The NFL’s official draft page included 21 quarterback prospects in advance of this past spring’s draft.

Devlin Hodges was not on the list.

With good reason, it turned out, as only 11 of the 21 tracked by the league’s official news outlet ended up being drafted.

Included were four from outside “major” college football (the NCAA’s FBS subdivision) — and one of those four (North Dakota State’s Easton Stick) was selected.

Not drafted — and not even thought highly enough to monitor — was a four-year starter from Samford in suburban Birmingham, Ala., named Devlin Hodges.

As the year’s end draws near, none has led his team to more wins than Hodges.

Given a $1,000 signing bonus after going undrafted and not even signed as an undrafted free agent — he would make the 90-man offseason roster as a tryout — Hodges has directed the Pittsburgh Steelers to wins in each of his past four appearances. Only Gardner Minshew matches those four wins among all quarterbacks in this rookie class.

Hodges is 3-0 as a starter, and he led a comeback win off the bench in the second half of the Nov. 24 win at Cincinnati.

Of the 11 drafted quarterbacks, one was cut and ended up on a rival’s practice squad. Seven have thrown a pass during the 2019 regular season and only six have started at least one game.

Hodges is one of two undrafted rookie quarterbacks to throw a pass this season; both have started at least one game, but only Hodges has won one.

That’s more than can be said of the 10 QB prospects that NFL.com tabbed as worthy tracking into the draft but who did not get drafted. Of that group, only one is even on an active roster currently (four others are on teams’ practice squads).

In other words, “Duck” is flying above all those who were more highly heralded than him. On the heels of Hodges outdueling the draft’s No. 1 overall pick Sunday — leading the Steelers to a win over Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals — the Trib looked at this year’s drafted quarterbacks in addition to the only other undrafted QB to throw a pass so far.

A look at all the rookie quarterbacks in 2019

Notes: QBR is the “Total quarterback rating” metric developed by ESPN Stats & Information Group that purports to “incorporate all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning,” as opposed to the limitations of the traditional “passer rating” statistic. … Salary information courtesy spotrac.com. … Order is order of draft or signing.

— Sooner Gridiron (@soonergridiron) December 2, 2019

Kyler Murray Draft: First round, No. 1 overall, Arizona Money guaranteed at signing: $23.5 million Record as starter: 3-9-1 QBR: 55.6

Daniel Jones Draft: First round, No. 6 overall, N.Y. Giants Money guaranteed at signing: $16.7 million Record as starter: 2-8 QBR: 51.3

Dwayne Haskins Draft: First round, No. 15 overall Money guaranteed at signing: $8.5 million Record as starter: 2-3 QBR: 15.7

Drew Lock Draft: Second round, No. 42 overall, Denver Money guaranteed at signing: $3.9 millionRecord as starter: 2-0 QBR: 80.2

Will Grier Draft: Third round, No. 100 overall, Carolina Money guaranteed at signing: $822,180 Record as starter: Has not played QBR: N/A

Ryan Finley Draft: Fourth round, No. 104 overall, Cincinnati Money guaranteed at signing: $789,656 Record as starter: 0-3 QBR: 23.0

Jarrett Studham Draft: Fourth round, No. 133 overall, New England Money guaranteed at signing: $633,692 Record as starter: 0-0 QBR: 0.0

Easton Stick Draft: Fifth round, No. 166 overall, Los Angeles Chargers Money guaranteed at signing: $277,564 Record as starter: Has not played QBR: N/A

Clayton Thorson Draft: Fifth round, No. 167 overall, Philadelphia Money guaranteed at signing: $273,320 Record as starter: (Waived, now on Dallas’ practice squad, has not played) QBR: N/A

Gardner Minshew Draft: Sixth round, No. 178 overall, Jacksonville Money guaranteed at signing: $190,884Record as starter: 4-5 QBR: 42.5

Trace McSorley Draft: Sixth round, No. 197 overall, Baltimore Money guaranteed at signing: $160,688 Record as starter: Has not playedQBR: N/A

David BloughDraft: Undrafted, signed May 3 by Cleveland (traded to Detroit on Aug. 30)Money guaranteed at signing: $20,000Record as starter: 0-2QBR: 39.5

Devlin HodgesDraft: Undrafted, signed after tryout at rookie minicampMoney guaranteed at signing: $1,000Record as starter: 3-0 (plus comeback win in relief)QBR: 53.5

— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) August 18, 2019

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