[terry]

Who would Stanford's top 5 be?  I see four locks and a question mark.  Luck, Elway, Plunkett, Edwards and ..... Dills? Benjamin? Stenstrom? 

(Not that this takes away from your very valid comparison - Just wondering who you had in mind.)

My top 5 Stanford QBs, based on their success in pro football, are Elway, Luck, Plunkett, Brodie, and Albert.

Frankie Albert, who played for the 49ers, was either first team or second team All-Conference every season in the old All-America Conference. I think he pretty clearly was the second best QB in the history of that conference, after the great Otto Graham. And he was a Pro Bowler in the NFL after the 49ers joined the NFL. So Albert gets the #5 spot on my list.

[terry]

Who would Stanford's top 5 be?  I see four locks and a question mark.  Luck, Elway, Plunkett, Edwards and ..... Dills? Benjamin? Stenstrom? 

(Not that this takes away from your very valid comparison - Just wondering who you had in mind.)

My top 5 Stanford QBs, based on their success in pro football, are Elway, Luck, Plunkett, Brodie, and Albert.

Frankie Albert, who played for the 49ers, was either first team or second team All-Conference every season in the old All-America Conference. I think he pretty clearly was the second best QB in the history of that conference, after the great Otto Graham. And he was a Pro Bowler in the NFL after the 49ers joined the NFL. So Albert gets the #5 spot on my list.