NFL QUARTERBACK UPDATE - Ingles

All eyes look to the quarterback – perhaps the most critical position in sports.

NFL Draft history underscores the quarterback’s importance. When the St. Louis Rams selected quarterback SAM BRADFORD of Oklahoma with the No. 1 overall choice in the 2010 Draft, it marked the 10th time in the past 13 years that a QB was chosen with the first pick.

With NFL training camps getting underway, following is a listing of each team’s quarterbacks (* Expected starter; ** 2010 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team):

2010 NFL QUARTERBACKS

QUARTERBACK- COLLEGE - 2010 NFL EXP.

ARIZONA
Derek Anderson Oregon State 6 ~
Max Hall BYU R
Matt Leinart Southern California 5 *
John Skelton Fordham R **

ATLANTA
Chris Redman Louisville 8
Matt Ryan Boston College 3 *
John Parker Wilson Alabama 2

BALTIMORE
John Beck BYU 4
Marc Bulger West Virginia 10 ~
Joe Flacco Delaware 3 *
Troy Smith Ohio State 4

BUFFALO
Brian Brohm Louisville 3
Levi Brown Troy R **
Trent Edwards Stanford 4
Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard 5

CAROLINA
Hunter Cantwell Louisville 1
Jimmy Clausen Notre Dame R **
Matt Moore Oregon State 4 *
Tony Pike Cincinnati R **

CHICAGO
Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 5 *
Caleb Hanie Colorado State 3
Dan LeFevour Central Michigan R **

CINCINNATI
J.T. O’Sullivan California-Davis 8
Carson Palmer Southern California 8 *
Jordan Palmer Texas El-Paso 3

CLEVELAND
Jake Delhomme Louisiana-Lafayette 12 * ~
Colt McCoy Texas R **
Brett Ratliff Utah 3
Seneca Wallace Iowa State 8 ~

DALLAS
Jon Kitna Central Washington 14
Stephen McGee Texas A&M 2
Matt Nichols Eastern Washington R
Tony Romo Eastern Illinois 8 *

DENVER
Kyle Orton Purdue 6
Brady Quinn Notre Dame 4 ~
Tim Tebow Florida R **

DETROIT
Shaun Hill Maryland 9 ~
Matthew Stafford Georgia 2 *
Drew Stanton Michigan State 4

GREEN BAY
Matt Flynn Louisiana State 3
Graham Harrell Texas Tech 1 ~
Aaron Rodgers California 6 *

HOUSTON
John David Booty Southern California 1 ~
Dan Orlovsky Connecticut 6
Matt Schaub Virginia 7 *

INDIANAPOLIS
Tom Brandstater Fresno State 2 ~
Tim Hiller Western Michigan R
Peyton Manning Tennessee 13 *
Curtis Painter Purdue 2

JACKSONVILLE
David Garrard East Carolina 9 *
Trevor Harris Edinboro R
Luke McCown Louisiana Tech 7

KANSAS CITY
Matt Cassel Southern California 6 *
Brodie Croyle Alabama 5
Tyler Palko Pittsburgh 1 ~

MIAMI
Chad Henne Michigan 3 *
Chad Pennington Marshall 11
Tyler Thigpen Coastal Carolina 4
Pat White West Virginia 2

MINNESOTA
Brett Favre Southern Mississippi 20
Tarvaris Jackson Alabama State 5
Sage Rosenfels Iowa State 10
Joe Webb Alabama-Birmingham R **

NEW ENGLAND
Tom Brady Michigan 11 *
Brian Hoyer Michigan State 2
Zac Robinson Oklahoma State R **

NEW ORLEANS
Drew Brees Purdue 10 *
Sean Canfield Oregon State R **
Chase Daniel Missouri 2

NEW YORK GIANTS
Rhett Bomar Sam Houston State 2
Eli Manning Mississippi 7 *
Jim Sorgi Wisconsin 7 ~

NEW YORK JETS
Erik Ainge Tennessee 3
Kellen Clemens Oregon 5
Kevin O’Connell San Diego State 3
Mark Sanchez Southern California 2 *

OAKLAND
Kyle Boller California 8 ~
Jason Campbell Auburn 6 * ~
Charlie Frye Akron 6
Bruce Gradkowski Toledo 5

PHILADELPHIA
Mike Kafka Northwestern R **
Kevin Kolb Houston 4 *
Michael Vick Virginia Tech 9

PITTSBURGH

Charlie Batch Eastern Michigan 13
Dennis Dixon Oregon 3
Byron Leftwich Marshall 8 ~
Ben Roethlisberger Miami (OH) 7 *

ST. LOUIS
Sam Bradford Oklahoma R **
A.J. Feeley Oregon 10 ~
Thaddeus Lewis Duke R
Keith Null West Texas A&M 2

SAN DIEGO
Jonathan Crompton Tennessee R **
Philip Rivers North Carolina State 7 *
Billy Volek Fresno State 11

SAN FRANCISCO
Jarrett Brown West Virginia R
David Carr Fresno State 9 ~
Nate Davis Ball State 2
Alex Smith Utah 6 *

SEATTLE
Matt Hasselbeck Boston College 12 *
J.P. Losman Tulane 7 ~
Charlie Whitehurst Clemson 5 ~

TAMPA BAY
Rudy Carpenter Arizona State 2
Josh Freeman Kansas State 2 *
Josh Johnson San Diego 3
Jevan Snead Mississippi R

TENNESSEE
Kerry Collins Penn State 16
Chris Simms Texas 8 ~
Rusty Smith Florida Atlantic R **
Vince Young Texas 5 *

WASHINGTON
Richard Bartel Tarleton State 2
Colt Brennan Hawaii 3
Rex Grossman Florida 8 ~
Donovan McNabb Syracuse 12 * ~

* Expected starter
** 2010 NFL Draft choice
~ Veteran new to team.