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A list of the 61 non-Big Ten QBs drafted in the first round between Kerry Collins and Dwayne Haskins

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 25:  A video board displays an image of Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State after he was chosen #15 overall by the Washington Redskins during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Dwayne Haskins was the first Big Ten QB drafted in the first round since 1995. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

The Washington Redskins broke a 24-year streak when selecting Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins with the No. 15 pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

Until Haskins, no Big Ten quarterback had been chosen in the first round of the draft since Penn State’s Kerry Collins went No. 5 to the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL draft.

Seriously.

In that stretch, quarterbacks from FCS schools like Carson Wentz (North Dakota State) and Joe Flacco (Delaware) were taken in the first round. Teams like the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars each took three first-round quarterbacks. None of them were from the Big Ten.

Here are all the 61 quarterbacks who were selected between Collins and Haskins. It’s a lengthy list full of guys who had Hall-of-Fame careers, some who became competent pros, some who had below-average careers and some whose names you may have completely forgotten.

1997

Jim Druckenmiller, Virginia Tech (San Francisco, No. 26)

1998

Peyton Manning, Tennessee (Indianapolis, No. 1)

Ryan Leaf, Washington State (San Diego, No. 2)

1999

Tim Couch, Kentucky (Cleveland, No. 1)

Donovan McNabb, Syracuse (Philadelphia, No. 2)

Akili Smith, Oregon (Cincinnati, No. 3)

Daunte Culpepper, UCF (Minnesota, No. 11)

Cade McNown, UCLA (Chicago, No. 12)

2000

Chad Pennington, Marshall (New York Jets, No. 18)

2001

Michael Vick, Virginia Tech (Atlanta, No. 1)

2002

David Carr, Fresno State (Houston, No. 1)

Joey Harrington, Oregon (Detroit, No. 3)

Patrick Ramsey, Tulane (Washington, No. 32)

2003

Carson Palmer, USC (Cincinnati, No. 1)

Byron Leftwich, Marshall (Jacksonville, No. 7)

Kyle Boller, Cal (Baltimore, No. 19)

Rex Grossman, Florida (Chicago, No. 22)

2004

Eli Manning, Ole Miss (San Diego, No. 1)

Philip Rivers, North Carolina State (New York Giants, No. 4)

Ben Roethlisberger, Miami, Ohio (Pittsburgh, No. 11)

J.P. Losman, Tulane (Buffalo, No. 22)

2005

Alex Smith, Utah (San Francisco, No. 1)

Aaron Rodgers, Cal (Green Bay, No. 24)

Jason Campbell, Auburn (Washington, No. 25)

2006

Vince Young, Texas (Tennessee, No. 3)

Matt Leinart, USC (Texas, No. 10)

Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (Denver, No. 11)

2007

JaMarcus Russell, LSU (Oakland, No. 1)

Brady Quinn, Notre Dame (Cleveland, No. 22)

2008

Matt Ryan, Boston College (Atlanta, No. 3)

Joe Flacco, Delaware (Baltimore, No. 18)

2009

Matt Stafford, Georgia (Detroit, No. 1)

Mark Sanchez, USC (New York Jets, No. 5)

Josh Freeman, Kansas State (Tampa Bay, No. 17)

2010

Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (St. Louis, No. 1)

Tim Tebow, Florida (Denver, No. 25)

2011

Cam Newton, Auburn (Carolina, No. 1)

Jake Locker, Washington (Tennessee, No. 8)

Blaine Gabbert, Missouri (Jacksonville, No. 10)

Christian Ponder, Florida State (Minnesota, No. 12)

2012

Andrew Luck, Stanford (Indianapolis, No. 1)

Robert Griffin III, Baylor (Washington, No. 2)

Ryan Tannehill, Texas A&M (Miami, No. 8)

Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State (Cleveland, No. 22)

2013

EJ Manuel, Florida State (Buffalo, No. 16)

2014

Blake Bortles, UCF (Jacksonville, No. 3)

Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M (Cleveland, No. 22)

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville (Minnesota, No. 32)

2015

Jameis Winston, Florida State (Tampa Bay, No. 1)

Marcus Mariota, Oregon (Tennessee, No. 2)

2016

Jared Goff, Cal (Los Angeles Rams, No. 1)

Carson Wentz, North Dakota State (Philadelphia, No. 2)

Paxton Lynch, Memphis (Denver, No. 26)

2017

Mitchell Trubisky, North Carolina (Chicago, No. 2)

Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech (Kansas City, No. 10)

Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Houston, No. 12)

2018

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Cleveland, No. 1)

Sam Darnold, USC (New York Jets, No. 3)

Josh Allen, Wyoming (Buffalo, No. 7)

Josh Rosen, UCLA (Arizona, No. 10)

Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Baltimore, No. 32)

2019

Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (Arizona, No. 1)

Daniel Jones, Duke (New York Giants, No. 6)