Eight quarterbacks that can be considered one-year wonders

Robert Griffin III was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. [Image Source: Flickr | F B]
Robert Griffin III was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. [Image Source: Flickr | F B]

Robert Griffin III has yet to succeed quite like he did during his rookie season in 2012.

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With professional sports mostly on a hiatus due to the pandemic, we have been doing a lot of reminiscing of the years past.

After looking at one-year wonder running backs and wide receivers, here are eight one-year wonders at quarterback. We went back as far as 1990, for this list, and the last two listed are still active players.

1

Erik Kramer, Bears (1995)

The only year he started all 16 games, Kramer was fourth in the NFL in 1995 in both passer rating (93.5) and passing touchdowns (29) as well as seventh in passing yards (3,838). He never threw more than 14 touchdown scores in any other season.

2

Scott Mitchell, Lions (1995)

It was a banner 1995 season for Mitchell as he went 10-6 with 4,338 passing yards and 32 passing touchdowns compared to just 12 interceptions. Other than that year, he went 22-33 as a starter with 63 touchdown passes and 69 interceptions.

3

Steve Beuerlein, Panthers (1999)

Beuerlein was already 34 years old during his best season in 1999 when he led the NFL with 4,436 passing yards along with 36 touchdowns through the air (compared to 15 interceptions). Other than that year, his career-bests came the following year when he threw for 3,730 yards and 19 touchdowns with 18 interceptions.

4

Damon Huard, Chiefs (2006)

Up until Aaron Rodgers in 2018, Huard had the lowest single-season interception rate in NFL history as only one of his 244 pass attempts in 2006 were picked off. He threw 13 the next year in 332 attempts, four in 81 attempts in 2008, and never threw another NFL pass after that.

5

Derek Anderson, Browns (2007)

Browns fans thought they may have finally found their quarterback of the future when Anderson was named to the Pro Bowl after a year in which he threw for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns. While he had a lengthy career, he managed to throw for only 26 more scores over the next 11 years.

6

Josh Freeman, Buccaneers (2010)

While 2010 was only his third-highest yardage total, it was easily his best year. In 2010, he had a 95.9 passer rating and over a 4-to-1 touchdown to interception ratio (25 to 6). His yardage total was higher the next two years, but he threw 43 touchdowns compared to 39 interceptions with a 78.1 passer rating. 247Sports recently did a profile on his professional and college career at Kansas State.

7

Robert Griffin III, Redskins (2012)

While Griffin III is still active, he is a backup quarterback for the Ravens and has started only one game over the last three years. In all likelihood, he’ll never come close to reaching the heights of 2012 when he was named Offensive Rookie of the Year, threw for 3,200 yards and ran for 815, and tossed 20 scoring throws while running in seven more. According to RavensWire, he still believes in himself being a reliable starter.

8

Case Keenum, Vikings (2017)

Keenum helped guide the Vikings to the NFC Championship Game in the 2017 season in a year he threw for 3,547 yards and 22 touchdowns (compared to only seven interceptions). He has since subsequently gone 7-17 as a starter with the Broncos and Redskins and is now backing up Baker Mayfield with the Browns.

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