4 4th 9 Undrafted 14
Following is a listing of each team’s active quarterbacks: (* Expected Week 1 starter; ** 2016 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team)
2016 NFL QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACK COLLEGE NFL EXPERIENCE
ARIZONA Carson Palmer Southern California 14 * Drew Stanton Michigan State 10
ATLANTA Matt Ryan Boston College 9 * Matt Schaub Virginia 13 ~
BALTIMORE Joe Flacco Delaware 9 * Ryan Mallet Arkansas 6
BUFFALO Cardale Jones Ohio State R ** EJ Manuel Florida State 4 Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech 6 *
CAROLINA Derek Anderson Oregon State 12 Cam Newton Auburn 6 * Joe Webb Alabama-Birmingham 7
CHICAGO Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 11 * Brian Hoyer Michigan State 8 ~
CINCINNATI Andy Dalton Texas Christian 6 * Jeff Driskel Florida R AJ McCarron Alabama 2
CLEVELAND Robert Griffin III Baylor 5 *~ Cody Kessler Southern California R ** Josh McCown Sam Houston State 14
DALLAS Dak Prescott Mississippi State R * ** Tony Romo Eastern Illinois 13 Mark Sanchez Southern California 7 ~
DENVER Austin Davis Southern Mississippi 5 ~ Paxton Lynch Memphis R ** Trevor Siemian Northwestern 2 *
DETROIT Dan Orlovsky Connecticut 11 Matthew Stafford Georgia 8 *
GREEN BAY Joe Callahan Wesley R Brett Hundley UCLA 2 Aaron Rodgers California 12 *
HOUSTON Brock Osweiler Arizona State 5 *~ Tom Savage Pittsburgh 2 Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State 4
INDIANAPOLIS Andrew Luck Stanford 5 * Scott Tolzien Wisconsin 6 ~
JACKSONVILLE Brandon Allen Arkansas R ** Blake Bortles Central Florida 3 * Chad Henne Michigan 9
KANSAS CITY Tyler Bray Tennessee 4 Nick Foles Arizona 4 ~ Alex Smith Utah 12 *
LOS ANGELES Jared Goff California R ** Case Keenum Houston 4 * Sean Mannion Oregon State 2
MIAMI Brandon Doughty Western Kentucky R ** Matt Moore Oregon State 9 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M 5 *
MINNESOTA Sam Bradford Oklahoma 7 ~ Shaun Hill Maryland 15
NEW ENGLAND Jacoby Brissett North Carolina State R ** Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois 3 *
NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees Purdue 16 * Luke McCown Louisiana Tech 13
NEW YORK GIANTS Josh Johnson San Diego 7 ~ Eli Manning Mississippi 12 * Ryan Nassib Syracuse 3
NEW YORK JETS Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard 12 * Christian Hackenberg Penn State R ** Bryce Petty Baylor 2 Geno Smith West Virginia 4
OAKLAND Derek Carr Fresno State 3 * Connor Cook Michigan State R ** Matt McGloin Penn State 4
PHILADELPHIA Chase Daniel Missouri 8 ~ Carson Wentz North Dakota State R * **
PITTSBURGH Landry Jones Oklahoma 4 Zach Mettenberger Louisiana State 3 ~ Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Ohio) 13 *
SAN DIEGO Kellen Clemens Oregon 11 Philip Rivers North Carolina State 13 *
SAN FRANCISCO Blaine Gabbert Missouri 6 Colin Kaepernick Nevada 6 * Christian Ponder Florida State 5 ~
SEATTLE Trevone Boykin Texas Christian R Russell Wilson Wisconsin 5 *
TAMPA BAY Mike Glennon North Carolina State 4 Ryan Griffin Tulane 3 Jameis Winston Florida State 2 *
TENNESSEE Matt Cassel Southern California 12 ~ Marcus Mariota Oregon 2 * Alex Tanney Monmouth (Ill.) 2 ~
WASHINGTON Kirk Cousins Michigan State 5 * Colt McCoy Texas 7 Nate Sudfeld Indiana R **
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