All eyes look to the quarterback – perhaps the most critical position in sports.
NFL Draft history underscores the quarterback’s importance. When the Detroit Lions selected quarterback MATTHEW STAFFORD of Georgia with the No. 1 overall choice in the 2009 Draft, it marked the ninth time in the past 12 years that a quarterback was chosen with the first pick.
With NFL minicamps underway, following is a listing of each team’s quarterbacks (* Expected starter; ** 2009 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team):
| QUARTERBACK | COLLEGE | 2009 NFL EXP. | |||
| ARIZONA | |||||
| Matt Leinart | Southern California | 4 | |||
| Tyler Palko | Pittsburgh | 2 | ~ | ||
| Brian St. Pierre | Boston College | 7 | |||
| Kurt Warner | Northern Iowa | 12 | * | ||
| ATLANTA | |||||
| Chris Redman | Louisville | 7 | |||
| Matt Ryan | Boston College | 2 | * | ||
| D.J. Shockley | Georgia | 3 | |||
| John Parker Wilson | Alabama | R | |||
| BALTIMORE | |||||
| John Beck | Brigham Young | 3 | ~ | ||
| Joe Flacco | Delaware | 2 | * | ||
| Troy Smith | Ohio State | 3 | |||
| Drew Willy | Buffalo | R | |||
| BUFFALO | |||||
| Matt Baker | North Carolina | 1 | |||
| Trent Edwards | Stanford | 3 | * | ||
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | Harvard | 4 | ~ | ||
| Gibran Hamdan | Indiana | 3 | |||
| CAROLINA | |||||
| Hunter Cantwell | Louisville | R | |||
| Jake Delhomme | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | * | ||
| Josh McCown | Sam Houston State | 8 | |||
| Matt Moore | Oregon State | 3 | |||
| CHICAGO | |||||
| Brett Basanez | Northwestern | 3 | ~ | ||
| Jay Cutler | Vanderbilt | 4 | * ~ | ||
| Caleb Hanie | Colorado State | 2 | |||
| CINCINNATI | |||||
| Billy Farris | Colorado State | R | |||
| J.T. O’Sullivan | California-Davis | 7 | ~ | ||
| Carson Palmer | Southern California | 7 | * | ||
| Jordan Palmer | Texas El-Paso | 2 | |||
| CLEVELAND | |||||
| Derek Anderson | Oregon State | 5 | |||
| Richard Bartell | Tarleton State | 1 | ~ | ||
| Brady Quinn | Notre Dame | 3 | |||
| Brett Ratliff | Utah | 2 | ~ | ||
| DALLAS | |||||
| Rudy Carpenter | Arizona State | R | |||
| Jon Kitna | Central Washington | 12 | ~ | ||
| Stephen McGee | Texas A&M | R | ** | ||
| Tony Romo | Eastern Illinois | 7 | * | ||
| DENVER | |||||
| Tom Brandstater | Fresno State | R | ** | ||
| Kyle Orton | Purdue | 5 | ~ | ||
| Chris Simms | Texas | 7 | ~ | ||
| DETROIT | |||||
| Daunte Culpepper | Central Florida | 11 | |||
| Matthew Stafford | Georgia | R | ** | ||
| Drew Stanton | Michigan State | 3 | |||
| GREEN BAY | |||||
| Brian Brohm | Louisville | 2 | |||
| Matt Flynn | Louisiana State | 2 | |||
| Aaron Rodgers | California | 5 | * | ||
| HOUSTON | |||||
| Alex Brink | Washington State | 1 | |||
| Dan Orlovsky | Connecticut | 5 | ~ | ||
| Matt Schaub | Virginia | 6 | * | ||
| INDIANAPOLIS | |||||
| Chris Crane | Boston College | R | |||
| Peyton Manning | Tennessee | 12 | * | ||
| Curtis Painter | Purdue | R | ** | ||
| Jim Sorgi | Wisconsin | 6 | |||
| JACKSONVILLE | |||||
| David Garrard | East Carolina | 8 | * | ||
| Cleo Lemon | Arkansas State | 6 | |||
| Paul Smith | Tulsa | 1 | |||
| KANSAS CITY | |||||
| Matt Cassel | Southern California | 5 | ~ | ||
| Brodie Croyle | Alabama | 4 | |||
| Ingle Martin | Furman | 3 | |||
| Tyler Thigpen | Coastal Carolina | 3 | |||
| MIAMI | |||||
| Chad Henne | Michigan | 2 | |||
| Chad Pennington | Marshall | 10 | * | ||
| Pat White | West Virginia | R | ** | ||
| MINNESOTA | |||||
| John David Booty | Southern California | 2 | |||
| Sean Glennon | Virginia Tech | R | |||
| Tarvaris Jackson | Alabama State | 4 | * | ||
| Sage Rosenfels | Iowa State | 9 | ~ | ||
| NEW ENGLAND | |||||
| Tom Brady | Michigan | 10 | * | ||
| Matt Gutierrez | Idaho State | 3 | |||
| Brian Hoyer | Michigan State | R | |||
| Kevin O’Connell | San Diego State | 2 | |||
| NEW ORLEANS | |||||
| Drew Brees | Purdue | 9 | * | ||
| Mark Brunell | Washington | 17 | |||
| Patrick Cowan | UCLA | R | |||
| Joey Harrington | Oregon | 8 | |||
| NEW YORK GIANTS | |||||
| Rhett Bomar | Sam Houston State | R | ** | ||
| David Carr | Fresno State | 8 | |||
| Eli Manning | Mississippi | 6 | * | ||
| Andre’ Woodson | Kentucky | 1 | |||
| NEW YORK JETS | |||||
| Erik Ainge | Tennessee | 2 | |||
| Kellen Clemens | Oregon | 4 | |||
| Chris Pizzotti | Harvard | R | |||
| Mark Sanchez | Southern California | R | ** | ||
| OAKLAND | |||||
| Jeff Garcia | San Jose State | 11 | ~ | ||
| Bruce Gradkowski | Toledo | 4 | ~ | ||
| JaMarcus Russell | Louisiana State | 3 | * | ||
| Andrew Walter | Arizona State | 5 | |||
| PHILADELPHIA | |||||
| A.J. Feeley | Oregon | 9 | |||
| Kevin Kolb | Houston | 3 | |||
| Donovan McNabb | Syracuse | 11 | * | ||
| PITTSBURGH | |||||
| Charlie Batch | Eastern Michigan | 12 | |||
| Dennis Dixon | Oregon | 1 | |||
| Kevin McCabe | California (PA) | R | |||
| Mike Reilly | Central Washington | R | |||
| Ben Roethlisberger | Miami (OH) | 6 | * | ||
| ST. LOUIS | |||||
| Brock Berlin | Miami (FL) | 2 | |||
| Kyle Boller | California | 7 | ~ | ||
| Marc Bulger | West Virginia | 9 | * | ||
| Keith Null | West Texas A&M | R | ** | ||
| SAN DIEGO | |||||
| Philip Rivers | North Carolina State | 6 | * | ||
| Billy Volek | Fresno State | 10 | |||
| Charlie Whitehurst | Clemson | 4 | |||
| SAN FRANCISCO | |||||
| Nate Davis | Ball State | R | ** | ||
| Kirby Freeman | Baylor | R | |||
| Shaun Hill | Maryland | 8 | |||
| Damon Huard | Washington | 13 | ~ | ||
| Alex Smith | Utah | 5 | |||
| SEATTLE | |||||
| Matt Hasselbeck | Boston College | 11 | * | ||
| Jeff Rowe | Nevada | 3 | ~ | ||
| Mike Teel | Rutgers | R | ** | ||
| Seneca Wallace | Iowa State | 6 | |||
| TAMPA BAY | |||||
| Josh Freeman | Kansas State | R | ** | ||
| Brian Griese | Michigan | 12 | |||
| Josh Johnson | San Diego | 2 | |||
| Byron Leftwich | Marshall | 7 | ~ | ||
| Luke McCown | Louisiana Tech | 6 | |||
| TENNESSEE | |||||
| Kerry Collins | Penn State | 15 | * | ||
| Alex Mortensen | Arkansas | R | |||
| Patrick Ramsey | Tulane | 8 | ~ | ||
| Vince Young | Texas | 4 | |||
| WASHINGTON | |||||
| Colt Brennan | Hawaii | 2 | |||
| Jason Campbell | Auburn | 5 | * | ||
| Todd Collins | Michigan | 15 | |||
| Chase Daniel | Missouri | R | |||
* Expected starter; ** 2009 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team.
QUARTERBACKS ON 2008 REGULAR-SEASON ROSTERS WHO REMAIN 2009 FREE AGENTS
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2008 NFL Team |
| Ken Dorsey | Cleveland Browns |
| Brett Favre | New York Jets |
| Gus Frerotte | Minnesota Vikings |
| Charlie Frye | Seattle Seahawks |
| Trent Green | St. Louis Rams |
| Rex Grossman | Chicago Bears |
| Brad Johnson | Dallas Cowboys |
| J.P. Losman | Buffalo Bills |
| Brad Johnson | Dallas Cowboys |
| J.P. Losman | Buffalo Bills |
