Brother Quote by Jordan Rodgers

I came out of high school, I wasn't the top-rated quarterback, came out of college, I wasn't drafted first.

— Geno Smith

I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I worked hard…

— Peyton Manning

I was just hoping I'd be drafted in the first round. So to be able to be the first receiver, that was a big…

— Demaryius Thomas

I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.

— Rajon Rondo

I had all kinds of different quarterbacks. But we never drafted a first-rounder.

— Jon Gruden

It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to…

— Scottie Pippen

I think the only time I doubted myself was my senior year in high school. I was not offered a Division I scholarship. I…

— Doug Flutie

When I got drafted, I was a spread-option quarterback. It was, 'OK, you've got to get under center, throw to the fullback, throw to…

— Alex Smith

Everyone said I would be a second-round pick or undrafted guy - that's all I heard coming to the draft - but I had…

— Kyle Kuzma

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.

— Jimmy Garoppolo

I was a quarterback in pee-wee football. I always wanted to be quarterback. They're the leaders, they make the calls. It didn't work out…

— Junior Seau

If I had stayed with football in college, I probably would have been a first-round pick.

— Antonio Gates