That puts things into perspective. What an arm. Someone on here will be a snob about Manning not winning more "big games." Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total). Roethlisberger has averaged 290.3 passing yards per game since turning 30, the second-highest average in NFL history to only Drew Brees. Especially when you consider Stat you need to know: Elway was the first quarterback to start in five Super Bowls. We will use Scout.com's rankings and rating scale that attributes a number of stars for each recruit with five being the highest and one being the lowest. That is rather unheard of: He was starving himself to play at 270 (pounds) to play D-end, coach Bob Stoops said. Brady had a 110.2 passer rating, completing 23 of 33 passes for 236 yards and, best of all, none of his passes were intercepted. The total minority enrollment is 3%, and Though 17 out of 22 Patriots starters were rated at least three-stars, the Patriots average star rating sits at 2.7, thanks to five unrated recruits. Brady was sought-after as a quarterback, and according to The Maize and Blue News, he wouldve been a four-star recruit in todays terms. That seems like a lifetime ago. Starr was the first quarterback in league history to have two seasons featuring a triple-digit passer rating, which he did all the way back in 1966 and '68. However, he was a highly sought-after quarterback During those seasons, Graham not only engineered plenty of wins, but he also generated impressive stats in a prehistoric era for the passing game, including a 2:1 TD-to-INT ratio and a 99.1 passer rating. The second installment of national signing day got me thinking. Stat you need to know: I have always thought that yards per attempt was the most unheralded measure of a player, or at least quarterback, in pro football. Then again, has Roethlisberger ever been the best or second-best player at his position? The '86 campaign is particularly notable in that his 44 scoring tosses were *19 ahead of the next closest guy! Yet, even more noteworthy was how often he rescued the Broncos from what appeared to be certain defeat. From 1992 through 1995, the Cowboys led the league in fourth-quarter rushing attempts every season. As a starter over his junior and senior seasons at Michigan, Brady passed for 4,644 yards and 30 touchdowns to 16 interceptions while completing over 61% of his The answer: 174 times! For all you Patrick Mahomes junkies out there, hop on YouTube and watch yourself a scoop of Elway from 1985 or '86. Brady does appear content with his decision, especially coming off a season which he finished with the first losing record (8-9) in his 23 seasons. But every player in the game had to start somewhere. 1 in passing yards three times, touchdown passes four times and passer rating twice. Tittle, Dan Fouts, and other quarterbacks who never won a title but displayed excellence, and put forth gaudy numbers (for their time), could be counted among the top-shelf passers in league history. *Chris Hogan was actually a lacrosse player in college, for Penn State. How about some more perspective Stat you need to know: To this day, Starr still owns the highest postseason passer rating at 104.8 (minimum 150 pass attempts). One of the most common is for critics to say he was a Hall of Fame quarterback, but far from the greatest, due to the fact that Denver's late 90s championship teams won because of a supercharged running game behind Terrell Davis. While Staubach "only" went 2-2 in his four Super Bowl starts, his two losses came by a grand total of eight points. What you might not know is the data behind that, uh, lack of impressive data. Is James Cook ready to be the Bills' RB1? -- Jack Andrade, NFL Network Researcher, San Diego Chargers, 2001-2005; New Orleans Saints, 2006-present. He authored the largest regular season rally in the NFL's 99 years, leading the Niners back from a 35-7 deficit against the Saints in 1980. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. So, no, his passer rating didn't soar over 100, because he didn't incessantly toss the Sam Bradford-to-Jerick McKinnon 2-yard dumps that inflate completion percentage and passer rating. Used with permission. Rule changes aren't the only explanation for the improvement, though. 1 in yards per attempt with 11.1 (no one else is over 10). Stat you need to know: Favre's consistency under center as a performer over the years is well chronicled. He's like the Ford Motor Company of the 1920s. Scholarships can help families afford K-12 private schools. Put the four Super Bowl losses aside. Brady had an impressive run at Michigan, but he was not dominant, by any means. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on AP/IB exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one AP/IB exam. It was no different at Serra High School, where the California kid couldnt even start on a winless freshman team. Sure, Kelly and the Bills' offense didn't play great in any of those contests. The Super Bowl is the biggest game in football. Together, they dominated the league for nearly two decades. Who can match Starr's 9-1 postseason record? Never mind that the pass to Brady was directly over his helmet and about 50 times harder to catch than the shotput right to Foles' mitts. As a tailback his first few years (the tailback did most of the passing chores in 1930s offenses), Baugh was hamstrung by a scheme that resembled nothing of today's spread attacks. 67-overall quarterback in the 2007 class. The dude almost got a first down every time he released the ball! Tittle, whose run from 1961-1963 is up there with the most incredible three-year performances in league history. To think, the entire league only produced six 100-plus passer ratings during the 1960s, and Starr owned two of them. 1 overall N3P season. Except, that is, for the category that has always resonated the most with this position: winning. "Slingin' Sammy," as he came to be known, was feared around the league for how quickly he could push Washington down the field. Who is the greatest quarterback of all time? From California, he was a Michigan signee with plenty of offers from other national powers and attention in national media outlets. That was in a 12-game season when the top 10 was rounded out by a guy who managed 1,004. Starr started in two Super Bowls, plus four NFL title games before the Ultimate Game was invented. There will never be another player like him, much less quarterback. Brady High School isranked #13,383-17,843 in the National Rankings. Here are the Cowboys' league rankings for percentage of plays in which they threw the ball, by quarter First quarter: 15th Second quarter: 25th Third quarter: 29th Fourth quarter: Last. To put it another way, about two in every five Super Bowl starters were four- or five-star recruits, but only about one in every 770 recruits are rated as such. He's taken less money every year to ensure New England has the resources to build a quality team around him. In the '89 postseason, he threw 11 touchdown passes with no interceptions, while sporting a passer rating (146.4) straight out of "Tecmo Super Bowl." Now that New Orleans has a squad, and head coach Sean Payton can call on the run game for more than just a dash of paprika, Brees missed throwing for 4,000 yards last season for the first time since 2005. The alternate timeline of Brady making the MLB is interesting to think about because many around the game believed he could have been a star catcher. Reasonable? Dilip Vishwanat-USA TODAY Sports. Remember when Manning threw seven touchdowns in a game? Pittsburgh Steelers, 1957-1959; Cleveland Browns, 1960-1961; Dallas Texans, 1962; Kansas City Chiefs, 1963-1975. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | During his senior year in high school at Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif., Sherman played wide receiver, defensive back and he returned punts. Rightfully so, as longevity is part of the deal. * Tom Brady was around before recruiting rankings, but weve retroactively made him a four-star with an asterisk. He was the No. Recruiting fans scanning the Eagles roster will be familiar with those like Nelson Agholor, Tim Jernigan, Brandon Graham, Nigel Bradham, Ronald Darby, and Alshon Jeffery. He ended his time there with 30 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. (via @nflthrowback) #NFLPlayoffs#EverythingWeGot pic.twitter.com/iPgD8ygvuG. Jones was listed as the No. He also leads the league in touchdown passes on tight-window throws (22) and deep completions (32), which are categorized as throws that travel 20 air yards or more. St. Louis Rams, 1998-2003; New York Giants, 2004; Arizona Cardinals, 2005-2009. With Combine Week underway, Daniel Jeremiah updates his prospect rankings for the 2023 NFL Draft. 15-overall wide receiver in the 2002 class. That's your bonus five right there. 114-overall outside linebacker in the 2009 class. As if that weren't enough, Slingin' Sammy's '45 campaign defies all odds. AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of the College Board. Much like Marino, Brees has made a living producing gaudy numbers. Except Marino never handed the ball off to Wendell Tyler or Roger Craig like Montana and didn't have four defensive backs on his team make the Pro Bowl in one season like Montana, or the benefit of having the entire fate of the team always on his shoulders. Check that, he was lighting up the USFL. No. He was heavily recruited, as to be expected, but he ended up staying close to home and signing with Crimson Tide. The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady reacts to winning his SIXTH @SuperBowl ring! Montana didn't own the strongest arm, but he was highly accurate and much more mobile than people remember. He won four of four, and was named MVP three times. Year. What young quarterback has ever had to deal with THAT? Well, that might be true. Arguments can be made for an old-timer like Graham ranking this high that, unfortunately, some football fans just won't consider. They were the best team in the league. Brady owns the most wins at the position by a wide margin. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. 150: St. Augustines Brady Conlin over Southerns Matt Henrich 157: Delbarton's Alessio Perenti over Bergen Catholics Aiden Wallace 165: Delbartons Louis 23-overall outside linebacker in the 2009 class. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. He didn't become the 49ers' full-time starter until 1991, his fifth season with the team, yet what he accomplished in limited time is remarkable. Send me your strongest take. He led the NFC in passer rating in each of his final three seasons, and made the Pro Bowl in each of those years. While his 1986 comeback drive against the Browns in the AFC Championship Game is the most famous, his frenzied drive to bring Denver back against the Oilers -- including converting two fourth-and-longs -- in the 1991 Divisional Round might have been more dramatic. His 207 regular-season victories are 21 more than second-placed Manning. It still stands, remarkably. Montana went 18-1 as a starter that year for perhaps the most complete squad in Super Bowl history. He went on to win six more, one coming with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He led the younger league in completion percentage seven times, passer rating six times, and touchdown passes four times. Data are based on the 2020-2021, 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 academic years. Ranking every team's QB situation entering free agency Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht highly doubts Brady would come back again, but won't rule out the possibility, either. Peyton Manning couldn't get it done, and he won five of those things. He received a full scholarship offer from Duke but instead opted to accept the same offer from North Carolina State. 1 to 32, providing accompanying grades and analysis. Yep. Young won one Super Bowl as a starter, two MVPs, and led the NFL in passer rating six times. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. Big Patriots and Rockies guys for complicated but legitimate reasons. Lets start here: Brady was the quarterback of a 5-5 Junipero Serra High School team in San Mateo (California), but the 6-foot-4 three-star quarterback had plenty of offers despite his average team record and numbers. Two-stars or lower: The Patriots have five, while the Eagles have three. Brady completed 66.8% of his passes for 4,694 yards with 25 touchdowns to nine interceptions for a 90.7 passer rating. There must be something in the water over there. 61-overall defensive back in the 2006 class. Easier said than done, but to that end I enlisted the support of Jack Andrade, research maven for NFL Network. WebBrady High School is ranked #13,383-17,843 in the National Rankings. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). higher on this list, is the fact that he had to spend the first six years of his pro career in the Canadian Football League before he got a chance to play quarterback in the NFL. in the Try the My Fit Custom College Ranking to build a list of schools personalized for you. The Packers' offense was known for the vaunted sweep, but Starr's teammates have often discussed how that sold their quarterback short. He doesn't have Aaron Rodgers' arm. Their argument is, essentially, that he didn't enjoy enough of a prime. That's eight straight conference championship game appearances, a record that will never be matched. Recruiting wasnt the industry it is now, so we have to re-frame his recruitment in contemporary terms. Like Peyton Manning, Unitas won a ring on a team ('70) that didn't need to lean on him as in years past. In most cases with future NFL stars, they were able to will their team to the playoff games and state championships, but Brady had a different story. Other teams followed suit upon clinching. There's a reason why some of the Bears' passing records still belong to Luckman. His 48 touchdown passes broke the single-season record of 36 and stood for 20 years. He received offers from big schools like Florida, Oklahoma and Texas Tech, but he chose to accept a scholarship at Texas A&M. He threw perhaps the most catchable ball ever. Favre's ability to improvise was up there with that of John Elway, and in some ways, akin to the derring-do of Patrick Mahomes or Steve McNair.