Coming out of Big Spring (Texas) High School in 2007, Tannehill was ranked by Rivals.com as a three-star prospect, the country’s No. 23 dual-threat quarterback and the No. 88 player — in the state of Texas.
Now, he’s the NFL’s sixth-highest paid quarterback.
Here’s the 22 dual-threat quarterbacks who was ranked higher than Tannehill in Rivals’ Top 30 rankings in 2007. Remember, we’re not talking overall quarterbacks. Just the dual-threat guys.
5-star recruits:
1. Tyrod Taylor
Rivals comment: Taylor’s passing skills are underrated.
How he did: Attended Virginia Tech and after spending several years as a back-up with the Ravens, he will likely be the Bills third-string QB this year with an outside shot a starting job.