Below are quarterbacks who have been drafted leaguewide during the Jerry Jones era. In short, a franchise must perform its best player evaluation when it comes to the quarterback position. There have been far more misses have hits regardless of where or when a quarterback has been selected.
Personally, I have wanted this franchise to devote a pick regularly to the position on a 2-4 year rotational basis. A steady influx of potential talent could have cultivated a possible gem or two--during the Troy Aikman and Tony Romo eras and inbetween.
Of course, that draft philosophy is not shared by Jerry Jones. What is more worrisome for me is that the front office lacks a reliable method of grading high draft potential at the position. Because, for every possible high round Joe Flacco or Ben Roethlisberger, there is a possible mid-round Tom Brady or serviceable Matt Hasselbeck to be gained.
Does Jerry Jones, Jason Garrett and Cowboys scouts have the skills necessary to properly grade college quarterbacks, REGARDLESS OF ROUND, who are not already duds before getting Jerry's call when they are picked? Ex-players like Stephen McGee or Quincy Carter does not inspire much confidence that they do. Here's hoping.
Team
Player (Year / Round / Overall Selection)
49ers
Elvis Grbac ( 1993 / 8 / 219 )
Jim Druckenmiller ( 1997 / 1 / 26 )
Giovanni Carmazzi ( 2000 / 3 / 65 )
Tim Rattay ( 2000 / 7 / 212 )
Brandon Doman ( 2002 / 5 / 163 )
Ken Dorsey ( 2003 / 7 / 241 )
Cody Pickett ( 2004 / 7 / 217 )
Alex Smith ( 2005 / 1 / 1 )
Nate Davis ( 2009 / 5 / 171 )
Colin Kaepernick ( 2011 / 2 / 36 )
B.J. Daniels ( 2013 / 7 / 237 )
Bears
Brent Snyder ( 1989 / 7 / 192 )
Peter Tom Willis ( 1990 / 3 / 63 )
Paul Justin ( 1991 / 7 / 190 )
Will Furrer ( 1992 / 4 / 107 )
Moses Moreno ( 1998 / 7 / 232 )
Cade McNown ( 1999 / 1 / 12 )
Rex Grossman ( 2003 / 1 / 22 )
Craig Krenzel ( 2004 / 5 / 148 )
Kyle Orton ( 2005 / 4 / 106 )
Dan LeFevour ( 2010 / 6 / 181 )
Nathan Enderle ( 2011 / 5 / 160 )
Bengals
Erik Wilhelm ( 1989 / 3 / 83 )
Bob Jean ( 1989 / 10 / 278 )
Donald Hollas ( 1991 / 4 / 99 )
David Klingler ( 1992 / 1 / 6 )
John Walsh ( 1995 / 7 / 213 )
Akili Smith ( 1999 / 1 / 3 )
Scott Covington ( 1999 / 7 / 245 )
Carson Palmer ( 2003 / 1 / 1 )
Casey Bramlet ( 2004 / 7 / 218 )
Reggie McNeal ( 2006 / 6 / 193 )
Jeff Rowe ( 2007 / 5 / 151 )
Andy Dalton ( 2011 / 2 / 35 )
Bills
Matt Rodgers ( 1992 / 12 / 335 )
Todd Collins ( 1995 / 2 / 45 )
J.P. Losman ( 2004 / 1 / 22 )
Trent Edwards ( 2007 / 3 / 92 )
Levi Brown ( 2010 / 7 / 209 )
E.J. Manuel ( 2013 / 1 / 16 )
Broncos
Todd Ellis ( 1990 / 9 / 247 )
Shawn Moore ( 1991 / 11 / 284 )
Tommy Maddox ( 1992 / 1 / 25 )
Jeff Lewis ( 1996 / 4 / 100 )
Brian Griese ( 1998 / 3 / 91 )
Jarious Jackson ( 2000 / 7 / 214 )
Matt Mauck ( 2004 / 7 / 225 )
Bradlee Van Pelt ( 2004 / 7 / 250 )
Jay Cutler ( 2006 / 1 / 11 )
Tom Brandstater ( 2009 / 6 / 174 )
Tim Tebow ( 2010 / 1 / 25 )
Brock Osweiler ( 2012 / 2 / 57 )
Zac Dysert ( 2013 / 7 / 234 )
Browns
Clemente Gordon ( 1990 / 11 / 296 )
Keithen McCant ( 1992 / 12 / 316 )
Eric Zeier ( 1995 / 3 / 84 )
Tim Couch ( 1999 / 1 / 1 )
Spergon Wynn ( 2000 / 6 / 183 )
Luke McCown ( 2004 / 4 / 106 )
Charlie Frye ( 2005 / 3 / 67 )
Brady Quinn ( 2007 / 1 / 22 )
Colt McCoy ( 2010 / 3 / 85 )
Brandon Weeden ( 2012 / 1 / 22 )
Buccaneers
Todd Hammel ( 1990 / 12 / 307 )
Pat O'Hara ( 1991 / 10 / 260 )
Craig Erickson ( 1992 / 4 / 86 )
Mike Pawlawski ( 1992 / 8 / 222 )
Trent Dilfer ( 1994 / 1 / 6 )
Shaun King ( 1999 / 2 / 50 )
Joe Hamilton ( 2000 / 7 / 234 )
Chris Simms ( 2003 / 3 / 97 )
Bruce Gradkowski ( 2006 / 6 / 194 )
Josh Johnson ( 2008 / 5 / 160 )
Josh Freeman ( 2009 / 1 / 17 )
Mike Glennon ( 2013 / 3 / 73 )
Cardinals
Timm Rosenbach ( 1989 / 1 / Supplemental Draft)
Jeff Bridewell ( 1991 / 12 / 309 )
Tony Sacca ( 1992 / 2 / 46 )
Stoney Case ( 1995 / 3 / 80 )
Jake Plummer ( 1997 / 2 / 42 )
Chris Greisen ( 1999 / 7 / 239 )
Josh McCown ( 2002 / 3 / 81 )
John Navarre ( 2004 / 7 / 202 )
Matt Leinart ( 2006 / 1 / 10 )
John Skelton ( 2010 / 5 / 155 )
Ryan Lindley ( 2012 / 6 / 185 )
Chargers
Billy Joe Tolliver ( 1989 / 2 / 51 )
Terrance Jones ( 1989 / 7 / 195 )
John Friesz ( 1990 / 6 / 138 )
Trent Green ( 1993 / 8 / 222 )
Craig Whelihan ( 1995 / 6 / 197 )
Tony Corbin ( 1997 / 7 / 237 )
Ryan Leaf ( 1998 / 1 / 2 )
JaJuan Seider ( 2000 / 6 / 205 )
Drew Brees ( 2001 / 2 / 32 )
Seth Burford ( 2002 / 7 / 216 )
Eli Manning ( 2004 / 1 / 1 )
Charlie Whitehurst ( 2006 / 3 / 81 )
Jonathan Crompton ( 2010 / 5 / 168 )
Brad Sorensen ( 2013 / 7 / 221 )
Chiefs
Mike Elkins ( 1989 / 2 / 32 )
Matt Blundin ( 1992 / 2 / 40 )
Steve Matthews ( 1994 / 7 / 199 )
Steve Stenstrom ( 1995 / 4 / 134 )
Pat Barnes ( 1997 / 4 / 110 )
James Kilian ( 2005 / 7 / 229 )
Brodie Croyle ( 2006 / 3 / 85 )
Ricky Stanzi ( 2011 / 5 / 135 )
Colts
Wayne Johnson ( 1989 / 11 / 296 )
Steve Taylor ( 1989 / 12 / 323 )
Jeff George ( 1990 / 1 / 1 )
Gene Benhart ( 1990 / 12 / 311 )
Mike Cawley ( 1996 / 6 / 205 )
Peyton Manning ( 1998 / 1 / 1 )
Jim Sorgi ( 2004 / 6 / 193 )
Curtis Painter ( 2009 / 6 / 201 )
Andrew Luck ( 2012 / 1 / 1 )
Chandler Harnish ( 2012 / 7 / 253 )
Cowboys
Troy Aikman ( 1989 / 1 / 1 )
Steve Walsh ( 1989 / 1 / Supplemental Draft)
Bill Muscrave ( 1991 / 4 / 106 )
Quincy Carter ( 2001 / 2 / 53 )
Stephen McGee ( 2009 / 4 / 101 )
Dolphins
Scott Mitchell ( 1990 / 4 / 93 )
Mark Barsotti ( 1992 / 11 / 296 )
John Dutton ( 1998 / 6 / 172 )
Josh Heupel ( 2001 / 6 / 177 )
John Beck ( 2007 / 2 / 40 )
Chad Henne ( 2008 / 2 / 57 )
Pat White ( 2009 / 2 / 44 )
Ryan Tannehill ( 2012 / 1 / 8 )
Eagles
Craig Erickson ( 1991 / 5 / 131 )
Casey Weldon ( 1992 / 4 / 102 )
Dave Barr ( 1995 / 4 / 119 )
Bobby Hoying ( 1996 / 3 / 85 )
Koy Detmer ( 1997 / 7 / 207 )
Donovan McNabb ( 1999 / 1 / 2 )
A.J. Feeley ( 2001 / 5 / 155 )
Andy Hall ( 2004 / 6 / 185 )
Kevin Kolb ( 2007 / 2 / 36 )
Mike Kafka ( 2010 / 4 / 122 )
Nick Foles ( 2012 / 3 / 88 )
Matt Barkley ( 2013 / 4 / 98 )
Falcons
Paul Singer ( 1989 / 8 / 202 )
Brett Favre ( 1991 / 2 / 33 )
Perry Klein ( 1994 / 4 / 111 )
Tony Graziani ( 1997 / 7 / 204 )
Michael Vick ( 2001 / 1 / 1 )
Kurt Kittner ( 2002 / 5 / 158 )
Matt Schaub ( 2004 / 3 / 90 )
D.J. Shockley ( 2006 / 7 / 223 )
Matt Ryan ( 2008 / 1 / 3 )
Sean Renfree ( 2013 / 7 / 249 )
Giants
Craig Kupp ( 1990 / 5 / 135 )
Larry Wanke ( 1991 / 12 / 334 )
Kent Graham ( 1992 / 8 / 211 )
Dave Brown ( 1992 / 1 / Supplemental Draft)
Danny Kanell ( 1996 / 4 / 130 )
Mike Cherry ( 1997 / 6 / 171 )
Jesse Palmer ( 2001 / 4 / 125 )
Philip Rivers ( 2004 / 1 / 4 )
Andre' Woodson ( 2008 / 6 / 198 )
Rhett Bomar ( 2009 / 5 / 151 )
Ryan Nassib ( 2013 / 4 / 110 )
Jaguars
Rob Johnson ( 1995 / 4 / 99 )
Jonathan Quinn ( 1998 / 3 / 86 )
David Garrard ( 2002 / 4 / 108 )
Byron Leftwich ( 2003 / 1 / 7 )
Blaine Gabbert ( 2011 / 1 / 10 )
Jets
Troy Taylor ( 1990 / 4 / 84 )
Browning Nagle ( 1991 / 2 / 34 )
Jeff Blake ( 1992 / 6 / 166 )
Glenn Foley ( 1994 / 7 / 208 )
Chuck Clements ( 1997 / 6 / 191 )
Chad Pennington ( 2000 / 1 / 18 )
Brooks Bollinger ( 2003 / 6 / 200 )
Kellen Clemens ( 2006 / 2 / 49 )
Erik Ainge ( 2008 / 5 / 162 )
Mark Sanchez ( 2009 / 1 / 5 )
Greg McElroy ( 2011 / 7 / 208 )
Geno Smith ( 2013 / 2 / 39 )
Lions
Rodney Peete ( 1989 / 6 / 141 )
Andre Ware ( 1990 / 1 / 7 )
Charlie Batch ( 1998 / 2 / 60 )
Mike McMahon ( 2001 / 5 / 149 )
Joey Harrington ( 2002 / 1 / 3 )
Dan Orlovsky ( 2005 / 5 / 145 )
Drew Stanton ( 2007 / 2 / 43 )
Matthew Stafford ( 2009 / 1 / 1 )
Oilers/Titans
Chuck Hartlieb ( 1989 / 12 / 325 )
Reggie Slack ( 1990 / 12 / 321 )
Bucky Richardson ( 1992 / 8 / 220 )
Steve McNair ( 1995 / 1 / 3 )
Kevin Daft ( 1999 / 5 / 151 )
Rusty Smith ( 2010 / 6 / 176 )
Jake Locker ( 2011 / 1 / 8 )
Vince Young ( 2006 / 1 / 3 )
Packers
Anthony Dilweg ( 1989 / 3 / 74 )
Jeff Graham ( 1989 / 4 / 87 )
Kirk Baumgartner ( 1990 / 9 / 242 )
Ty Detmer ( 1992 / 9 / 230 )
Mark Brunell ( 1993 / 5 / 118 )
Jay Barker ( 1995 / 5 / 160 )
Kyle Wachholtz ( 1996 / 7 / 240 )
Ronnie McAda ( 1997 / 7 / 240 )
Matt Hasselbeck ( 1998 / 6 / 187 )
Aaron Brooks ( 1999 / 4 / 131 )
Craig Nall ( 2002 / 5 / 164 )
Aaron Rodgers ( 2005 / 1 / 24 )
Ingle Martin ( 2006 / 5 / 148 )
Brian Brohm ( 2008 / 2 / 56 )
Matt Flynn ( 2008 / 7 / 209 )
B.J. Coleman ( 2012 / 7 / 243 )
Panthers
Kerry Collins ( 1995 / 1 / 5 )
Jerry Colquitt ( 1995 / 6 / 191 )
Chris Weinke ( 2001 / 4 / 106 )
Randy Fasani ( 2002 / 5 / 137 )
Stefan Lefors ( 2005 / 4 / 121 )
Jimmy Clausen ( 2010 / 2 / 48 )
Tony Pike ( 2010 / 6 / 204 )
Cam Newton ( 2011 / 1 / 1 )
Patriots
Tommy Hodson ( 1990 / 3 / 59 )
Scott Zolak ( 1991 / 4 / 84 )
Drew Bledsoe ( 1993 / 1 / 1 )
Jay Walker ( 1994 / 7 / 198 )
Michael Bishop ( 1999 / 7 / 227 )
Tom Brady ( 2000 / 6 / 199 )
Rohan Davey ( 2002 / 4 / 117 )
Kliff Kingsbury ( 2003 / 6 / 201 )
Matt Cassel ( 2005 / 7 / 230 )
Kevin O'Connell ( 2008 / 3 / 94 )
Julian Edelman ( 2009 / 7 / 232 )
Zac Robinson ( 2010 / 7 / 250 )
Ryan Mallett ( 2011 / 3 / 74 )
Raiders
Jeff Francis ( 1989 / 6 / 140 )
Major Harris ( 1990 / 12 / 317 )
Todd Marinovich ( 1991 / 1 / 24 )
Billy Joe Hobert ( 1993 / 3 / 58 )
Marques Tuiasosopo ( 2001 / 2 / 59 )
Ronald Curry ( 2002 / 7 / 235 )
Andrew Walter ( 2005 / 3 / 69 )
JaMarcus Russell ( 2007 / 1 / 1 )
Terrelle Pryor ( 2011 / 3 / Supplemental Draft)
Tyler Wilson ( 2013 / 4 / 112 )
Rams
Jeff Carlson ( 1989 / 4 / 102 )
Ricky Jones ( 1992 / 8 / 198 )
T.J. Rubley ( 1992 / 9 / 228 )
Tony Banks ( 1996 / 2 / 42 )
Joe Germaine ( 1999 / 4 / 101 )
Steve Bellisari ( 2002 / 6 / 205 )
Jeff Smoker ( 2004 / 6 / 201 )
Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 2005 / 7 / 250 )
Keith Null ( 2009 / 6 / 196 )
Sam Bradford ( 2010 / 1 / 1 )
Ravens
Jon Stark ( 1996 / 7 / 238 )
Wally Richardson ( 1997 / 7 / 234 )
Chris Redman ( 2000 / 3 / 75 )
Wes Pate ( 2002 / 7 / 236 )
Kyle Boller ( 2003 / 1 / 19 )
Josh Harris ( 2004 / 6 / 187 )
Derek Anderson ( 2005 / 6 / 213 )
Troy Smith ( 2007 / 5 / 174 )
Joe Flacco ( 2008 / 1 / 18 )
Tyrod Taylor ( 2011 / 6 / 180 )
Commanders
Cary Conklin ( 1990 / 4 / 86 )
Chris Hakel ( 1992 / 4 / 112 )
Heath Shuler ( 1994 / 1 / 3 )
Gus Frerotte ( 1994 / 7 / 197 )
Todd Husak ( 2000 / 6 / 202 )
Sage Rosenfels ( 2001 / 4 / 109 )
Patrick Ramsey ( 2002 / 1 / 32 )
Gibran Hamdan ( 2003 / 7 / 232 )
Jason Campbell ( 2005 / 1 / 25 )
Jordan Palmer ( 2007 / 6 / 205 )
Colt Brennan ( 2008 / 6 / 186 )
Robert Griffin III ( 2012 / 1 / 2 )
Kirk Cousins ( 2012 / 4 / 102 )
Saints
Mike Buck ( 1990 / 6 / 156 )
Gerry Gdowski ( 1990 / 8 / 207 )
Doug Nussmeier ( 1994 / 4 / 116 )
Danny Wuerffel ( 1997 / 4 / 99 )
Marc Bulger ( 2000 / 6 / 168 )
J.T. O'Sullivan ( 2002 / 6 / 186 )
Adrian McPherson ( 2005 / 5 / 152 )
Sean Canfield ( 2010 / 7 / 239 )
Seahawks
John Gromos ( 1990 / 12 / 312 )
Dan McGwire ( 1991 / 1 / 16 )
Rick Mirer ( 1993 / 1 / 2 )
Brock Huard ( 1999 / 3 / 77 )
Josh Booty ( 2001 / 6 / 172 )
Jeff Kelly ( 2002 / 7 / 232 )
Seneca Wallace ( 2003 / 4 / 110 )
David Greene ( 2005 / 3 / 85 )
Mike Teel ( 2009 / 6 / 178 )
Russell Wilson ( 2012 / 3 / 75 )
Steelers
Neil O'Donnell ( 1990 / 3 / 70 )
Cornelius Benton ( 1992 / 12 / 318 )
Alex Van Pelt ( 1993 / 8 / 216 )
Jim Miller ( 1994 / 6 / 178 )
Kordell Stewart ( 1995 / 2 / 60 )
Spence Fischer ( 1996 / 6 / 203 )
Tee Martin ( 2000 / 5 / 163 )
Brian St. Pierre ( 2003 / 5 / 163 )
Ben Roethlisberger ( 2004 / 1 / 11 )
Omar Jacobs ( 2006 / 5 / 164 )
Dennis Dixon ( 2008 / 5 / 156 )
Landry Jones ( 2013 / 4 / 115 )
Texans
David Carr ( 2002 / 1 / 1 )
Dave Ragone ( 2003 / 3 / 88 )
Drew Henson ( 2003 / 6 / 192 )
B.J. Symons ( 2004 / 7 / 248 )
Alex Brink ( 2008 / 7 / 223 )
T.J. Yates ( 2011 / 5 / 152 )
Vikings
Brad Johnson ( 1992 / 9 / 227 )
Gino Torretta ( 1993 / 7 / 192 )
Chad May ( 1995 / 4 / 111 )
Daunte Culpepper ( 1999 / 1 / 11 )
Tarvaris Jackson ( 2006 / 2 / 64 )
Tyler Thigpen ( 2007 / 7 / 217 )
John David Booty ( 2008 / 5 / 137 )
Joe Webb ( 2010 / 6 / 199 )
Christian Ponder ( 2011 / 1 / 12 )
Source:
http://www.drafthistory.com/index.php/positions/qb