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Tom Brady has been around a long time. So long, some 2020 NFL first-round picks had not celebrated their first birthday.
Tom Brady has been around a long time. How long you ask? So long, he no longer recognizes the house he is supposed to be visiting. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round April 16, 2000. How old were the 2020 first-rounders on the date the Patriots made arguably the greatest draft pick in NFL history?
Birthdate: Dec. 10, 1996
Age at time of 2000 NFL Draft: 4 years, 3 months and 15 days
Alabama has always been one of the best programs in college football, but its record of sending starting quarterbacks to the NFL has been much more spotty. Though it can claim such Hall of Fame legends as Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler, …
Alabama has always been one of the best programs in college football, but its record of sending starting quarterbacks to the NFL has been much more spotty. Though it can claim such Hall of Fame legends as Bart Starr, Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler, it’s been decades since a Crimson Tide signal caller has been effective in the pro ranks.
Indeed, before A.J. McCarron won two games with the 2015 Bengals, it had been 28 years since an Alabama alumni (Jeff Rutledge, 1987) had won a game as a starting quarterback in the NFL.
With Tua Tagovailoa’s big day coming up, here’s a look at the 14 Alabama quarterbacks who have been drafted by the pro ranks and how they did.
5th round, 164th pick, Bengals
McCarron won back-to-back national titles as a starter at Alabama and was also at the school for the 2009 title. Success in the NFL hasn’t come quite as easily, though. McCarron has only started four games over his six-year career. He played for the Texans in 2019 and recently re-signed with the team for the 2020 season to be Deshaun Watson’s backup.
