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Originally Posted by NYCskinfan82
Question, how many teams traded up for there 1st round QB or did the QB fall to them at their pick.
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Most of the time, I think the QB fell to them. In 2004, Eli Manning was the first selected by the Chargers. Phillip Rivers fell to the Giants. Big Ben, who I think was drafted somewhere between 9th and 11th, fell to the Steelers. In 2006, Matt Leinart was selected 10th overall by Arizona. Vince Young was drafted 7 selections before Leinart by the Titans. In 2007 there were only two quarterbacks selected in the first round(JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn) selected by the Raiders and Browns respectively. Only 2 quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 2008 draft(Matt Ryan 3rd overall) and (Joe Flacco 18th overall).
The following year in 2009, Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez and Josh Freeman were the only quarterbacks selected in round 1 of the draft. Each of them fell to the team that selected them with the Bucs trading back and still landing Freeman. In 2010, only Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow were the only quarterbacks who were first round draft choices. And the Rams took Bradford with the every first pick of the draft while Tebow fell to Denver.
Which leads me to the 2011 draft. Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, and Christian Ponder were the only Quarterbacks taken in the first round. Of course, Newton was the very first draft choice taken. Locker, Gabbert, and Ponder all fell to the team's that drafted them with Gabbert landing to 10th which was the Redskins original draft slot in the first round before trading back in a deal with Jacksonville.
And onto the 2012 draft. With Landry Jones and Matt Barkley deciding to stay in school for their senior campaigns, only Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III will be drafted high in the first round. Tannehill, Weedon, and Foles could go in the first round, but that's doubtful. This is the only draft in recent years where a team will potentially
trade up to select a quarterback in the draft.