FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/8/15 http://www.twitter.com/NFL345
NFL QUARTERBACK UPDATE
As the 2015 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 Week 1 starters enter the season under 30 years old. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback JAMEIS WINSTON, who was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, will make his season debut against Tennessee. The Titans feature their own young signal caller in MARCUS MARIOTA (No. 2 overall), who is poised to become the first rookie in franchise history to start on Kickoff Weekend.
Meanwhile, veteran quarterbacks PEYTON MANNING of the Denver Broncos and TOM BRADY of the New England Patriots are the oldest and most experienced announced starters as they enter their 18th and 16th NFL seasons, respectively.
A by-the-numbers look at the 32 announced starting quarterbacks:
5 Rookie or Second-year Bortles, Jax; Bridgewater, Min; Carr, Oak; Winston, TB (Rookie); Mariota, Ten (Rookie) 19 1st-round Draft picks Palmer, Arz; Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Newton, Car; Cutler, Chi; P. Manning, Den; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Luck, Ind; Bortles, Jax; Smith, KC; Tannehill, Mia; Bridgewater, Min; E. Manning, NYG; Bradford, Phi; Roethlisberger, Pit; Rivers, SD; Winston, TB; Mariota, Ten 5 6th-Round Draft picks Taylor, Buf (Round 6); Romo, Dal (Undrafted); Hoyer, Hou (Undrafted); Brady, NE (Round or later 6); Fitzpatrick, NYJ (Round 7) 9 No. 1 overall picks Palmer, Arz; Newton, Car; P. Manning, Den; Stafford, Det; Luck, Ind; Smith, KC; E. Manning, NYG; Bradford, Phi; Winston, TB 9 Drafted No. 75 overall Taylor, Buf; McCown, Cle; Romo, Dal; Hoyer, Hou; Brady, NE; Fitzpatrick, NYJ; Foles, or later, or undrafted StL; Wilson, Sea; Cousins, Was 17 Younger than 30 years Taylor, Buf; Newton, Car; Dalton, Cin; Stafford, Det; Hoyer, Hou; Luck, Ind; Bortles, Jax; old Tannehill, Mia; Bridgewater, Min; Carr, Oak; Bradford, Phi; Foles, StL; Kaepernick, SF; Wilson, Sea; Winston, TB; Mariota, Ten; Cousins, Was 7 From Texas, most of McCown, Cle; Dalton, Cin; Stafford, Det; Luck, Ind; Tannehill, Mia; Brees, NO; Foles, StL any state
A listing of each team’s active quarterbacks: (* Expected starter; ** 2015 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team)
2015 NFL QUARTERBACKS
QUARTERBACK COLLEGE NFL EXPERIENCE
ARIZONA Matt Barkley Southern California 3 ~ Carson Palmer Southern California 13 * Drew Stanton Michigan State 9
ATLANTA Sean Renfree Duke 3 Matt Ryan Boston College 8 *
BALTIMORE Joe Flacco Delaware 8 * Matt Schaub Virginia 12 ~
BUFFALO Matt Cassel Southern California 11 ~ EJ Manuel Florida State 3 Tyrod Taylor Virginia Tech 5 *~
CAROLINA Derek Anderson Oregon State 11 Cam Newton Auburn 5 * Joe Webb Alabama-Birmingham 6
CHICAGO Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame 6 Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 10 * David Fales San Jose State 1
CINCINNATI Andy Dalton Texas Christian 5 * AJ McCarron Alabama 1
CLEVELAND Austin Davis Southern Mississippi 4 ~ Johnny Manziel Texas A&M 2 Josh McCown Sam Houston State 13 *~
DALLAS Tony Romo Eastern Illinois 13 * Brandon Weeden Oklahoma State 4
DENVER Peyton Manning Tennessee 18 * Brock Osweiler Arizona State 4 Trevor Siemian Northwestern R **
DETROIT Dan Orlovsky Connecticut 10 Matthew Stafford Georgia 7 *
GREEN BAY Brett Hundley UCLA R ** Aaron Rodgers California 11 * Scott Tolzien Wisconsin 5
HOUSTON Brian Hoyer Michigan State 7 * Ryan Mallett Arkansas 5
INDIANAPOLIS Matt Hasselbeck Boston College 17 Andrew Luck Stanford 4 *
JACKSONVILLE Blake Bortles Central Florida 2 * Chad Henne Michigan 8
KANSAS CITY Chase Daniel Missouri 7 Aaron Murray Georgia 2 Alex Smith Utah 11 *
MIAMI Matt Moore Oregon State 8 Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M 4 * Logan Thomas Virginia Tech 2 ~
MINNESOTA Teddy Bridgewater Louisville 2 * Taylor Heinicke Old Dominion R Shaun Hill Maryland 14 ~
NEW ENGLAND Tom Brady Michigan 16 * Jimmy Garoppolo Eastern Illinois 2
NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees Purdue 15 * Garrett Grayson Colorado State R ** Luke McCown Louisiana Tech 12
NEW YORK GIANTS Eli Manning Mississippi 12 * Ryan Nassib Syracuse 3
NEW YORK JETS Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard 11 *~ Bryce Petty Baylor R ** Geno Smith West Virginia 3
OAKLAND Derek Carr Fresno State 2 * Matt McGloin Penn State 3
PHILADELPHIA Sam Bradford Oklahoma 6 *~ Stephen Morris Miami 1 ~ Mark Sanchez Southern California 7
PITTSBURGH Landry Jones Oklahoma 3 Ben Roethlisberger Miami (Ohio) 12 * Michael Vick Virginia Tech 15 ~
ST. LOUIS Nick Foles Arizona 4 *~ Case Keenum Houston 3 Sean Mannion Oregon State R **
SAN DIEGO Kellen Clemens Oregon 10 Philip Rivers North Carolina State 12 *
SAN FRANCISCO Blaine Gabbert Missouri 5 Colin Kaepernick Nevada 5 *
SEATTLE Tarvaris Jackson Alabama State 10 Russell Wilson Wisconsin 4 *
TAMPA BAY Mike Glennon North Carolina State 3 Ryan Griffin Tulane 2 ~ Jameis Winston Florida State R * **
TENNESSEE Marcus Mariota Oregon R * ** Zach Mettenberger Louisiana State 2 Charlie Whitehurst Clemson 10
WASHINGTON Kirk Cousins Michigan State 4 * Robert Griffin III Baylor 4 Colt McCoy Texas 6
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