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NFL No. 1 pick QBs and their varied paths to the Super Bowl

By Sayre Bedinger

NFL - Super Bowl; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) with the George Halas Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
NFL - Super Bowl; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) with the George Halas Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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NFL, Super Bowl: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams speaks to Terry Bradshaw while holding the George Halas Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game at SoFi Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. The Rams defeated the 49ers 20-17. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

The slowest former #1 NFL pick to reach Super Bowl: Matthew Stafford, Rams

Bringing up the caboose of this list of former number one NFL Draft picks to reach the Super Bowl is Matthew Stafford.

How long have many NFL fans been saying, if only Matthew Stafford could get out of Detroit, he could help some team contend for a Super Bowl…

Well, it’s literally been a longer wait for Stafford than any other former number one overall pick to reach the Super Bowl.

What further validation of all those opinions about Stafford in years past do we need?

Drafted first overall out of Georgia in 2009, Stafford will undoubtedly go down as the best QB to ever play for the Lions, and he could soon etch himself into NFL and Rams history as well.

It’s taken 13 years for Stafford to get to the Super Bowl, and no other former number one overall pick has had to wait this long to get there.

Stafford was able to reach the playoffs with the Detroit Lions, but never the Super Bowl.

Even as long as it has taken, you can’t help but feel like this is just the beginning for Stafford and the Rams. He’s an absolutely perfect fit for Sean McVay and the Los Angeles offense and as long as he’s in Los Angeles, he should be in a position to contend.

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