My Maurice Jones-Drew Blog

The Jacksonville Jaguars came into the National Football League in 1995. Over the years they have had some great players play for them including Fred Taylor, Jimmy Smith, Maurice Jones-Drew, Tony Boselli, and Tony Brackens. The team has also had some very good players play for them at the quarterback position. Here is a look at six little known facts about the quarterbacks of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

- Through the 2009 NFL season, Mark Brunell is in fourth place on the Jacksonville Jaguars all time rushing yards list with 2,219. This places him behind Fred Taylor, Maurice Jones-Drew, and James Stewart. It puts him just ahead of Stacey Mack and fellow Jags quarterback David Garrard.

- The longest run from scrimmage ever by a Jacksonville quarterback went for 41 yards and was done by David Garrard.

- Mark Brunell was sacked 333 times during his time as quarterback of the Jaguars, no one was ever sacked more often than that.

- In 1996, Mark Brunell led the NFL with 4,367 passing yards, 272.9 passing yards per game, and 7.8 passing yards per attempt.

- Steve Beuerlein played 14 seasons in the NFL for six different teams. In his one season with the Jaguars in 1995 he put up the worst win-loss record of his career as a starter by going 1-5.

- The wide receiver who Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich threw the most touchdown passes to was Jimmy Smith. His 13 touchdown receptions from Leftwich are nearly double the second place player on the list, Ernest Wilford with seven.