Underclassmen quarterbacks are a risk
Posted: Friday, February 20th, 2009 | Jim Loftus Tags: Alex Smith, Andrew Ware, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Bledsoe, Heath Shuler, JaMarcus Russell, Jeff George, Michael Vick, Rex Grossman, Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Todd Marinovich, Tommy Maddox, Trent Dilfer, Vince Young
By and large, underclassmen quarterbacks have failed miserably in the NFL. Since the 1990 NFL Draft, when underclassmen first became eligible to be drafted after being only three years removed from high school instead of four, there have been 15 quarterbacks drafted in round one.