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Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2025 10:48 pm
by Bob Gill
From 1992-94 the ranks of active NFL quarterbacks featured these University of Maryland alumni:
Boomer Esiason, with the Bengals in 1992 and then the Jets for 1993-94
Neil O'Donnell, with the Steelers that whole time
Frank Reich, with the Bills
Scott Zolak, with the Patriots
Stan Gelbaugh, with Seattle
Granted, Gelbaugh and Zolak didn't have very extensive careers, but the other three did. Esiason and O'Donnell both started for Super Bowl teams, and Reich played in the big game more than once.
The question is, can any other school match that? Maryland's not exactly a football factory, but five guys in the league at once is a lot, and I can't think of any other quintets to match them off the top of my head. Can any of you guys?
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 9:17 am
by Reaser
Alabama has five in the NFL right now -- four who have started this season, all five have appeared in games through the first 4 weeks of the season.
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:22 am
by Bob Gill
Ah, that's a good group. Not surprisingly, I had no idea about them. If they'd been playing in the 1950s or '60s, though, then I might have thought of them.
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 12:40 pm
by Brian wolf
Haha ... Alabama's QBs got paid in college ... Maryland's didnt.
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2025 12:43 pm
by Brian wolf
I think the Hurricanes also had 5 QBs in the NFL during the mid-nineties?*
*They had six in the early 90s but Torretta was torreble
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 1:04 am
by Gary Najman
In 2000, Michigan had:
- Tom Brady, in his first year in the NFl
- Jim Harbaugh, in his last season in the NFL
- Elvis Grbac
- Todd Collins
- Brian Griese
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 1:12 am
by Gary Najman
In 2017, Southern California had:
- Carson Palmer
- Matt Cassel
- Mark Sanchez
- Matt Barkley
- Cody Kessler
And in 2018 came Sam Darnold, but Carson Palmer retired.
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2025 10:42 am
by Sonny9
OU - currently
Jalen Hurts
Baker Mayfield
Spencer Rattler
Dillon Gabriel
Kyler Murray
Caleb Williams
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 9:24 am
by 7DnBrnc53
They had six in the early 90s but Torretta was torreble
That guy was the worst Heisman winner ever. The people that voted for him were drunk.
Re: Five QBs from one school in the NFL at the same time
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2025 4:59 pm
by Halas Hall
Regarding the University of Maryland during that stretch, their one starting quarterback who did not play professional football was Dan Henning, whose father coached the Falcons and Chargers.