Will Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickens start any games for the team in 2022? If he fails to do so, will that be a big deal? In an attempt to uncover an answer to that second question, let’s have a look back over the course of the last 30 years at first round quarterbacks that failed to start at least one game during their rookie season.
From 1992-2021, a span of 30 years, there have been 81 quarterbacks drafted in the first round. Only 10 of the 81 failed to start at least one game during their rookie season.