Question

What do the following players have in common: Tony Banks, Boomer Esiason, Tom Tupa, Jim Druckenmiller, Randall Cunningham?

Answer

All were the first quarterbacks selected in the draft the year they came out, and all were selected after the top 20 overall. These were the only quarterbacks who were the first taken in their year who were picked later than Kenny Pickett, who went 20th to Pittsburgh. (The 1988 year was a little weird, with Tupa being drafted as a combination punter and quarterback by the Cardinals; he went 68th that year, while the Colts picked Chris Chandler 8 picks later.)