2016 All Time NFL Quarterbrackets

Updated 

I've spent the last week or two updating a four year old list ranking the Top 50 Quarterbacks of all time.

It's okay.  Check it out if interested.

One of the inputs to that list was Pro-football-reference's Approximate value metric.  I noted that, as of the end of 2015, 64 quarterbacks in league history had reached 100 AV.

64 makes for a useful number come tournament time.

So, I'm doing this:

I S-curved the 64 quarterbacks, matching them with their seed equivalents in the bracket.  So, the quarterback with the most AV all time is Peyton Manning, meaning he is Kansas (the overall top seed in the tournament).  His first round opponent is the 16th seed in his region, the 64th all time AV quarterback, Billy Kilmer, representing Austin Peay.

Note, AV is just one input into my quarterback rankings; for example, I have Bart Starr ranked about 30 spots higher than his AV.  This list though, given that it happened to fall at 64, is straight AV all the way down.


Here we go. Round One. 

South
1. Peyton Manning (Kansas)
16. Billy Kilmer (Austin Peay)

8. John Brodie (Colorado)
9. Roger Staubach (UConn)
(rematch of the early 70's Cowboy/Niners feud)

5. John Hadl (Maryland)
12. Bart Starr (South Dakota St)

4. Len Dawson (Cal)
13. Michael Vick (Hawaii)

6. Terry Bradshaw (Arizona)
11. Phil Simms (Vandy/Wichita winner)

3. Warren Moon (Miami)
14. Steve DeBerg (Buffalo)

7. Boomer Esiason (Iowa)
10. Ken Stabler (Temple)

2. Steve Young (Villanova)
15. Joe Ferguson (UNC Asheville)


West
1. Tom Brady (Oregon)
16. Jay Cutler (Holy Cross/Southern winner)

8. Jim Kelly (St Joes)
9. Carson Palmer (Cincinnati)

5. Sonny Jurgensen (Baylor)
12. Joe Namath (Yale)
(Namath repping Yale is good times)

4. Philip Rivers (Duke)
13. Trent Green (UNC-Wilmington)

6. Dave Krieg (Texas)
11. Craig Morton (Northern Iowa)

3. Ken Anderson (A&M)
14. Matt Hasselbeck (Green Bay)

7. Eli Manning (Oregon St)
10. Troy Aikman (VCU)

2. Dan Marino (Oklahoma)
15. Jeff Garcia (Cal St Bakersfield)

East
1. Brett Favre (North Carolina)
16. Jim Harbaugh (Florida Gulf Coast/FDU winner)

8. Roman Gabriel (USC)
9. Steve McNair (Providence)

5. Vinnie Testaverde (Indiana)
12. Matt Ryan (Chatt)

4. Johnny Unitas (Kentucky)
13. Kurt Warner (Stony Brook)

6. Drew Bledsoe (NDame)
11. Steve Grogan (Michigan/Tulsa winner)
(Patriot nation explodes)

3. Joe Montana (West Virginia)
14. Jim Everett (SFAustin)
(historically, not a good result coming for Everett)

7. Jim Hart (Wisconsin)
10. Rich Gannon (Pitt)

2. John Elway (Xavier)
15. Ron Jaworski (Weber)


Midwest
1. Fran Tarkenton (Virginia)
16. Danny White (Hampton)

8. Aaron Rodgers (TTech)
9. George Blanda (Butler)

5. Bob Griese (Purdue)
12. Norm Snead (Little Rock)
(it happened, Griese reps his alma mater)

4. Ben Roethlisberger (Iowa St)
13. Kerry Collins (Iona)

6. Donovan McNabb (SHall)
11. Tony Romo (Gonzaga)

3. Dan Fouts (Utah)
14. Jim Plunkett (Fresno)

7. Randall Cunningham (Dayton)
10. Mark Brunell (Syracuse)

2. Drew Brees (Michigan St)
15. Joe Thiesmann (Midd Tenn)

Down to 32, Here's Round Two

South
Peyton Manning (Kansas) v. Roger Staubach (UConn)
Phil Simms (Wichita) v. Warren Moon (Miami)
John Hadl (Maryland) v. Michael Vick (Hawaii)
Boomer Esiason (Iowa) v. Steve Young (Villanova)

West
Tom Brady (Oregon) v. Jim Kelly (St Joes)
Joe Namath (Yale) v. Phil Rivers (Duke)
Troy Aikman (VCU) v. Dan Marino (Oklahoma)
Ken Anderson (Texas A&M) v. Craig Morton (UNI)

East
Brett Favre (North Carolina) v. Steve McNair (Providence)
Vinny Testaverde (Indiana) v. Johnny Unitas (Kentucky)
Jim Everett (SFA) v. Drew Bledsoe (NDame)
Jim Hart (Wisconsin) v. John Elway (X)

Midwest
Fran Tarkenton (Virginia) v. George Blanda (Butler)
Norm Snead (Little Rock) v. Ben Roethlisberger (Iowa St)
Tony Romo (Gonzaga) v. Dan Fouts (Utah)
Mark Brunell (Syracuse) v. Joe Thiesmann (Middle Tennessee)

Sweet Sixteen
South
Warren Moon (Miami) v. Peyton Manning (Kansas)
Steve Young (Villanova) v.John Hadl (Maryland)

West
Phillip Rivers (Duke) v. Tom Brady (Oregon)
Dan Marino (Oklahoma) v. Ken Anderson (A&M)

East
Brett Favre (North Carolina) v. Vinny Testaverde (Indiana)
Drew Bledsoe (NDame) v. Jim Hart (Wisconsin)


Midwest
Fran Tarkenton (Virginia) v. Ben Roethlisberger (Iowa St)
Tony Romo (Gonzaga) v. Mark Brunell (Syracuse)

Elite Eight
South
Peyton Manning (Kansas) v. Steve Young (Villanova)

West
Tom Brady (Oregon) v. Dan Marino (Oklahoma)

East
Drew Bledsoe (Notre Dame) v. Brett Favre (UNC)

Midwest
Fran Tarkenton (Virginia) v. Mark Brunell (Syracuse)