Out of the Frying Pan & Into the Fire: Week 1 Rookie Starters (NFL QBs)

Bryce Young of Alabama was recently drafted 1st overall by the Carolina Panthers. It is expected that he will be their starting QB on Day 1 of the 2023 NFL season. 20 years ago or longer, such an idea would have been considered extremely rare. However, over the last couple of decades, due to the complexity of college offences increasing, it is becoming more and more likely that rookie NFL QBs can in fact come in right away and be effective starters in some cases. For this quiz, your job is to select the most recent Week 1 Rookie Starting QB for a variety of NFL franchises. Time to show off how much you know!

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