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Oklahoma football: Top 7 QBs in last 75 years of Sooner football

By Timothy Bailey

STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 27: Quarterback Landry Jones #12 of the Oklahoma Sooners looks for an open receiver against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 27, 2010 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 27: Quarterback Landry Jones #12 of the Oklahoma Sooners looks for an open receiver against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 27, 2010 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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Jan 8, 2008; Miami, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford (14) throws a pass during the first quarter of the 2009 BCS Championship Game against the Florida Gators at Dolphin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2008; Miami, FL, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford (14) throws a pass during the first quarter of the 2009 BCS Championship Game against the Florida Gators at Dolphin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2 — Sam Bradford

Sam Bradford had one of the best seasons in NCAA  history in 2008, when he led the Sooners to the BCS National Championship game. Oklahoma was on a scoring tear, and Bradford’s arm led the way.

He threw 50 touchdowns in 2008, an absolutely incredible figure. Bradford would take home the Heisman Trophy that season. Despite being projected to go No, 1  overall, or No, 2 in the 2009 NFL Draft, he decided to return for his redshirt junior season at Oklahoma.

In the season opener in 2009, Bradford suffered an AC joint sprain, then re-injured it against Texas. The theme would continue for Bradford throughout his NFL career. He was considered a can’t-miss type of prospect as he had everything the scouts were looking for. Size, arm strength, accuracy and high football IQ. When Bradford was on the field, he would often flash those qualities but could never seem to stay healthy. Still,he made well over $100 million as an NFL quarterback Not too shabby. But certainly one of those “what-if careers”.

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