Jim Druckenmiller James David Druckenmiller , Jr . ( born September 19 , 1972 ) is an American businessman and former American football quarterback . In his career Druckenmiller played for the San Francisco 49ers , Miami Dolphins , and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League , as well as the Memphis Maniax of the XFL and the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League . College career . After attending high school at Northampton Area High School in Pennsylvania , Druckenmiller prepped at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union , Virginia before committing to Virginia Tech . Druckenmiller started two years at quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team . As a senior , he won all - Big East accolades . Druckenmiller ' s Hokies won the Big East Conference championship in 1995 and 1996 . In 1995 , they defeated the Texas Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl . In December 1996 , Druckenmiller graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in physical education . Professional career . National Football League ( NFL ) . Druckenmiller was drafted in the first round ( 26th overall ) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers , who intended to groom him as Steve Young ' s successor ; after the draft , 49ers coach Steve Mariucci commented about Druckenmiller : " I would like to think he ' s our quarterback of the future . " Because Young had a hand injury , Mariucci decided to start Druckenmiller for the Week 2 game ( September 7 , 1997 ) against the St . Louis Rams . Although the 49ers won 15 - 12 , Druckenmiller completed only 10 of his 27 attempted passes for 102 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions . In the fourth quarter , Druckenmiller was 0 - for - 5 with one interception and two near - interceptions . Druckenmiller played in three more games : first in Week 3 backing up Steve Young in the 49ers ' 33 - 7 win over the New Orleans Saints . In that game , Druckenmiller completed 4 of 6 pass attempts for 41 yards , was sacked once for 9 yards , and lost one yard on a rush attempt . The following week , the 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 34 - 7 . Druckenmiller was 2 - for - 7 for 32 yards and a 6 - yard sack , and - 3 yards rushing . Druckenmiller ' s next game action would be in the 49ers ' final 1997 regular season game , a 38 - 9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in which Druckenmiller was 5 - for - 11 for 64 yards , one interception , one sack , and one rushing yard . He finished the 1997 season 21 - for - 52 with one touchdown pass and four interceptions . In the 1998 season , Druckenmiller played only two games : Week 2 against the Washington Redskins and Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints . On September 6 , 1999 , the 49ers traded Druckenmiller to the Miami Dolphins for a conditional draft choice . Druckenmiller never played any games in 1999 . In a preseason game on August 9 , 2000 , Druckenmiller completed 13 of 21 pass attempts in the Dolphins ' 13 - 10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers for 141 yards including the 78 - yard first touchdown drive . The Dolphins cut Druckenmiller on August 16 . In 2008 , ESPN named him the 11th - biggest bust since the AFL - NFL merger . Later career . In 2001 , he saw limited action as a backup with the Arena Football League ' s Los Angeles Avengers . He also played for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL in 2001 . He ranked 13th in the league in rushing yards ( 208 , leading all quarterbacks ) and fourth in passer rating , with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions . In 2003 , just as Druckenmiller was offered a job as a sales manager for a Little Rock , Arkansas - based cargo trailer company , the Indianapolis Colts offered Druckenmiller a tryout to be Peyton Manning ' s third - string backup , but the Colts ultimately signed Jim Kubiak . Post - football career . Since 2004 , Druckenmiller has lived in Memphis and worked in various sales , business management , and information technology positions with companies including ChoicePoint and LexisNexis .