There’s been a lot of talk around these parts as of late about how Jarrett Stidham’s being a fourth-round pick and how it relates to his chances of having a successful career.
This an idiotic notion, as it ignores roughly everything that has anything to do with a QB’s odds of success.
Here are all the quarterbacks drafted in the fourth round since 2010, excluding this past draft:
MIKE KAFKA (PHI)
KIRK COUSINS (WAS)
MATT BARKLEY (PHI)
RYAN NASSIB (NYG)
TYLER WILSON (OAK)
LANDRY JONES (PIT)
LOGAN THOMAS (ARI)
TOM SAVAGE (HOU)
BRYCE PETTY (NYJ)
CONNOR COOK (OAK)
DAK PRESCOTT (DAL)
CARDALE JONES (BUF)
JOSHUA DOBBS (PIT)
KYLE LAULETTA (NYG)
RYAN FINLEY (CIN)
JARRETT STIDHAM (NE)
How many of these QBs have been given legitimate chances to start real games?