It was a busy year for fourth-round quarterbacks. With Matt Barkley, Tyler Wilson, Ryan Nassib and Landry Jones all selected in that round, there were more quarterbacks taken there than in the first three rounds put together.
But what are the odds of any of these guys actually being any good?
Tom Brady was selected in the sixth round. He's gone on to have a pretty solid career. Russell Wilson was taken in the third last year; he seems to be on the right track.
But there are a lot more misses than hits on quarterbacks in the later rounds. Since 1990, there have been 31 quarterbacks selected in the fourth round. None of those guys have been home-run type hits. A few guys who've had at least some success, but no big stars. The best have probably been David Garrard, Aaron Brooks, Kyle Orton and Scott Mitchell.
If Barkley, Nassib, Jones and Tyler Wilson have notable careers in the pros, they'll be beating the odds. For those of us in dynasty leagues, the odds are much better taking flyers at the other positions.
FOURTH-ROUND QUARTERBACKS SINCE 1990
2012 Kirk Cousins, Washington
2010 Mike Kafka, Eagles
2009 Stephen McGee, Cowboys
2005 Kyle Orton, Bears
2005 Stefan Lefors, Panthers
2004 Luke McCown, Browns
2003 Seneca Wallace, Seahawks
2002 David Garrard, Jaguars
2002 Rohan Davey, Patriots
1999 Joe Germaine, Rams
1999 Aaron Brooks, Packers
1997 Danny Wuerffel, Saints
1997 Pat Barnes, Kansas City
1996 Jeff Lewis, Broncos
1996 Danny Kanell, Giants
1995 Rob Johnson, Jaguars
1995 Chad May, Vikings
1995 Dave Barr, Eagles
1995 Steve Stenstrom, Kansas City
1994 Perry Klein, Falcons
1994 Doug Nussmeier, Saints
1992 Craig Erickson, Buccaneers
1992 Casey Weldon, Eagles
1992 Will Furrer, Bears
1992 Chris Hakel, Washington
1991 Scott Zolak, Patriots
1991 Donald Hollas, Bengals
1991 Bill Musgrave, Cowboys
1990 Troy Taylor, Jets
1990 Cary Conklin, Washington
1990 Scott Mitchell, Dolphins
--Andy Richardson
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May 11, 2013