"Small school" Quarterbacks in the NFL

[hoorta]

Gip, you get your Gold Star for the day pulling up all that research.

The question regarding Wentz, other than he played at North Dakota State is- he didn't play very much. Only started 2 seasons, and got knocked out for 1\2 of one of them with a broken wrist.

Certainly has ideal size and the arm.

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

Gip, you get your Gold Star for the day pulling up all that research.

The question regarding Wentz, other than he played at North Dakota State is- he didn't play very much. Only started 2 seasons, and got knocked out for 1\2 of one of them with a broken wrist.

Certainly has ideal size and the arm.

Of course, that is all another story. It doesn't matter where he came from......a guy can come from a log cabin, or an apartment in Honolulu. And he can look like a mangy bulldog. The question is: Can he lead this nation to victory?

[LondonBrown]

Superb Gip thanks for that

[Westside Steve]

Somebody mention the pride of the University of Akron Charlie Frye?

WSS

[StinkHole]

Louisiana Tech a school you don't hear much about.

[The Gipper]

@westside-steve said:

Somebody mention the pride of the University of Akron Charlie Frye?

WSS

I think he was asking about 1st rounders and QBs that have had some success. Sorry Charlie, your name is not called in either event.

[The Gipper]

@stinkhole said:

Louisiana Tech a school you don't hear much about.

Yes, Terry Bradshaw. That was going back a bit further than I was relating....though I guess I did mention Anderson (because he was from D-III)

Others if you want to go back that far:

Frank Ryan....Rice mid major now.

Fritz Pollard...Brown (going back to original 1920 season)

Sid Luckman...Columbia

[Mike H]

If Wentz had had his growth spurt before his senior year and played QB before that final H.S. season, I bet he would have been recruited by DI and probably P5 schools.

[The Gipper]

@mike-h said:

If Wentz had had his growth spurt before his senior year and played QB before that final H.S. season, I bet he would have been recruited by DI and probably P5 schools.

Quite possible.

I mean, look at a few things: How did Khalil Mack get overlooked by P5 recruiters? And others.

[The Gipper]

VesnaKociper said:

I was insistant on DeAngelo WIlliams at the time.

Paxton Lynch. That's the pick.

Memphis may be considered one of those "Mid majors" when it comes to football. It is in the American Athletic conference. Really the one just outside the P5: with Cincinnati, Houston, Tulsa, Tulane, Temple, South Florida, Central Florida, East Carolina, etc.

It is really not much of a step down from the P5.

[Flugel]

@hoorta said:

Gip, you get your Gold Star for the day pulling up all that research.

The question regarding Wentz, other than he played at North Dakota State is- he didn't play very much. Only started 2 seasons, and got knocked out for 1\2 of one of them with a broken wrist.

Certainly has ideal size and the arm.

North Dakota State won 2 consecutive National Championships the 2 years Wentz started at QB, which doesn't suck either. That said, I think they've won something like 5 in a row and they now have a total of 13 National Championships.

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@stinkhole said:

Louisiana Tech a school you don't hear much about.

Oh ya! That's right Goddamn! Why didn't anyone else think of the Duck Dynasty guy?!