Winston Compared to Other No. 1 Picks

Winston Compared to Other No. 1 PicksPosted 3 hours ago Joe Kania        Buccaneers.comA look at Jameis Winston's projected 2015 season compared to other QBs drafted No. 1 overallTwo months ago, we took a look at Jameis Winston’s numbers and how they compared to other quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall since 1999. That list included 12 other players, including Andrew Luck, Cam Newton, Sam Bradford, Matthew Stafford, JaMarcus Russell, Alex Smith, Eli Manning, Carson Palmer, David Carr, Michael Vick, Tim Couch and Peyton Manning.The conclusion was – Winston was headed for an impressive season by rookie standards. But those numbers back in October were much more of a projection as Winston only had a few games under his belt. With 12 games played and just four remaining, we projected Winston’s rookie stats again and compared him to other top picks.  According to stats provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com, Winston is still on pace for the third-most passing yards and second-most touchdowns. Where he made the biggest jump since October was his projected interception total. He had been projected to throw 28 and is now on pace for 15. David Carr is the only other quarterback on this list to start 16 games and throw fewer interceptions as a rookie. TOTAL PASSING YARDSAndrew Luck: 4,374Cam Newton: 4,051*Jameis Winston: 3,849Peyton Manning: 3,739Sam Bradford: 3,512Carson Palmer: 2,897David Carr: 2,592Tim Couch: 2,447Eli Manning: 1,043Alex Smith: 875Michael Vick: 785JaMarcus Russell: 373TOUCHDOWNSPeyton Manning – 26*Jameis Winston – 23Andrew Luck – 23Cam Newton – 21Sam Bradford – 18 Carson Palmer – 18Tim Couch – 15David Carr – 9Eli Manning– 6Michael Vick – 2JaMarcus Russell – 2Alex Smith – 1INTERCEPTIONSPeyton Manning – 28Andrew Luck- 18Carson Palmer – 18Cam Newton – 17Sam Bradford – 15*Jameis Winston – 15Tim Couch – 13Alex Smith – 11Eli Manning – 9David Carr – 9JaMarcus Russell – 4Michael Vick – 3