I say QB - hands down. All time, we have the same number of QBs drafted as Presbyterian College (2). Todd Ellis was taken in 1990 & never made it past pre-season. Connor Shaw, our best ever, was never drafted.
Look no farther than our current team. Does anyone look like a NFL talent? Until we start recruiting some NFL talent at QB we will never ascend in the SEC.
These are QBs drafted since 1990 by SEC schools and a few others in our geography. Granted, many never made a NFL roster, but at least they were drafted.
player / year drafted / overall pick
LSU (9)
J. Burrow 2021 (1)
D. Etling 2019 (219)
Z. Mettenburger 2014 (178)
M. Flynn 2008 (209)
J. Russell 2007 (1)
M. Mauck 2004 (225)
R. Davey 2002 (117)
J. Booty 2001 (172)
T. Hodsen 1990 (59)
TENNESSEE (7)
J. Dobbs 2017 (135)
J. Crompton 2010 (168)
E. Ainge 2008 (162)
T. Martin 2000 (163)
P. Manning 1998 (1)
J. Colquitt 1994 (191)
H. Shuler 1994 (3)
GEORGIA (7)
J. Fromm 2020 (167)
A. Murray 2016 (163)
M. Stafford 2009 (1)
D. Shockley 2006 (223)
D. Greene 2005 (85)
Q. Carter 2001 (53)
E. Zeier 1995 (84)
TAMU (6)
K. Mond 2021 (66)
J. Manziel 2014 (22)
R. Tannehill 2012 (8)
S. McGee 2009 (101)
R. McNeal 2006 (193)
B. Richardson 1992 (220)
ALABAMA (5)
M. Jones 2020 (15)
T. Tagovailoa 2019 (5)
A. McCarron 2014 (164)
B. Croyle 2006 (85)
J. Barker 1995 (160)
FLORIDA (5)
K. Trask 2021 (64)
T. Tebow 2010 (25)
R. Grossman 2003 (22)
J. Palmer 2001 (125)
D. Wuerffel 1997 (99)
AUBURN (4)
J. Stidham 2019 (133)
Cam Newton 2011 (1)
J. Campbell 2005 (25)
R. Slack 1990 (321)
ARKANSAS (3)
B. Allen 2016 (201)
T. Wilson 2013 (213)
R. Mallett 2011 (74)
MISSOURI (2)
D. Locke 2019 (42)
B. Gabbert 2011 (10)
OLE MISS (2)
C. Kelly 2017 (253)
Eli Manning 2004 (1)
MISS. STATE (2)
T. Stevens 2020 (240)
D. Prescott 2016 (135)
KENTUCKY (2)
A. Woodson 2008 (198)
T. Couch 1999 (1)
VANDERBILT (2)
J. Cutler 2006 (11)
J. Gromos 1990 (312)
SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
T. Ellis 1990 (247)
NON-SEC
CLEMSON (4)
T. Lawrence 2021 (1)
D. Watson 2017 (12)
T. Boyd 2014 (213)
C. Whitehurst 2006 (84)
VIRGINIA (4)
M. Schaub 2004 (90)
A. Brooks 1999 (131)
M. Blundin 1992 (40)
S. Moore 1991 (284)
NC STATE (3)
R. Finley 2019 (104)
R. Wilson 2012 (75)
P. Rivers 2000 (4)
EAST CAROLINA (2)
D. Garrard 2002 (108)
J. Blake 1992 (166)
UNC (2)
M. Trubisky 2017 (2)
TJ Yates 2011 (152)
WAKE FOREST (0)
APP. STATE (1)
A. Edwards 2010 (59)
COASTAL CAROLINA (1)
T. Thigpen 2007 (217)
Look no farther than our current team. Does anyone look like a NFL talent? Until we start recruiting some NFL talent at QB we will never ascend in the SEC.
These are QBs drafted since 1990 by SEC schools and a few others in our geography. Granted, many never made a NFL roster, but at least they were drafted.
player / year drafted / overall pick
LSU (9)
J. Burrow 2021 (1)
D. Etling 2019 (219)
Z. Mettenburger 2014 (178)
M. Flynn 2008 (209)
J. Russell 2007 (1)
M. Mauck 2004 (225)
R. Davey 2002 (117)
J. Booty 2001 (172)
T. Hodsen 1990 (59)
TENNESSEE (7)
J. Dobbs 2017 (135)
J. Crompton 2010 (168)
E. Ainge 2008 (162)
T. Martin 2000 (163)
P. Manning 1998 (1)
J. Colquitt 1994 (191)
H. Shuler 1994 (3)
GEORGIA (7)
J. Fromm 2020 (167)
A. Murray 2016 (163)
M. Stafford 2009 (1)
D. Shockley 2006 (223)
D. Greene 2005 (85)
Q. Carter 2001 (53)
E. Zeier 1995 (84)
TAMU (6)
K. Mond 2021 (66)
J. Manziel 2014 (22)
R. Tannehill 2012 (8)
S. McGee 2009 (101)
R. McNeal 2006 (193)
B. Richardson 1992 (220)
ALABAMA (5)
M. Jones 2020 (15)
T. Tagovailoa 2019 (5)
A. McCarron 2014 (164)
B. Croyle 2006 (85)
J. Barker 1995 (160)
FLORIDA (5)
K. Trask 2021 (64)
T. Tebow 2010 (25)
R. Grossman 2003 (22)
J. Palmer 2001 (125)
D. Wuerffel 1997 (99)
AUBURN (4)
J. Stidham 2019 (133)
Cam Newton 2011 (1)
J. Campbell 2005 (25)
R. Slack 1990 (321)
ARKANSAS (3)
B. Allen 2016 (201)
T. Wilson 2013 (213)
R. Mallett 2011 (74)
MISSOURI (2)
D. Locke 2019 (42)
B. Gabbert 2011 (10)
OLE MISS (2)
C. Kelly 2017 (253)
Eli Manning 2004 (1)
MISS. STATE (2)
T. Stevens 2020 (240)
D. Prescott 2016 (135)
KENTUCKY (2)
A. Woodson 2008 (198)
T. Couch 1999 (1)
VANDERBILT (2)
J. Cutler 2006 (11)
J. Gromos 1990 (312)
SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
T. Ellis 1990 (247)
NON-SEC
CLEMSON (4)
T. Lawrence 2021 (1)
D. Watson 2017 (12)
T. Boyd 2014 (213)
C. Whitehurst 2006 (84)
VIRGINIA (4)
M. Schaub 2004 (90)
A. Brooks 1999 (131)
M. Blundin 1992 (40)
S. Moore 1991 (284)
NC STATE (3)
R. Finley 2019 (104)
R. Wilson 2012 (75)
P. Rivers 2000 (4)
EAST CAROLINA (2)
D. Garrard 2002 (108)
J. Blake 1992 (166)
UNC (2)
M. Trubisky 2017 (2)
TJ Yates 2011 (152)
WAKE FOREST (0)
APP. STATE (1)
A. Edwards 2010 (59)
COASTAL CAROLINA (1)
T. Thigpen 2007 (217)
Last edited:
