San Francisco 49ers: 5 most forgotten quarterbacks in team history

The 49ers have been blessed with some amazing quarterbacks over the years, but these five less-known names don’t deserve much recognition.

No, this isn’t another San Francisco 49ers list of the worst quarterbacks in franchise history. It’s not the flameouts or underachievers. If it were, it would be easy to put Jim Druckenmiller, the Niners’ first-round pick from the 1997 NFL Draft, right at the very top of the list.

Heck, Druckenmiller typically makes nearly every list of San Francisco draft busts and all-time worst players in team history.

Quarterback Giovanni Carmazzi, selected by the 49ers in Round 3 of the 2000 NFL Draft, should probably fall on one of those lists, too.

But let’s not focus our attention on the all-bad Niners quarterbacks. Instead, let’s shift our attention to the forgotten names who’ve donned the red and gold over the years. Granted, these names aren’t exactly associated with good play or dominant eras in team history. No, that’s certainly not the case.

Rather let’s go back through the years and spark some “oh yeah, I remember that guy” moments even if those memories make you cringe a little bit.

Here are five former San Francisco quarterbacks who have fallen into the realm of the forgotten (and probably for good reasons).

49ers Forgotten QB No. 5: Cody Pickett

Niners Tenure: 2004-2005

You know things are forgettable when such a list kicks off with quarterback Cody Pickett, who somehow managed to get himself into six starts during the two-year span between 2004 and 2005 — a time when the 49ers weren’t just bad, they were atrocious.

In fairness to Pickett, a seventh-round NFL Draft choice, he was by no means in a position where he could come into the fray and start for a team needing talent all across the field.

Yet he was asked to. And fans would probably like to forget that was the case.

Pickett’s NFL career was short-lived enough, going 0-2 in starts for the Niners with a 40-percent completion rate with zero touchdowns and four interceptions thrown. And who can forget that 2005 Week 10 game where he went 1-of-13 amid bad weather and boasted a passer rating of 7.5?

Yeah, let’s put Pickett back into the ranks of the forgotten.