Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: Underclassman QBs taken in the first round

Quarterbacks who come out of college as underclassmen almost always fail in the NFL.

Prior to Vince Young in 2006, 13 underclassman quarterbacks had been selected in the first round of the NFL draft. Here are their career totals, as of the end of the 2005 season, ranked by passer rating.

Quarterback	Att.	Comp.	Pct.	Yards	TDs	INTs	Rating
Ben Roethlisberger	563	364	64.7	5,006	34	20	98.3
Drew Bledsoe	6,548	3,749	57.3	43,447	244	198	77.3
Michael Vick	1,342	726	54.1	9,031	51	39	75.8
Tim Couch	1,714	1,025	59.8	11,131	64	67	75.1
Tommy Maddox	1,200	686	57.2	8,087	48	54	72.4
Rex Grossman	195	105	53.8	1,303	4	6	68.8
Todd Marinovich	205	104	50.7	1,345	8	9	66.4
Rick Mirer	2,043	1,088	53.3	11,969	50	76	63.5
Andre Ware	161	83	51.6	1,112	5	8	63.5
Heath Shuler	593	292	49.2	1,288	15	33	54.3
Ryan Leaf	655	317	48.4	3,666	14	36	50.0
Alex Smith	165	84	50.9	875	1	11	40.8
Aaron Rodgers	16	9	56.3	65	0	1	39.8