The following stats are of seven 1st round picks, the earliest drafted in 2009, the
latest in 2012. Six are currently the projected starters on the team
that drafted them. The seventh is Tim Tebow. How would you rank these players in terms of who would you want to start a franchise with?
Career Starts
|
Completion Percentage
|
Yards Per Attempt
|
TD/Int
|
ANY/A
|
QBR
per season
|
|
Player A
|
62
|
55%
|
6.48
|
68/74
|
5.5
|
34.7
|
Player B
|
42
|
58%
|
6.26
|
45/34
|
5.8
|
42.3
|
Player C
|
26
|
59%
|
6.19
|
31/25
|
5.5
|
45.5
|
Player D
|
24
|
54%
|
5.61
|
21/17
|
5.1
|
27.8
|
Player E
|
16
|
48%
|
6.71
|
17/9
|
6.5
|
34.3
|
Player F
|
16
|
58%
|
6.8
|
12/13
|
5.23
|
52.3
|
Player G
|
15
|
57%
|
6.55
|
14/17
|
5.6
|
26.6
|
*Notes:
Adjusted Net Yards/Attempt weights for touchdowns and interceptions and incorporates sacks. The research behind this reasoning can be found on Pro-Football-Reference. Here's an article explaining why ANY/A is an effective analysis metric.
QBR is calculated on ESPN. Although I don’t love the metric, and no comparison should be based solely on QBR, it is still better than QB rating, and does give some idea of a quarterback’s ability.
