1967: Bubba Smith, DE, Michigan State – Baltimore Colts 1968: Ron Yary, OT, USC – Minnesota Vikings 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB, USC – Buffalo Bills 1970: Terry Bradshaw, QB, Louisiana Tech – Pittsburgh Steelers 1971: Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford – New England Patriots 1972: Walt Patulski, DE, Notre Dame – Buffalo Bills 1973: John Matuszak, DE, Tampa – Houston Oilers 1974: Ed "Too Tall" Jones, DE, Tennessee State – Dallas Cowboys 1975: Steve Bartkowski, QB, California – Atlanta Falcons 1976: Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Oklahoma – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977: Ricky Bell, RB, USC – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978: Earl Campbell, RB, Texas – Houston Oilers 1979: Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State – Buffalo Bills 1980: Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma – Detroit Lions 1981: George Rogers, RB, South Carolina – New Orleans Saints 1982: Kenneth Sims, DT, Texas – New England Patriots 1983: John Elway, QB, Stanford – Baltimore Colts (later traded to the Denver Broncos) 1984: Irving Fryar, WR, Nebraska – New England Patriots 1985: Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech – Buffalo Bills 1986: Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987: Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami (FL) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988: Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn – Atlanta Falcons 1989: Troy Aikman, QB, UCLA – Dallas Cowboys 1990: Jeff George, QB, Illinois – Indianapolis Colts 1991: Russell Maryland, DT, Miami (FL) – Dallas Cowboys 1992: Steve Emtman, DT, Washington – Indianapolis Colts 1993: Drew Bledsoe, QB, Washington State – New England Patriots 1994: Dan Wilkinson, DT, Ohio State – Cincinnati Bengals 1995: Ki-Jana Carter, RB, Penn State – Cincinnati Bengals 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR, USC – New York Jets 1997: Orlando Pace, OT, Ohio State – St. Louis Rams 1998: Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee – Indianapolis Colts 1999: Tim Couch, QB, Kentucky – Cleveland Browns 2000: Courtney Brown, DE, Penn State – Cleveland Browns 2001: Michael Vick, QB, Virginia Tech – Atlanta Falcons 2002: David Carr, QB, Fresno State – Houston Texans 2003: Carson Palmer, QB, USC – Cincinnati Bengals 2004: Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss – San Diego Chargers (later traded to the New York Giants) 2005: Alex Smith, QB, Utah – San Francisco 49ers 2006: Mario Williams, DE, NC State – Houston Texans 2007: JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU – Oakland Raiders 2008: Jake Long, OT, Michigan – Miami Dolphins 2009: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia – Detroit Lions 2010: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma – St. Louis Rams 2011: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn – Carolina Panthers 2012: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford – Indianapolis Colts 2013: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan – Kansas City Chiefs 2014: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina – Houston Texans 2015: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State – Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2016: Jared Goff, QB, California – Los Angeles Rams 2017: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M – Cleveland Browns 2018: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma – Cleveland Browns 2019: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma – Arizona Cardinals 2020: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU – Cincinnati Bengals 2021: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson – Jacksonville Jaguars 2022: Travon Walker, DE, – Jacksonville Jaguars 2023: Bryce Young, QB, – Carolina Panthers 2024:
Not a lot of quarterbacks that were complete busts. Most of the players on this list had great or productive careers. Someone can fact check me, but I counted 28 Super Bowl rings and 7 Super Bowl appearances by players that didn't win a ring.
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