By: Ben Pietrucha
Rex Grossman: 2003 first round draft pick, first game started against: Minnesota Vikings.
Mitchell Trubisky: 2017 first round draft pick, first game started against: Minnesota Vikings.
Here is how both rookie quarterbacks played in their first start:
Trubisky: 12-25, 128 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT
Result: lost 20-17, but had the best 2 point conversion of all time.
Grossman: 13-30, 157 yards, 0 TD and 0 INT
Result: won 13-10; Charles Tillman had an unreal interception in the end zone taking the ball away from Randy Moss to seal the game.