{"id":1573773,"date":"2023-06-29T21:18:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1573773"},"modified":"2023-06-29T21:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T01:18:16","slug":"colin-kaepernick-makes-interesting-choices-naming-top-5-nfl-qbs-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/colin-kaepernick-makes-interesting-choices-naming-top-5-nfl-qbs-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Makes Some Interesting Choices When Naming His Top 5 NFL QBs of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Love him or hate him for his actions and beliefs outside the lines of a football field, there's no denying Colin Kaepernick<\/a> was a remarkable talent inside of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his four-year run at the University of Nevada, he became the first (and still only) player in Division I history to record 10,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards, which is why the San Francisco 49ers took him in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while certainly not the greatest NFL quarterback<\/a> of all time, Kaepernick enjoyed some success at the professional level as well. When Alex Smith went down during the 2012 campaign, the two-time WAC Offensive Player of the Year stepped in and led the Niners to their first Super Bowl<\/a> appearance in 18 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in his first full season as a starter, Kaepernick led San Francisco to a 12-4 record and a second straight appearance in the NFC Championship Game. The seasons that followed didn't go quite as smoothly, and he's famously been out of the league for more than six years now — but let's not pretend that's because his win-loss record took a bit of a dip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While that is true — he went 3-16 over his final 19 games — Kaepernick never had a single season in which he threw more interceptions than touchdowns. And while his completion percentage left something to be desired at times, the dual-threat QB did his best to make up for it with his legs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 69 career regular-season games, Kaepernick threw for 12,271 yards with 72 touchdowns against just 30 interceptions and accounted for another 2,300 yards and 13 scores on the ground. He also added 1,374 passing yards, 507 rushing yards, and 11 total TDs in six postseason appearances. And 181 of those postseason rushing yards came in one game, setting an NFL record that still stands<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, while not the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, Kaepernick enjoyed a solid (albeit far too short) career. So exactly who does he believe is the greatest?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Kaepernick reveals his picks for the top five greatest quarterbacks in NFL history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Colin Kaepernick revealed his picks for the top five quarterbacks of all time \ud83d\udc40 https:\/\/t.co\/t3dxXHYHnC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bV3eKvW18b<\/a><\/p>— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>