Quick quiz

Football Digest, June, 2003

1. Which quarterback holds the NFL record for the most passing yards as a rookie: Dan Marino, Drew Bledsoe, Peyton Manning, or Rick Mirer?

2. For how many consecutive years has a quarterback been the No. 1 pick overall in the draft?

3. Tiki Barber rushed for 1,387 yards for the New York Giants in 2002. True or false: That was a team record.

4. How many playoff games has Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan won since the team captured the Super Bowl title in 1998?

5. The state of Florida--with Florida State, the University of Florida, and the University of Miami--is a football factory, sending numerous big-time players to the NFL each year. However, a Florida college hasn't produced the No. 1 selection overall in the draft since 1991. Who was that player?

6. Name the last time a former No. 1 pick overall played on a Super Bowl winner.

7. True or false: The 2002 leaders in passer ruling, receptions, and rushing yards--Chad Pennington; Marvin Harrison, and Ricky Williams, respectively--all are former first-round picks.

8. True or false: Rich Gannon, who was a journeyman quarterback before he found a home with the Oakland Raiders in 1999, was an undrafted free agent when he broke into the league in 1987.

9. Which one of these players did FOOTBALL DIGEST put on its cover as part of its 2002 draft preview: David Carr, Joey Harrington, Julius Peppers, or Roy Williams?

10. The Jacksonville Jaguars recently named Jack Del Rio their head coach. Which position did Del Rio play in an NFL career that lasted from 1985 through '98?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. Manning, by more than 800 yards. He had 3,739 yards as a rookie in 1998; Chris Weinke is a distant second with 2,931 in 2001. 2. Two, David Carr in 2002 and Michael Vick in 2001. However, it should become three this year, as USC quarterback Carson Palmer is likely to be the No. 1 selection. 3. False. Joe Morris holds the Giants' single-season rushing record with 1,516 yards in 1986. 4. None. His only playoff appearance since then, against the Baltimore Ravens in 2000, was a 21-3 loss. 5. Russell Maryland, a defensive tackle for Miami who was picked by the Dallas Cowboys. 6. In the 2002 season. Keyshawn Johnson, the top pick in 1996, played wideout for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 7. True. 8. False. The New England Patriots selected Gannon in the fourth round (98th overall). 9. Peppers, who went on to be named the Defensive Rookie of the Year by both FOOTBALL DIGEST and The Associated Press. 10. Linebacker.