Can Sam Bradford Become a Top 10 Fantasy Football QB?

June 14, 2010   ·   Bryan Fontaine   ·   Jump to comments

Can Sam Bradford become a viable starting fantasy quarterback?
That is the question many are asking after Bradford was selected first overall by the St. Louis Rams to help turn their franchise around.
To help find the answer to this question, I’ve taken a look back at the 13 quarterbacks taken in the first round since 2005.
Past performance is not indicative of future success, as they say in the financial industry, but taking a look back at the success or failure of recently drafted quarterbacks can set reasonable expectations for Bradford’s career.
 

Week One Starter
Only four quarterbacks since 2005 have started the first game of the season for their respective teams: Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco, Matthew Stafford, and Mark Sanchez.
The only quarterback selected in the first round in the last two years who has not opened the season as the starter was Josh Freeman of the Buccaneers. Freeman still started nine games after ta...

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