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NFL teams are always searching for the next superstar quarterback. While often times successful college quarterbacks make a big splash at the professional level, it doesn't always work out that way.
Here are five quarterbacks who were elite in college football but couldn't make the same impact in the NFL.
Superstar college QBs who failed in the NFL
#1 - Tim Tebow
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Tim Tebow is one of the greatest college football players of all time. He won two National Championships with the Florida Gators and won a Heisman Trophy while finishing in the top five in Heisman voting for three consecutive seasons.
He couldn't find the same success as a pro, starting just 14 games while completing less than 48 percent of his passes and recording a disappointing 75.3 career passer rating.
#2 - Robert Griffin III
Robert Griffin III, or RG3, won the Heisman Trophy in his final season at Baylor. His skill set excited Washington so much that they traded three first-round picks and a second-round pick for the right to draft him.
He went on to win the Rookie of the Year award, but then everything fell apart after that. He recorded just 23 touchdown passes and 23 interceptions throughout the remainder of his career.
Elite college QBs who couldn't find the same success in the NFL
Here are five superstar college quarterbacks who have failed in the NFL.
#3 - Johnny Manziel
Johnny Manziel, or Johnny Football, was an absolute superstar at Texas A&M with his sensational style of play and charismatic attitude. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2012 and finished in the top five in Heisman voting the following year.
He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, but his career went downhill from there.
He was constantly a distraction off the field and his lackluster play didn't make up for it. He started just eight games in his career, recording a 2-6 record while throwing seven interceptions.
#4 - Ryan Leaf
Ryan Leaf is widely considered one of the biggest NFL Draft busts of all time. He was the second overall pick behind Peyton Manning, but many believed at the time he should have been the first pick.
He recorded a 4-17 record as a starting quarterback in the NFL, while throwing just 14 touchdowns and a massive 36 interceptions. It's safe to say now that Manning was the better pick.
#5 - Kellen Moore
Kellen Moore put together an incredible career at Boise State while helping transform them into a big-time college football program. He recorded the most wins by a quarterback in college football history, winning 50 of his 53 career starts.
He finished in the top ten in Heiman voting for three consecutive seasons while throwing a whopping 142 touchdowns and just 28 interceptions.
However, his professional career as a quarterback culminated with him being basically irrelevant.
He appeared in just three games for the Dallas Cowboys, starting two of them while throwing four touchdowns and six interceptions. He now serves as the Cowboys' offensive coordinator.
