Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy were in the 2024 draft.

Six quarterbacks went in the first round.

Maye and McCarthy were two of them.

Both had bad starts this season.

Maye was second for MVP in 2025.

He led the NFL in passer rating.

He led in completion percentage.

He led in yards per attempt.

But in his first three games this season, he lost the ball seven times.

He made only one touchdown.

No quarterback did that since 2007.

Drew Brees did it in 2007.

Brees still had a strong season.

Maye's passer rating is 58.6.

Other young quarterbacks had this rating too.

They are Anthony Richardson, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson and DeShone Kizer.

New England scored only 29 points in three games.

Minnesota traded McCarthy.

He did not last long there.

Now he is with the New York Giants.

He is the sixth quarterback taken in the top 10 since 1967.

He made 10 or fewer starts for his first team.

Others on that list had no success later.

They are Rich Campbell, Trey Lance, Jack Thompson, Marty Domres and Andre Ware.

Other backup quarterbacks are doing well.

Some quarterbacks did not start in Week 1.

They are 6-0 in fill-in games this season.

Case Keenum, Michael Penix, Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, Drew Lock and Carson Wentz all won.

ESPN says this is the first time since 1970.

Six such quarterbacks won in Week 2 or Week 3.

This does not count 1987.

Keenum won with seven teams.

That ties Ryan Fitzpatrick's record.