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QBs drafted No. 1 overall in modern era power rankings
When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Florida State's Jameis Winston with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Winston became the 21st quarterback to be taken with the top pick in the NFL draft's modern era (since 1967).
While football fans eagerly await the progress of Winston's NFL career, we'll take a look at what he has to live up to -- on both ends of the spectrum -- with this ranking of the previous 20 quarterbacks to be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft.
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20. JaMarcus Russell
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19. Tim Couch
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3 / 20
18. David Carr
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4 / 20
17. Sam Bradford
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5 / 20
16. Jeff George
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6 / 20
15. Alex Smith
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7 / 20
14. Steve Bartkowski
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8 / 20
13. Vinny Testaverde
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9 / 20
12. Michael Vick
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10 / 20
11. Matthew Stafford
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11 / 20
10. Cam Newton
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12 / 20
9. Drew Bledsoe
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13 / 20
8. Carson Palmer
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14 / 20
7. Andrew Luck
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15 / 20
6. Jim Plunkett
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16 / 20
5. Eli Manning
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17 / 20
4. Troy Aikman
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18 / 20
3. Terry Bradshaw
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2. Peyton Manning
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1. John Elway
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