NFL Draft History Trivia – Part 3

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In 1965, the New York Jets of the AFL drafted quarterback Joe Namath out of Alabama as the #1 overall selection.  They signed him to a then-record rookie contract.  Which NFL team drafted Namath that year?





Since the first draft in 1936, the two positions that have attracted the most overall #1 selections are quarterback (27) and running back (22).  Which of the following is the next most favored overall #1 position?





In 1999, the Saints became the first team to have only one pick in a draft.  That year they traded away their six 1999 picks and two picks the following year in order to move up from the #12 slot to the #5 slot in the 1st round so that they could select running back Ricky Williams out of Texas.  With what team did they make that trade?





Over the last five drafts (2006-2010), a total of 12 quarterbacks have been selected in the 1st round.  Of the following teams, which is the only one to have selected more than one 1st round quarterback in that time frame?





The 1983 draft has come to be known as the draft with “the quarterback class of 1983” because of the record number of quarterbacks (6) taken in the 1st round – 3 of which went on to become Hall of Famers.  The six quarterbacks in alphabetical order were:  Todd Blackledge, Tony Eason, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Dan Marino and Ken O’Brien.  Which of the following represents the actual draft order in which they were taken? (earliest to latest)  Give you one – Elway was the #1 overall pick that year.





After the six quarterbacks were taken in the 1st-round of the 1983 draft, which round produced the next quarterback taken in that draft?





The second highest number of quarterbacks drafted in the 1st round of a draft is five.  In what year was that done?





When was the last year that a quarterback was NOT taken in the 1st round?





Three teams over the last three drafts (2008-2010) have each had a total of only one 1st round pick.  The Panthers and the Bears are two of those teams.  Which of the following teams is the third one?





Which college has produced the most 1st round draft picks over the last five years (2006-2010)?