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Four of a kind: FCS quarterbacks drafted in the first round

February 27, 2016 at 3:07AM

New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms (11), applauds after the Giants made a crucial first down in the fourth quarter against the Houston Oilers at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 1991. (AP Photo/Mark Phillips) ORG XMIT: APHS446412 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

FCS Quarterbacks taken in first round

Only four quarterbacks from FCS schools (formerly Division I-AA) have been taken in the first round of the NFL draft since 1979. North Dakota State's Carson Wentz could become the fifth.

Phil Simms

School: Morehead St.

Year: 1979 (7th overall)

Team: Giants

Note: 14 seasons, 33,462 yards, 199 TDs, 95-64 record.

Ken O'Brien

School: Cal-Davis

Year: 1983 (24th)

Team: Jets

Note: 10 seasons, 25,094 yards, 128 TDs, 50-59-1 record.

Steve McNair

School: Alcorn St.

Year: 1995 (3rd)

Team: Oilers

Note: 13 seasons, 31,304 yards, 174 TDs, 91-62 record.

Joe Flacco

School: Delaware

Year: 2008 (18th)

Team: Ravens

Note: Eight seasons (active), 28,322 yards, 162 TDs, 75-47 record.

Quarterback Ken O'Brien of the New York Jets celebrates after throwing a fourth quarter touchdown pass to wide receiver Al Toon to defeat the New York Giants, 27-21, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 18, 1988. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) ORG XMIT: APHS68853 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

** ADVANCE FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 24, AND THEREAFTER **FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2000, file photo, Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair looks for a receiver during the Titans' 22-16 playoff win over the Buffalo Bills in Nashville, Tenn. McNair, 36, was killed in July 2009, a year after he had left the NFL. He spent 13 seasons in the league and was the heart of the Tennessee Titans. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) ORG XMIT: NY155 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) warms up before an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams in Baltimore, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ORG XMIT: NYOTK020 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)