Cardale Jones rode the pine for multiple years, came in as third choice QB and won three games in a row to championship. If he had come out that year, he probably would have gone in the first couple rounds:
"He would have easily been the third QB drafted," Bleacher Report NFL Draft Lead Analyst Matt Miller said of Jones' prospects in a draft that ultimately saw quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota selected first and second overall
He came back, got benched after week 7. Got drafted in the 4th round anyway. The NFL will always take a flyer on a QB with a pulse. They are like lottery tickets - you gotta buy one to win, but expect disappointment.
I don't think Quinn is afraid of beating out a RS Freshman Arch Manning with zero starts after he's had two seasons in Sark's system. However it doesn't matter. Quinn is gone. I hope he gets first round money, but he'll go in first two rounds simply based on arm talent. Wish him well.