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NFL Draft: The Biggest Quarterback Busts of the Past Decade

By Erik Lambert

JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars is sacked by Dontari Poe #92 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the game at EverBank Field on September 8, 2013 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 08: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars is sacked by Dontari Poe #92 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the game at EverBank Field on September 8, 2013 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 1: Quarterback Brandon Weeden #3 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after throwing an incomplete pass during the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 1, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Jaguars defeated the Browns 32-28. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 1: Quarterback Brandon Weeden #3 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after throwing an incomplete pass during the final seconds of the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 1, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Jaguars defeated the Browns 32-28. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

#6:  Bradon Weeden (22nd overall, 2012)

It’s unclear what possessed the Cleveland Browns front office when they made this pick. Sure they needed a quarterback and Brandon Weeden had been successful at Oklahoma State, but the guy was already 28-years old by the time the draft started. It’s bad management to invest a 1st round pick in a player who’s five years older than the typical average for draft prospects. The fact that Weeden wasn’t good on the field only made it worse.

#5:  Brady Quinn (22nd overall, 2007)

Maybe the Browns should think about staying away from the 22nd overall pick? Five years before the Weeden debacle, they’d already had a big whiff at that spot. Brady Quinn came in with tons of hype out of Notre Dame. He was a good-looking kid with a big arm. Everything a quarterback should look like. The problem was he had neither the toughness nor processor to handle the NFL.

He struggled to stay healthy during his intermittent time as a starter and when he did plays he proved highly erratic. In fact, a third of his total touchdown production (4) came in one game against the equally bad Detroit Lions in 2009.

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