# The 19 Best First-Round Quarterbacks of the 2010s

> Ten years of top picks: franchise saviors, short peaks and a couple of bargains found at the very end of the first round.

*By YPB Team · Published October 28, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-19-best-first-round-quarterbacks-of-the-2010s*

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1. **Cam Newton** — score 1000/1000
   First overall pick in 2011, 2015 MVP and Super Bowl 50 starter for Carolina.
2. **Patrick Mahomes** — score 944/1000
   Taken 10th overall by Kansas City in 2017 after the Chiefs traded up from No. 27.
3. **Deshaun Watson** — score 944/1000
   Taken 12th overall by Houston in 2017, two picks after Mahomes.
4. **Jameis Winston** — score 882/1000
   First overall pick in 2015 and the first quarterback to throw 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in a season.
5. **Kyler Murray** — score 787/1000
   First overall pick in 2019 and Offensive Rookie of the Year for Arizona.
6. **Ryan Tannehill** — score 787/1000
   Eighth overall pick in 2012 who found his best seasons after a trade to Tennessee.
7. **Sam Bradford** — score 713/1000
   First overall pick in 2010 and Offensive Rookie of the Year for St. Louis.
8. **Daniel Jones** — score 713/1000
   Sixth overall pick in 2019 by the Giants.
9. **Baker Mayfield** — score 713/1000
   First overall pick in 2018, five spots ahead of Allen, who revived his career in Tampa Bay.
10. **Jared Goff** — score 630/1000
   First overall pick in 2016, a Super Bowl starter with the Rams and later the Lions' franchise quarterback.
11. **Josh Allen** — score 533/1000
   Taken 7th overall by Buffalo in 2018 out of Wyoming.
12. **Tim Tebow** — score 420/1000
   The 25th pick in 2010 whose 2011 Broncos playoff run became a national phenomenon.
13. **Andrew Luck** — score 420/1000
   First overall pick in 2012 who led the Colts to the playoffs four times before retiring at 29.
14. **Sam Darnold** — score 420/1000
   Third overall pick in 2018 who resurfaced as a winning starter years after leaving the Jets.
15. **Teddy Bridgewater** — score 286/1000
   The 32nd pick in 2014, a Vikings starter whose career was reshaped by a 2016 knee injury.
16. **Marcus Mariota** — score 286/1000
   Second overall pick in 2015, Heisman winner and Titans starter.
17. **Carson Wentz** — score 286/1000
   Second overall pick in 2016 whose MVP-level 2017 ended with a torn ACL before the Eagles' title run.
18. **Lamar Jackson** — score 286/1000
   The 32nd and final pick of the 2018 first round, later a two-time MVP in Baltimore.
19. **Mitchell Trubisky** — score 0/1000
   Second overall pick in 2017, chosen by Chicago ahead of both Mahomes and Watson.

Tags: football, nfl, 2010s, quarterbacks, nfl draft