WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The 6 quarterbacks taken in the first round of the legendary 1983 NFL Draft by Brandon Wiggins on Apr 25, 2018, 10:46 AM Advertisement
 The 1983 NFL Draft is one of the most famous in the game's history, for one key reason: the quarterback position. NFL teams drafted six quarterbacks in the first round of that draft, a record which still stands today. And despite quarterbacks being difficult to project (not to mention develop), those six would have a lot of success between them, including three who went on to the Hall of Fame. With this year's NFL draft also loaded at quarterback, now seemed like the perfect time to go back and see how the six from '83 fared. The statistics are courtesy of NFL.com. John Elway was taken first overall out of Stanford by the Baltimore Colts, then traded to the Denver Broncos.  Elway was a highly touted prospect not only in football, but baseball. In fact, he used his prospective baseball career as leverage to force the Colts to trade him to the Broncos.
Elway went on to have a Hall of Fame caliber career with the Broncos, leading the team to 5 Super Bowl appearances and winning back-to-back Super Bowls to end his career.  Elway eventually joined the Broncos as the team's General Manager, guiding the franchise to a Super Bowl win in 2016. He is currently the teams President of Football Operations/General Manager.
Todd Blackledge was taken 7th overall out of Penn State by the Kansas City Chiefs.  Blackledge had a decorated college career with the Nittany Lions, highlighted by leading Penn State to its first national title in 1982 and winning the Davey O'Brien award as college football's best quarterback.
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