NFL QUARTERBACK UPDATE - Ingles

As the NFL season kicks off, quarterbacks will be in the spotlight, whether it’s start No. 1 or 286!

Rookie quarterback SAM BRADFORD of the St. Louis Rams will make his first NFL start this Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.

Meanwhile, Minnesota Vikings veteran quarterback BRETT FAVRE is beginning his 20th NFL season and will start at QB for the 286th consecutive game, the longest starting streak in NFL history.

A by-the-numbers look at the 32 announced starting quarterbacks:

16 1st-Round Draft Picks
Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Cutler, Chi; Palmer, Cin; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; P. Manning, Ind; E. Manning, NYG; Sanchez, NYJ; Campbell, Oak; Rivers, SD; Smith, SF; Bradford, StL; Freeman, TB; Young, Ten; McNabb, Was.

7 6th-Round Draft Picks or Later
Anderson, Arz; Moore, Car; Delhomme, Cle; Romo, Dal; Cassel, KC; Brady, NE; Hasselbeck, Sea

3 Undrafted
Moore, Car; Delhomme, Cle; Romo, Dal

6 No. 1 Overall Picks
Palmer, Cin; Stafford, Det; P. Manning, Ind; E. Manning, NYG; Smith, SF; Bradford, StL

12 Drafted No. 90 Overall or Later
Anderson, Arz; Edwards, Buf; Moore, Car; Delhomme, Cle; Romo, Dal; Orton, Den; Schaub, Hou; Garrard, Jax; Cassel, KC; Brady, NE; Dixon, Pit; Hasselbeck, Sea

22 Younger than 30 years old
Anderson, Arz; Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Edwards, Buf; Moore, Car; Cutler, Chi; Orton, Den; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Schaub, Hou; Cassel, KC; Henne, Mia; E.Manning, NYG; Sanchez, NYJ; Campbell, Oak; Kolb, Phi; Dixon, Pit; Rivers, SD; Smith, SF; Bradford, StL; Freeman, TB; Young, Ten

3 Starting quarterbacks from Southern California, most of any school
Palmer, Cin; Cassel, KC; Sanchez, NYJ

9 Starting quarterbacks from California, most of any state
Edwards, Buf; Moore, Car; Palmer, Cin; Rodgers, GB; Cassel, KC; Brady, NE; Sanchez, NYJ; Dixon, Pit; Smith, SF

8 Starting quarterbacks to have played at PAC 10 schools, most of any conference
Anderson, Arz; Edwards, Buf; Moore, Car; Palmer, Cin; Rodgers, GB; Cassel, KC; Sanchez, NYJ; Dixon, Pit

Following is a listing of each team’s active quarterbacks on Kickoff Weekend:

(* Expected starter; ** 2010 NFL Draft choice; ~ Veteran new to team)

QUARTERBACK-COLLEGE-2010 NFL EXP.

ARIZONA
Derek Anderson, Oregon State, 6*~
Max Hall, BYU, R
John Skelton, Fordham, R**

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

BALTIMORE
Marc Bulger, West Virginia, 10~
Joe Flacco, Delaware, 3*

BUFFALO
Brian Brohm, Louisville, 3
Trent Edwards, Stanford, 4*
Ryan Fitzpatrick, Harvard, 5

CAROLINA
Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame, R**
Matt Moore, Oregon State, 4*
Tony Pike, Cincinnati, R**

CHICAGO
Todd Collins, Michigan, 16~
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt, 5*
Caleb Hanie, Colorado State, 3

CINCINNATI
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan, R**
Carson Palmer, Southern California, 8*
Jordan Palmer, Texas El-Paso, 3

CLEVELAND
Jake Delhomme, Louisiana-Lafayette, 12* ~
Colt McCoy, Texas, R**
Seneca Wallace, Iowa State, 8~

DALLAS
Jon Kitna, Central Washington, 14
Stephen McGee, Texas A&M, 2
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
Aaron Rodgers, California, 6*

HOUSTON
Matt Leinart, Southern California, 5~
Dan Orlovsky, Connecticut, 6
Matt Schaub, Virginia, 7*

INDIANAPOLIS
Peyton Manning, Tennessee, 13*
Curtis Painter, Purdue, 2

JACKSONVILLE
David Garrard, East Carolina, 9*
Luke McCown, Louisiana Tech, 7

KANSAS CITY
Matt Cassel, Southern California, 6*
Brodie Croyle, Alabama, 5

MIAMI
Chad Henne, Michigan, 3*
Chad Pennington, Marshall, 11
Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina, 4

MINNESOTA
Brett Favre, Southern Mississippi, 20*
Tarvaris Jackson, Alabama State, 5

NEW ENGLAND
Tom Brady, Michigan, 11*
Brian Hoyer, Michigan State, 2

NEW ORLEANS
Drew Brees, Purdue, 10*
Chase Daniel, Missouri, 2

NEW YORK GIANTS
Eli Manning, Mississippi, 7*
Sage Rosenfels, Iowa State, 10~

NEW YORK JETS
Mark Brunell, Washington, 18~
Kellen Clemens, Oregon, 5
Mark Sanchez, Southern California, 2*

OAKLAND
Kyle Boller, California, 8~
Jason Campbell, Auburn, 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~

ST. LOUIS
Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, R** *
A.J. Feeley, Oregon, 10~
Thaddeus Lewis, Duke, R

SAN DIEGO
J.T. O’Sullivan, California-Davis, 8~
Philip Rivers, North Carolina State, 7*
Billy Vole, Fresno State, 11

SAN FRANCISCO
David Carr, Fresno State, 9~
Alex Smith, Utah, 6*
Troy Smith, Ohio State, 4~

SEATTLE
Matt Hasselbeck, Boston College, 12*
Charlie Whitehurst, Clemson, 5~

TAMPA BAY
Rudy Carpenter, Arizona State, 2
Josh Freeman, Kansas State, 2*
Josh Johnson, San Diego, 3

TENNESSEE
Kerry Collins, Penn State, 16
Rusty Smith, Florida Atlantic, R**
Vince Young, Texas, 5*

WASHINGTON
John Beck, Brigham Young, 4
Rex Grossman, Florida, 8~
Donovan McNabb, Syracuse, 12* ~