1 quarterback selected in the 1983 NFL Draft won a Super Bowl (John Elway) and 5 were on teams that played in a Super Bowl and lost (John Elway, Jim Kelly, Tony Eason, Dan Marino, Gary Kubiak).
Through Super Bowl XLIII, 12 starting QBs for the winning team were not drafted in the first round:
1) Bart Starr - Green Bay Packers in Super Bowls I and II - drafted in the 17th round by the Packers in 1956.
2) John Unitas - Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl V - drafted in the 9th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955.
3) Roger Staubach - Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls VI and XII - drafted in the 10th round by the Cowboys in 1964 - Staubach attended Navy and had four years of military commitments after his graduation.
4) Ken Stabler - Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI - drafted in the 2nd round by the Raiders in 1968.
5) Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowls XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV - drafted in the 3rd round by the 49ers in 1979.
6) Joe Theismann - Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVII - drafted in the 4th round by the Miami Dolphins in 1971.
7) Jeff Hostetler - New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV - drafted in the 3rd round by the Giants in 1984.
8) Mark Rypien - Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXVI - drafted in the 6th round by the Redskins in 1986.
9) Brett Favre - Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI - drafted in the 2nd round by the Atlanta Falcons in 1991.
10) Kurt Warner - St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV - was not drafted.
11) Tom Brady - New England Patriots in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX - drafted in the 6th round by the Patriots in 2000.
12) Brad Johnson - Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII - drafted in the 9th round by the Minnesota Vikings in 1992.
The two quarterbacks Atlanta drafted in 1966 were Randy Johnson from Texas A&M in the first round, and Steve Sloan from Alabama in the 11th round.
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First round.
In the 45 years of Super Bowl history, 16?æof the 29 winning?æquarterbacks of the Super Bowl games have been first draft. Eight of these were first overall picks.?æ
Carolina just did it this past year taking Cam Newton in the first round after taking Jimmy Clausen in the 2nd round last year.....Carolina didn't have a first round pick in the 2010 draft so in essence it was pretty much the same value.
Ray Guy, drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders in 1973, is the only punter to be drafted in the first round in the NFL draft.
There are 30 teams in the NBA, therefore, 30 players were drafted in the first round.
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The first round
First round Second overall
Antonio Cromartie was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the San Diego Chargers.
The six quarterbacks drafted ahead of Tom Brady in 2000 were: # Chad Pennington, Marshall - Drafted by the New York Jets in Round 1, Pick 18. # Giovanni Carmazzi, Hofstra - Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in Round 3, Pick 65. # Chris Redman, Louisville - Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in Round 3, Pick 75. # Tee Martin, Tennessee - Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in Round 5, Pick 163. # Marc Bulger, West Virginia - Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 6, Pick 168. # Spergon Wynn, SW Texas State - Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in Round 6, Pick 183.