This guy tuirned out to be pretty good too… as a TE. 
Can we also acknowledge that Russell Wilson would never make it to the 3rd round in the current NFL?
He was drafted 10 years ago… before the NFL rule changes made it almost difficult to tackle a QB without drawing a roughing call… and Russell + Kyler have made NFL people get over the belief that short QBs can’t have success in the NFL.
The prevalence of spread offenses and increased use of shotgun in the NFL has made it easier for spread QBs as well.
And… the rookie “salary cap” was implemented just prior to the year Russell was drafted.
When in doubt… teams are drafting QBs earlier now because it isn’t as much of a financial gamble.
There have been 20 QBs drafted in round 1 over the past 5 drafts.
In the final 5 years (2006-2010) before the rookie wage cap… there were 11 QBs taken in 1st round.
Or… from 2001-2010… there were 26 QBs taken in 1st round for a 10 year period.