Ranking the careers of the last 5 first-overall QB draft picks in the NFL so far

Ranking the last five NFL QBs selected with the first-overall draft pick

#3 - Jared Goff, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.

Jared Goff helped the Los Angeles Rams win an NFC Championship during his time with the team. Despite a relatively successful run, he was traded to the Detroit Lions in exchange for Matthew Stafford prior to the start of the 2021 NFL season.

Unfortunately, the 2021 season hurt Goff's legacy with the Rams a bit. Stafford helped the Rams get over the hump and win the Super Bowl in his first season with the organization. Goff, on the other hand, started for a Lions team that finished with the second-worst record in the entire NFL.

#2 - Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.

Kyler Murray has won a major award in each of his last four seasons playing football.

He ended his college football career by winning the Heisman Trophy in 2018 before winning the 2019 Rookie of the Year award. He was then selected to the Pro Bowl in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

In each of his three NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, Murray has improved his record as well as his overall statistics.

His completion percentage and passer rating have both gone up from one year to the next, demonstrating that he probably hasn't even reached his peak performance level quite yet.

#1 - Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.

Joe Burrow put together one of the best seasons in college football history during his senior year. He has now quickly catapulted himself to a place among the best quarterbacks in the entire NFL after just two professional seasons.

He was injured after a promising start to his rookie season, but bounced back in a huge way for his second season.

In the 2021 NFL season, Burrow led the entire league in completion percentage and yards per completion while throwing for 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns.

He helped the Cincinnati Bengals win their division and then went on to win three playoff games, including an AFC Championship and a Super Bowl appearance.