Tom Brady’s 300th start surpasses the combined total of these 14 first-round QBs since 1998
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Tom Brady will make his 300th start as the 2021 NFL season begins. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback was the 199th overall selection in 2000, which makes the milestone such a remarkable achievement—more so when looking at these first-rounders since 1999 who didn't get to that total...combined!
1998: Ryan Leaf (21)
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Ryan Leaf went second overall behind Peyton Manning and imploded in the NFL. The Washington State product was 4-17 as a starter
1999: Tim Couch (59)
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The first overall pick of the Cleveland Browns went 22-37. He had one season over .500, going 8-6 in 2002.
1999: Akili Smith (17)
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Akili Smith was the third overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. He went 3-14 in 17 starts.
1999: Cade McNown (15)
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A Bear bomb of a pick at No. 12, Cade McNown was 3-12 as a starter.
2002: Patrick Ramsey (24)
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Chosen by the Washington team at the end of the first round, Ramsey went 10-14 in 24 starts.
2004: J.P. Losman (33)
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The Bills failed with J.P. Losman, who was 10-23 as a starter all with Buffalo— although he also played with Miami and Oakland.
2006: Matt Leinart (18)
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Matt Leinart went from USC to Arizona with the 10th pick. He was 7-10 as a Cardinal starter and 1-0 with Houston in 2011.
2007: JaMarcus Russell (25)
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The Raiders drafted JaMarcus Russell first overall out of LSU. Disaster struck. He was 7-18 as a starter. (It didn't seem like he made that many starts, did it?)
2007: Brady Quinn (20)
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Drafted out of Notre Dame by the Cleveland Browns, Brady Quinn was an awful 4-16 as an NFL starter.
2010: Tim Tebow (14)
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The Broncos drafted Tim Tebow 25th overall and got 14 starts and eight victories out of the Heisman star from Florida.
2011: Jake Locker (23)
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Tennessee took Jake Locker, who went 9-14 before leaving football in 2014.
2013: E.J. Manuel: (18)
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E.J. Manuel went 6-18 as a starter for the Bills, who drafted the Florida State QB 16th in 2013.
2014: Johnny Manziel (8)
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Another Heisman winner on the list, Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel made eight starts for the Browns, winning two.
2016: Paxton Lynch (4)
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Paxton Lynch had big hands and little game, going 1-3 in four starts. More NFL: Which NFL teams were originally part of the AFL? NFL North tailgate
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