NFL Draft 2011: Will Any Rookie Quarterback Be the Next Tom Brady?

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is just one of a kind—you'll never find a quarterback as good as him with such a unique "under-dog" story behind him.

On Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on ESPN, a documentary titled "Brady 6" will air for the first time. The documentary explains Brady's Cinderella story through the NFL draft and all the way to a legendary career as a New England Patriot.

As we approach the NFL draft, which is just a few weeks away; are there any quarterbacks in the 2011 draft class that really stand out? Any of the later round draft picks that might have been labeled a "sleeper" resemble anything close to Brady's numbers? 

If you take a look at Brady's college stats at Michigan, he recorded a 136.4 passer rating while throwing 35 touchdowns and 19 interceptions—shockingly impressive numbers for a sixth round draft choice.

The 2011 draft class is filled with quarterbacks who have potential, but do any of them have similar to stats like Brady did in college?

North Carolina's T.J. Yates is certainly a quarterback who stands out.

Yates is projected to go in the later rounds in the NFL draft, however, he posted some "Brady-like" numbers during his time at UNC. Yates recorded quite the impressive quarterback rating of 131.7—fairly close to Brady's at 136.4.

Unlike Brady, Yates was a full-time starter for four seasons, and he threw 58 touchdowns and 46 interceptions—not as efficient as Brady; Brady threw nearly twice the amount of touchdowns as interceptions.

Another interesting prospect, that is projected to go in the later rounds, is Wisconsin's Scott Tolzien.

During his time at Wisconsin, he only played a few years as a starter, but he was impressive. Tolzien finished his Badger career with an very high passer rating of 153.2. Like Brady, Tolzien threw nearly twice the amount of touchdowns than interceptions at 32 and 18.

Those are just a two prospects at the quarterback position entering the 2011 draft with similar stats to Brady.

However, what New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick once said, and is so true, is that "stats are for losers."

In Brady's case, it doesn't matter how well he played during college, or what the scouts said about him. Many scouts said Brady lacked NFL size and presence, and was "clumsy" in the pocket—they were wrong.

No matter how closely Yates' and Tolzien's stats are too Brady's—they are not the same quarterback, at least for now.

If NFL front offices were able to dissect Brady's heart and brain, they would've discovered how much of a prize he was going to be.

Brady not only possess natural talent, but he possess composure, clutchness, and most importantly: heart.

Six quarterbacks were selected ahead of Brady, and none of them amounted to be anything remotely close to Brady. Some of those quarterbacks didn't even amount to anything.

In my opinion, Brady is once in a life-time player—he came from such a under-dog, Cinderella story, and was knocked down nearly every single NFL scout, and he amounted to be one of the greatest quarterbacks to play the game—if not the greatest.

But, go ahead, keep your eye on some of these later-round quarterbacks, they might emerge as a quality NFL starter, but none of them will become a legend like Tom Brady.

NOTE: This article was first seen at PatriotsPlus.net. Be sure to follow Tony Santorsa on Twitter @  TonySantorsa.