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Trivia for May 28, 2025

Question

With Cam Ward drafted by the Titans, the AFC South likely will become the first division to have all four teams start a quarterback they selected with a top-5 pick. It had three last year, with Trevor Lawrence, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson. In the 32-team era, what’s the only other division that’s had three teams started QBs in the same season that they had drafted with top-5 picks?

Answer

NFC South. In the 2015-19 seasons, Cam Newton, Jameis Winston and Matt Ryan were all starting in this division.

3 Reader Comments:

Mike Craig

Kokomo, IN
2025-05-28T11:24:18Z
Got it! Fun question. Thank you!

Dennis Lyons Lyons

2025-05-28T13:16:53Z
2015 AFC South. Luck- Indy Bortles - Jax Mariota - Tennessee. All top 5 picks

Ian Allan (Fantasy Index)

Seattle, WA
2025-05-28T16:31:19Z
Yes. This is correct. The AFC South also had a run about 20 years back with Manning, Carr and McNair (and after McNair, Vince Young). I didn't want to get into listing all these guys and years out, so I wrote the question asking for "the only other division". The question is also capped at the last 23 seasons. The AFC Central in the '70s had a nice run with Bradshaw, Pastorini and Mike Phipps. It would have been all 4 teams had Greg Cook not destroyed his shoulder in 1969. (Cook got on the field to attempt 3 passes in 1973, so that is the only division those far that's had all four of its teams put one of these QBs on the field).
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