The 2023 NFL draft is almost upon us, which excites both the real and fantasy fan bases across the globe. Maybe the most important position in terms of real football is, of course, quarterback. Based on many of the countless mock drafts we’re seeing across the world wide web, we could see as many as five signal-callers in Round 1 – Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Florida’s Anthony Richardson, Kentucky’s Will Levis and Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker.
The question for our purposes is: Historically speaking, how have prominently drafted players at the most important position fared in terms of fantasy production?
Well, I jumped in the fantasy DeLorean, got that sucker up to 88 miles per hour and looked at exactly that. Why? Because by looking at the past, we can find trends that can help us in the future. Since this focuses on first-year players and their stats (or lack thereof) alone, you won’t see Patrick Mahomes, for example, as Mahomes sat behind Alex Smith in Year 1. The same goes for Aaron Rodgers, who say behind Brett Favre, Philip Rivers and others.
