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While most owners in keeper formats will be angling to draft 2007 first-rounders JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn, don’t be too quick to underrate the early second-rounders, including Kevin Kolb (36th overall), John Beck (40th) and Drew Stanton (43rd). The NFL track record of those quarterbacks who slipped just beyond the first round is better than you might think.

In the last 30 years, 11 other quarterbacks have been drafted among the second round’s first dozen picks, and 6 of those players have gone on to enjoy good -- and in some cases, great -- NFL careers. This is not to say any of the three will be the next Brett Favre or Randall Cunningham, but Neil Lomax or Drew Brees? You never know.

The career numbers for each of those 11 players, organized in terms of touchdowns per game, as well as their draft position, are presented below.

Draft    Pk    Gms    TDs    TD/G    Player, Draft Team

1991    33    241    427    1.77    Brett Favre, Falcons
2001    32     75      110    1.47    Drew Brees, Chargers
1985    37    166    242    1.46    Randall Cunningham, Eagles
1981    33    108    146    1.36    Neil Lomax, Cardinals
1984    38    187    254    1.32    Boomer Esiason, Bengals
1997    42    143    178    1.24    Jake Plummer, Cardinals
1996    42      98      83    0.85    Tony Banks, Rams
1991    34      25        8    0.32    Browning Nagle, Jets
1992    40        9        0    0.00    Matt Blundin, Kansas City
1989    32        1        0    0.00    Mike Elkins, Kansas City
1980    37        0        0    0.00    Gene Bradley, Bills

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