Here are the quarterbacks that have been taken from sixth overall to tenth overall over the last decade: Justin Herbert ( Los Angeles Chargers , 1.6 2020) Daniel Jones ( New York Giants , 1.6 2019) They are often the face of the franchise and get the rewards and accolades associated with that. 10. A classic "one-hit wonder," Steve Beuerlein was one of the league's best players in 1999, when he led the NFL with over 4,400 passing yards, setting many single-season franchise records with the Carolina Panthers. Leftwich must have proven his worth as he was hired as the Cardinals quarterbacks coach for the 2017 season. I'd bet that some guys on this list would trade their higher standing just to have one. He played in four Super Bowls, winning twice (XLI and 50), and was named MVP in leading the Colts to victory over the Bears in Super Bowl XLI. Bradshaw was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He was never a show stopper at the position, evidenced by the fact that he constantly switched teams; however, you could win with this guy- and the Bucs did just that, along with a great Derrick Brooks-led defense. Hostetler technically won a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback, but he lost the starting job to Phil Simms the next season and had trouble staying healthy, which eventually landed him with the Oakland Raiders and eventually the Washington Redskins. The 2022 season has been one of Brady's most challenging. Tommy Garrett is a writer for Pro Football Network covering the NFL and fantasy football. Orton also has political aspirations and has stated that he one day wants to run for Congress. If there was ever a quarterback that took way too much heat, it would be Donovan McNabb. Nevertheless, White had a solid career and, generally speaking, kept the Cowboys in the realm of respectability while they waited for their return to prominence. Nevertheless, he had a tremendously productive career, ranking 25th all time in TD passes. Still, if he'd been that good, teams wouldn't have drafted players to replace himso he's here at No. The New England Patriots were prohibitive favorites against the New York Giants, and Brady was going to join Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw as the third quarterback to win four Super Bowls. Later playing for the New Orleans Satins and then lastly with the New York Jets in 2011, the three-time Pro Bowler wound up leading the league in passing once, in 1996 and managed to lead the league in sacks twice, in 1996 and 2001. But in a bizarre turn of events, Rivers was immediately traded to the Chargers for No. Brees ended his career with highlights including earning the title of Super Bowl XLIV MVP for the 2009 season and having the second-highest pass completion percentage in the NFL, behind only Tom Brady. 1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. Even while serving as a lightning rod, Stabler led the NFL in passing touchdowns in 1974, his MVP season, and again in 1976; however, following a contract dispute, Stabler was traded to the Houston Oilers, where he played for two years before playing out the final three years of his career with the New Orleans Saints. Not necessarily. Maybe his actions will be forgotten in Pittsburgh; I'd put the probability at "very high" if the Steelers win another championship, and in reality Ben is likely to rise much higher than this when his career is over. While Elway threw for over only 2,806 yards, he didnt need to do much more. Randy Moss, in his first stint with the Vikings at that time, said following the 2000 season that Culpepper was one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks he'd ever played with. Jim Kelly, the best QB in Buffalo Bills franchise history, couldn't escape the curse that the city seems to live under. Still, his career has been a long one, and Hasselbeck has provided stability at the QB positionsomething that isn't very easy to find (just ask the Cardinals). This guy has some STATS. Of course, you can also do better, and that's why he's only No. Collins is a former No. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Cowboys. To me, Young and Favre are about the same. He took over a team ranked dead last in defense, and quarterback Scott Mitchell, who rewrote Utah's record book, entered the NFL Draft after his coach Jim Fassel was fired. The eight-time Pro Bowler ranks among the top five quarterbacks in NFL history in passing yards and touchdown passes. Brian Hoyer signed a one-year deal with the Bears in 2016 to backup starter Jay Cutler. Stabler's Raiders, following a defeat of the Steelers, went on to win Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings. It is especially important to note that while during most of Plum's career there was no formula for "QB rating," as the formula was developed in 1973. v. t. e. Dak Prescott (2016-present) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. After retiring, Leftwich wanted to remain close to the sport and decided to give coaching a shot. I can appreciate a guy who lights up the stat sheet, but as a general rule, I tend to say, "So, if he was really that good, why didn't he win?". Johnson went over 3,000 yards passing in one season five times during his career, including a 4,000 yard season with the Washington Redskins, and he also won one Super Bowl as quarterback of the Bucs. Many believe Leftwich has what it takes to eventually become a head coach in the NFL. He's also a former No. Exactly how high Rivers can climb is yet to be seen, but I'd guess he'll land in the top 25 so long as he adds an NFL title somewhere along the way. Anderson completed a much higher percentage of passes than did his contemporaries and in his only Super Bowl appearance was stonewalled by the great San Francisco 49ers dynasty. Don't feel bad for Delhomme, however, as he has been extremely successful since retiring from the NFL. Here's a guess: Doug Flutie would be ranked higher if he had played in the NFL for a longer period of time. He's only 19th on the countdown because the leader of that team was probably "Mean Joe" Greene and the famous Steel Curtain defense, but the former No. Philip Rivers was a once-in-a-lifetime player. Not surprisingly, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021 in his first year of eligibility. The winningest quarterback in franchise history, Roethlisberger owns virtually every Pittsburgh passing record imaginable. As a result, hes the first quarterback to lead two franchises to a Super Bowl victory. The longtime Indianapolis Colts QB joined the Denver Broncos in 2012 following his release from the team after drafting Andrew Luck. Kosar was involved in some controversy with respect to how he entered the league, but was in the rare position to choose his team- in this case, the Cleveland Browns. So the saying went that for Colts fans, the day started with God, and the day ended with God, just in a different form the second timeas he wore No. Brodie's No. As I mentioned on the introductory slide if your guy was the greatest in history, why didn't he win? According to the report, Brady "feels good enough to keep playing" and has become more like himself as he gets further removed from a very public divorce that was finalized earlier in the season. Only two starting quarterbacks for Washington have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh (1937-1952) and . He was named an All-Pro an impressive 10 times and was invited to the Pro Bowl in all but three of his seasons (14). Sorry, you lose points. Smith has long been an advocate for the FIT Kids Act that would provide helpful information for children regarding health and nutrition. Elway has a fantastic game as well. It's a damn good thing that I did my diligence; I'd never heard of Jurgensen a week ago. He also was named to four Pro Bowls. Arguably the biggest reason for the success of the Saints organization for the last few years had been the play of quarterback Drew Brees, who vaulted himself into the discussion of "greatest QB in the NFL" with the big win and removed himself from the Dan Marino-led list of men who played the position and did it well but never won an NFL title. A record that still stands today. Jackson eventually became the starter in Minnesota and later in Seattle, but failed to ever consistently perform at his high potential level. He would soon make his way to Green Bay in 1992 where he would flourish for the next 16 seasons. His Hall of Fame NFL career spanned 11 seasons, tallying a stellar 101-59 record with a career completion percentage of better than 60 percent. That will almost certainly never be matched. The major issue I have with Elway is what I call the "label change." The first quarterback to start in Super Bowls with two different teams was Craig Morton, who appeared in the 1970 big game with the Dallas Cowboys and did the same in 1977 with the Denver Broncos. Kelly's part in running the show was a major one. While he has three Super Bowl rings (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) to his credit, only one of those came as a starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXIX. Elway was arguably even more clutch than "Captain Comeback," leading 47 game winning drives in the 4th quarter or overtime. 50.7 percent career completion percentage. According to Pro Football Reference, his best season was 1980 with the Chicago Bears when he completed 53% of his passes for 2,039 yards and 11 touchdowns. McNair played most of his career with the Tennessee Titans, though he played his final two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens after Texas QB Vince Young was drafted to be McNair's replacement in Tennessee. Best known for his calm demeanor and ability to overcome even the most adverse situations, Montana's legacy as one of the greatest to ever play the game is secure. Of course, going by purely numbers was never something that Cunningham did. Maybe it's a stretch to put Rodgers this high, especially given that he's only in his third full season as an NFL starter. He also holds several distinguished NFL records, and was a six-time Pro Bowler. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Instead, Green got hurt and was out for the season which made way for some guy named Kurt Warner who had been bagging groceries a year before at the same time. The former Boston College Eagle and Heisman Trophy winner might be best known for his famous Hail Mary against Miami in 1984, and he was part of a major quarterback controversy with Rob Johnson in Buffalo. List of retired professional football players | American Football Wiki | Fandom in: Pages with reference errors, Former players, 1994, 2000 NCAA Division 1-A List of retired professional football players View source This is a list of individuals who formerly played professional American football in the NFL, AFL, AAFC and other major leagues. But no matter how good the quarterback is, the run always comes to an end at some point. Favre's iron man streak of 292 consecutive starts (and counting) is maybe his most recognizable number, and while he owns a number of great records (i.e. One ring isn't zero; I can't penalize a guy for only having one. Brunell was the biggest reason why the Jaguars became the first expansion franchise in NFL history to make the playoffs in three of their first four years of existence- the expansion team had stability at the most important position. In fact, Kolb never played another snap in the NFL after the Cardinals released him in 2013 and he retired following a concussion sustained in preseason with the Bills. He was the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl, and to this day remains the only black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Imagine what could have happened if Moon, who retired at 44, was able to spend those seasons in the NFL. In the 54 previously-played Super Bowls, only two winning quarterbacks chose to retire as their next move rather than a return, choosing to go out on top of the mountain. While Kelly never managed to win the big game, he is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to four consecutive Super Bowls. But he did manage to take home NFL MVP honors in 1978, along with three Pro Bowl selections over the years. He quarterbacked the Patriots during the 1978 season, during which that Patriots team set a record for total team rushing yardage that still stands today (3,156 yards). Regardless, Young will still go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. 32 overall. Brett Favre (October 10, 1969 - Present) For his efforts, Fouts was named NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 1982. The Indianapolis Colts have the longest streak in NFL history for consecutive 12-win seasons, and the biggest reason for that has been the play of Manning. Surprised by his high placement? Hell, it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to put Rivers ahead of Namath right now but it's hard to bump Joe down too far, even if I would bump him out of the Hall of Fame left to my own devices. The knock on Manning has always been that he doesn't usually play his best when the chips are down. At the time of this writing (April 2022), this list is as accurate as possible and with the exception of Tom Brady, all of the oldest quarterbacks are retired. We take a look at the top three available quarterbacks in the transfer portal #GoBucks Even without his CFL career numbers added on, Moon's statistics are still impressive; until Brett Favre broke Moon's major passing records in 2007, Moon held the NFL record for passing touchdowns and passing completions. Here's what we know as to whether Brady will retire after this season. Van Brocklin was surrounded by the likes of Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch as well as Tom Fears; to a certain extent it is surprising that the Rams only won one NFL title, losing to the Cleveland Browns in 1950 and then again in 1955. He played for five other teams during the course of his career and backed up Troy Aikman during one of the Cowboys' Super Bowl years. Of course, Morton's legacy is somewhat diminished by the fact that he lost both of his Super Bowl appearances- to the Unitas-led Baltimore Colts in 1970 and to the Staubach-led Dallas Cowboys in 1977. Harrington had a skill set that seemed destined for NFL greatness, but unfortunately he was drafted by the downtrodden Detroit Lions. A Washington Redskins draft pick, Charlie Conerly played for the New York Giants for the entirety of his 14-year career. His legacy is hurt by the fact that his two best teams, the 2000 and 2002 Raiders, lost to two outstanding defenses deep in the playoffs. He was the first minority quarterback to win a Super Bowl (he is Hispanic). When Joey Harrington was at Oregon, he straight up torched opposing defenses on almost every Saturday. He is listed as the CEO/Owner of a carrier company called MK Transfer and is also the CEO of a real estate development company called Twelve Stones. Chandler was the Falcons starting quarterback during John Elway's second Super Bowl winnot that many people remember much more than the "Dirty Bird" dance from that Falcons team. Warner retired before the 2010 season, and in his absence the Cardinals have NOBODY at quarterback, hence their 3-4 record. Stroud waited until the last day to let everyone know his plans and released a statement saying the decision was very difficult . Dallas always seemed to be behind late in the game and Staubach always seemed to come through to win at the last possible moment. Gannon had a successful career but was never able to actually win a Super Bowl championship. Drew Bledsoe was famous for one thing: being a water buffalo in the pocket. Quarterbacks are often the highest paid player on the team and are commonly seen dating professional models; attending the biggest parties; and buying the biggest houses. But at the same time no Super Bowls for arguably the greatest QB of his era? Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He will forever be acknowledged for his high football IQ, relentless preparation, and immense character, both on and off the field. He retired in 1978 holding career passing records for completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns. Kilmer is another guy that makes me glad I did my diligence. Besides, anybody who has appeared on the cover of Madden had to be pretty good at some point! But Young just has a couple more moments where I just look at it and say "wow." The 45-year-old is making $15 million in 2022, most of which was included in a signing bonus, but the remainder of his complicated contract voids after the season. After finishing his career at Auburn University, Campbell was drafted in the first round by the Washington Redskins in 2005. I'm still trying to figure out how this guy didn't stick anywhere. #5 - Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons) Matt Ryan is 36 years old. He is a two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year, having constantly dealt with adversity throughout his career, and he now backs up Chad Henne. Like in their first trip, however, the Bengals were defeated by Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers when Montana threw the winning touchdown pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds left in the game. Slingin Sammy Baugh played in the NFL for 16 seasons, all with the Washington Redskins. Either way, in five years, Aaron Rodgers will be 42 years old and well past the typical retirement age for quarterbacks. Probably the best QB in Bills history not named Jim Kelly, Joe Ferguson played 17 years in the NFL, the first 11 with the Bills before three years with the Detroit Lions, two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and one with the Indianapolis Colts in Jeff George's rookie season. I don't think too many people are going to argue this oneMontana is the closest thing you can get to a consensus No. Elway ended his career with 51,475 passing yards, 300 touchdowns, one NFL MVP and first-team All-Pro, and two Super Bowl titles. Lamonica was a winner, and it's hard to penalize him for not winning a Super Bowl against a stacked team like Vince Lombardi's Packers in Super Bowl II. I hadn't heard of him. Chris Chandler is another guy who makes the list primarily because of his longevityhe played in the NFL for a whopping 17 years at the QB position. He also beat Johnn Unitass record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass, which had been held for 52 years, according to the New Orleans Saints. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs (there are those Ravens again, sorry). Ah, Jeff Garcia. Ahhh the Run 'n' Shoot. The Hall has room for Joe Namath but not for Ken Anderson? After playing at Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Jim Hart joined the St. Louis Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals) in 1966 and played for the team until 1983 before wrapping up his career with the Washington Redskins, according to the NFL. This guy has one of the best winning percentages when he was with Denver, he also took the Cardinals to the playoffs when he was with them. Two, Favre holds many records simply because he played a long time. He appeared in two Pro Bowls: the first with the Los Angeles Rams, who drafted him with the "bonus" draft pick that no longer exists in today's NFL draft, and the latter during his title season with the Bears. Rumor has it that every time you say Kevin Kolb in Arizona, there's a warrant out for his arrest. Nothing. Try to dig up more information on him; I dare you. Rivers spent the final season of his 17-year NFL career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, leading them to a wild-card berth. Theismann was notable for wearing only a single-bar face mask that would not obstruct his vision throughout his career, and is perhaps most remembered for how his career ended: Hall of Fame LB Lawrence Taylor snapped Theismann's leg in half on a Monday Night Football game in November of 1985 while sacking the Redskins' QB. MORE:Breaking down Tom Brady's record by season with Buccaneers and Patriots. While Brady might not play for the Buccaneers next season, he's set to count just over $35 million against the cap for Tampa Bay in 2023. He won both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award. He retired in 2021 after a one-off year as an Indianapolis Colts passer. What Buccaneers QB has said about return for 24th NFL season, Four times Tom Brady has flipped out on coaches, teammates and tablets in 2022, Brady to Dolphins? However, Young's improvisational skills proved best suited to the quarterback position. Copyright 2019-2023. He has "great affection" for the franchise, according to Ian Rapoport, and they team has spent big to put pieces around him. Some people feel that record is living on borrowed time, and yet, even the most prolific passers like Dan Marino and Peyton Manning have yet to take it down. That role was reserved for the fearsome Giants defense, led by Lawrence Taylor. These NFL QBs didn't last that long and had to pick up different professions after stepping away from football. Throughout his career, Griese called his own plays. Unitas deserves every accolade he gets and then some as one of the league's all-time great quarterbacks. This season, he also became the Packers' all-time leader in touchdown passes (449 and counting). 4 NFL MVPs (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009) * = league record for most MVPs in modern era. The former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback would light up the scoreboard one week, and completely fall apart the next. To an extent, the murmurs about that were quieted when Manning won his first and to date his only Super Bowl against the Bears in 2006, but the murmurs got a lot louder when Manning threw a game-sealing interception to Saints CB Tracy Porter in last season's Super Bowl. However, the fact of the matter is if Roethlisberger retired RIGHT THIS SECOND he is already ahead of most QBs in league history. Which quarterbacks retired after winning a Super Bowl? Campbell then began a stretch of five seasons in which he went from starter to bench and back to starter with both the Redskins and the Raiders. 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