Best QBs ever drafted by Saints (1 Viewer)

[DCTransplant]

I heard a stat this morning that if Kyler Murray gets Arizona into the playoffs, he will be the first QB drafted by the organization to lead them to the playoffs since Jake Plummer in 1998, I believe.

It got me to thinking that the Saints have never won a playoff game with a QB they drafted... and I'm not sure any of them ever appeared in a playoff game for anyone.

In fact, the Saints must have the worst QB (or non-existent is maybe a better word) draft history of any NFL franchise.

So I would guess it's unanimous that Archie Manning is the best QB we ever drafted, although that clearly didn't translate to any level of success for the Saints.
But who is the 2nd best QB the Saints ever drafted???? If the answer turns out to be Danny Wuerffel, that's pretty woeful

 

[greatshow25]

I heard a stat this morning that if Kyler Murray gets Arizona into the playoffs, he will be the first QB drafted by the organization to lead them to the playoffs since Jake Plummer in 1998, I believe.

It got me to thinking that the Saints have never won a playoff game with a QB they drafted... and I'm not sure any of them ever appeared in a playoff game for anyone.

In fact, the Saints must have the worst QB (or non-existent is maybe a better word) draft history of any NFL franchise.

So I would guess it's unanimous that Archie Manning is the best QB we ever drafted, although that clearly didn't translate to any level of success for the Saints.
But who is the 2nd best QB the Saints ever drafted???? If the answer turns out to be Danny Wuerffel, that's pretty woeful

We drafted Marc Bulger in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.

 

[TribuneUK]

We drafted Marc Bulger in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.

Beat me to it.

 

[DCTransplant]

We drafted Marc Bulger in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.

Ahh yes, Bulger... Looks like he started a few playoff games for the Rams.... Still pretty sad if he's the top of the list

 

[saint_drago]

Yeah man it's pretty brutal. It's Archie and then Marc Bulger lol. That's not a great track record. Has to be the worst in the league. I don't know who else would be in the conversation.

 

[Saints Argentina]

We have drafted only 7 QB from 1995 to 2020, and the highest was a 3rd round pick.

 

[SAINT BIGAL]

Dave Wilson comes to mind. He had a good college career and was a top pick in the early eighties. Obviously, he didn't pan out as a starter on the pro level.

 

[Trey W.]

While not “Drafted” Jake Delhome was picked up as an UDFA. Still Archie, Bulger, Delhome; pretty bad considering.

 

[duhonmark551]

Canfield.

 

[gavinj]

You guys saying it’s brutal are way off. The lack of picks spent on QBs over the years is actually a sign of quality. We haven’t had to go fishing for one year in and year out like many teams.

 

[duhonmark551]

I remember Eddie Hargett but I dont remember if he ever took a snap.

 

[Zack Lee]

It’s not a good list but in my entire Saints fan history (a little after Archie) we have simply not invested highly at the position. Almost every starter during that time has been a FA and I don’t think we ever invested higher than fourth for development and even that only a couple of times.

 

[DCTransplant]

You guys saying it’s brutal are way off. The lack of picks spent on QBs over the years is actually a sign of quality. We haven’t had to go fishing for one year in and year out like many teams.

I buy that in the Brees era, but there were a lot of lean QB years.
It wasn't meant as a barometer of the success of the franchise, just an interesting fact.... but FWIW lots of good franchises draft backups that wind up being good players, even if they wind up playing for another team

 

[gavinj]

I buy that in the Brees era, but there were a lot of lean QB years.
It wasn't meant as a barometer of the success of the franchise, just an interesting fact.... but FWIW lots of good franchises draft backups that wind up being good players, even if they wind up playing for another team

Its a question of philosophy. The Saints have historically gone for known quantities rather than spending their picks on a pig in a poke.

 

[jasonsw]

Wuerffel is my favorite QB drafted by Saints. Ill never forget that big play where his helmet got turned backwards