Success of first round quarterbacks: by the numbers

Since the beginning of the Super Bowl era in 1967, 112 quarterbacks have been drafted in the first round. On average, two quarterbacks are selected in the first round each year. The highest number of quarterbacks taken in the first - six- occurred in 1983. For perspective, five quarterbacks were selected in the first night of last month’s draft. Zero quarterbacks were called in the first round in 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1996. When the Ravens wrote down Lamar Jackson’s name for the final pick of the first, Baltimore selected a quarterback on the first day of the draft for the first time since selecting Joe Flacco with the 18th overall pick in the 2008 draft. 10 years later, what insights does the historical data on past selections gleam for expectations for Jackson? How has Joe Flacco stacked up against the numbers*?

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