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Every year about this time, a mini-debate begins on the quarterbacks available in the draft. This year, as with most years, there is a consensus top guy at the position () and a consensus No. 2 (). After that, though, there is a jumbled me s. Last year, there seemingly was some shuffling going on almost until draft day at the position, but it still was clear to most that was No. 1 and either or was No. 2 (though some had in that mix, too). Bortles indeed ended up being the first quarterback off the board Mitchell Groh Jersey (https://www.athleticmore.com/mitchell-groh-jersey) , followed by Manziel, Bridgewater and Carr (Manziel, Bridgewater and Carr came off the board within 15 picks of each other). Because this season is such a jumbled me s -- hey, who is No. 3 among quarterbacks? -- we decided to take a look at last season's starting quarterbacks to try to discern how likely it is that a quarterback considered a "le ser" talent on draft day succeeds in the NFL.The answer? Not likely. "Starting quarterback" is a somewhat nebulous term for this exercise. Two teams (Philadelphia and St. Louis) had two quarterbacks who started eight games apiece, while Tenne see didn't have anyone who started more than six games at the position. With the and , we looked at both "starting quarterbacks." For the , as well as for teams such as Arizona and Buffalo, which started more than one quarterback because of injuries and/or ineffectivene s, we went with the quarterback who started the most games. What we found among the 34 starters: Exactly half (17) were first-round picks, including five quarterbacks who were the overall No. 1 picks. In all, there were eight first-rounders who were the first quarterbacks selected in their respective draft, along with five first-rounders who were the second quarterbacks drafted and four who  DaJour Maddox Jersey (https://www.athleticmore.com/dajour-maddox-jersey) were the third signal-callers picked. (Two former first-rounders were injured, Arizona's and St. Louis' , and another, Buffalo's , lost his starting job early in the season -- meaning the 17 easily could have been 20.) Six quarterbacks were second-round picks, including two who were the second quarterbacks selected in their respective drafts. There were three who were third-round picks; one who was a fourth-rounder; two who were sixth-rounders (including , perhaps the most famous sixth-rounder in NFL history); one who was a seventh-rounder; and four who started their careers as undrafted free agents. Of the 34 starters, 20 were among the first three quarterbacks selected in their respective drafts. Another three were among the top five quarterbacks selected, and five more were either the sixth or seventh quarterback picked. The remaining six? Four originally were free agents, one was the 10th quarterback picked and the other the 13th. As for the 12 starters whose teams made the playoffs, seven were first-rounders, two were second-rounders, one was a third-rounder, one was a sixth-rounder (again, perhaps the most famous sixth-rounder ever) and one was a free agent. Six were either the first or second quarterback taken in his respective draft; one  Dalvin Tomlinson Jersey (https://www.athleticmore.com/dalvin-tomlinson-jersey) was the third; four were either the fifth, sixth or seventh signal-caller selected; and one was a free agent. (Important to note is that while is our quarterback of record for Arizona, he was injured and did not play in the postseason.) Also of interest: Both second-rounders and the third-rounder play for teams (Arizona, Cincinnati and Seattle) that are defense-minded. Also of interest, though: The quarterbacks were third- and sixth-rounders who were the sixth and seventh quarterbacks, respectively, selected in their drafts. Still, it's not a good idea to rely on latter-round quarterbacks if you want to make the playoffs. In the past five seasons, 29 quarterbacks have started a playoff game, and 16 of those were first-round picks. Those 16 are responsible for 36 of the 60 postseason starts, and nine have made multiple playoff starts. Of the 13 non-first-round quarterbacks, just five have made multiple postseason starts in that span (of the five, two are Hall-of-Fame locks). More on that in a minute. The numbers will change along with quarterback situations around the league again after the 2015 season, but here is a look at each team's starter last season and  Ted Kwalick Jersey (https://www.athleticmore.com/ted-kwalick-jersey) where he went in the draft. AFC EASTAFC NORTH Check out the top prospects for the 2015 in action at their on-campus pro days. AFC SOUTHAFC WESTNFC EASTNFC NORTHNFC SOUTHNFC WESTPlayoff quarterbacksHere is a look at the 29 quarterbacks who have started a playoff game in the past five seasons and where they were drafted ( winners noted by asterisks): First-rounders (36 postseason appearances): (2010), (2010-12, '14), (2012), (2012-14), (2011), (2010, '12-14), (2013-14), (2013), (2010-14)*, (2010-11, '14), (2010-12),  Senorise Perry Jersey (https://www.athleticmore.com/senorise-perry-jersey) (2010), (2011, '13), (2011, '14), Tim Tebow (2011) and (2010). Second-rounders (nine appearances): (2010-11, '13)*, (2011-14) and (2012-13). Third-rounders (five appearances): (2013), (2012) and (2012-14)*. Fifth-rounder (one appearance): (2011; injury starter). Sixth-rounders (seven appearances): (2010-14), (2010), (2014; injury starter) and (2012; injury starter for former first-rounder ). Seventh-rounder (one appearance): (2010). Undrafted free agent (one appearance): (2014).Mike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .