Parker joined The Denver Post in September 2022 after covering the Broncos for USA Today. Before that, he spent five years covering Nebraska football and athletics for the Lincoln Journal Star. He's a New Glarus, Wisconsin native and a University of Wisconsin graduate.
Quarterback Bo Nix #10 of the Oregon Ducks looks on during the NCAAF game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium on Nov. 18, 2023 in Tempe, Arizona. Of course, that’s not how history works and it’s not how football works, but what’s the harm in a little historical coincidence?making him the sixth quarterback selected and marking the first time six had been taken in the first round since 1983.
The sixth quarterback taken that year? Dan Marino, No. 27 to the Miami Dolphins. That worked out pretty well.Of course, that year is an outlier in NFL history, though there are a handful of other success stories from QB6 in other draft classes.In 2011, San Francisco picked Colin Kaepernick at No. 36.
In between, there’s a whole lot of names. Jake Haener just finished his first year in the league with New Orleans without seeing game action, but before him there are 10 QB6’s who never appeared in an NFL game. Many more only saw spot duty. There’s John Dutton – not the Yellowstone character, we’re pretty sure – and John David Booty and John Skelton.Before 1983, the most notable No. 6 quarterback in a class was Dan Fouts, who went No.
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