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Grading 12 Years of First-Round Quarterbacks

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It's the biggest decision an NFL team can make: Spending a first-round draft pick and a boatload of cap space on the toughest position in the game, quarterback. Make the right choice, and you can turn your sorry franchise into a Super Bowl contender. Make the wrong choice, and you're looking at years and years of rebuilding.

But should you expect every first-round QB to become another Peyton Manning? Maybe not. Here's a look at how all the first-round passers over the past 12 years -- all 33 of them -- grade out today...