The Texans and Chiefs are just two of 10 teams who have traded a future first-round pick to draft a quarterback. Both Houston and Kansas City will hope that Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes will turn out better than the other quarterbacks in this scenario.
Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes will try to end sad streak of QBs teams traded up for in the NFL draft
This illustrious group includes Ryan Leaf and Brady Quinn.
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Jeanna Kelley has been covering the Falcons for The Falcoholic since 2011 and the NFL for SB Nation since 2015.
It all goes back to perhaps the most infamous quarterback on this list, Ryan Leaf. Much like the San Francisco 49ers did this year for Mitchell Trubisky, the Chargers traded up from No. 3 to No. 2 to select Leaf.
Leaf was a disaster. He played in just 21 games over three seasons for the Chargers and threw 13 touchdowns against 33 interceptions.
The other names on this list aren’t terribly inspiring, either. Kyle Boller played out his rookie contract with the Ravens, but never developed into a starter worthy of two first-round picks. J.P. Losman started 16 games for the Bills just once, in 2006, and he threw 19 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and fumbled the ball away 13 times.
The Browns hoped Brady Quinn would be the franchise quarterback the team has been looking for since 1999, and he wasn’t. Quinn started nine games for Cleveland over his three seasons there, and threw 10 touchdowns and nine picks. The Browns traded him to the Broncos after his third season.
Jason Campbell became a journeyman after not panning out in Washington, and he’s not the only Washington quarterback on this list. Robert Griffin III was drafted second overall in 2012, and Washington had to send three first-round picks to the Rams to make it happen. Injuries derailed Griffin’s career. Oh, and Campbell and Griffin have something else in common — they both ended up with the Browns, too.
It’s too early to tell how the trades to get Jared Goff and Carson Wentz will work out for the Rams and the Eagles. Wentz showed promise as a starter in his rookie season. Goff stayed on the sideline for most of his rookie year, but with a new coaching staff and a better offensive line, he’ll have a better opportunity to succeed this season.
Now we’ll wait to see how this works out for the Texans with Deshaun Watson and the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes.
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