Aptly referred to as the gold standard of modern-era QB classes, NFL.com’s Marc Sessler ranked the best QB drafts since 2000. No surprise, Ben Roethlisberger and the 2004 group took the top spot. The first three QBs off the board were Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Roethlisberger. And in the third round, Matt Schaub carved out a solid career as a starter and backup.
Here’s what Sessler wrote:
“The gold standard for quarterback classes of the 21st century. The 2004 collection of signal-callers boasts four Super Bowl wins, while the group’s big three — Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger — can all make cases for the Hall of Fame…Big Ben remains the finest of the bunch, but it’s fair to wonder what he can offer come September after a rough-and-tumble ending to 2020.