Top 100 NFL Quarterbacks of All Time — Ranked by Formula

Top 100 NFL Quarterbacks of All Time

Ranked using a custom scoring formula drawn from career statistics, Pro Bowl & All-Pro selections, and Super Bowl performance. Stats sourced from Pro-Football-Reference.com.

#	Quarterback	Score	SB Wins	SB Loss	Pass Yds	TD	INT	Cmp%	Pro Bowls	All-Pro	SBW Pts	SBL Pts	Yds Pts	TD Pts	INT Pts	Cmp Pts	PB Pts	AP Pts
🏆 Tier I — All-Time Legends (Score 130+)
1	Tom Brady	206	7	3	89,214	649	211	63.8%	15	3	+70	+18	+22	+25	−21	+56	+30	+6
2	Peyton Manning	148	2	2	71,940	539	251	65.3%	14	7	+20	+12	+17	+21	−25	+61	+28	+14
3	Patrick Mahomes *	141	3	2	35,000	240	65	67.0%	7	4	+30	+12	+8	+9	−6	+66	+14	+8
⭐ Tier II — All-Time Greats (Score 100–129)
4	Aaron Rodgers	128	1	0	66,274	527	93	65.5%	10	4	+10	—	+16	+21	−9	+62	+20	+8
5	Drew Brees	124	1	0	80,358	571	243	67.7%	13	1	+10	—	+20	+22	−24	+68	+26	+2
6	Joe Montana	124	4	0	40,551	273	139	63.2%	8	3	+40	—	+10	+10	−13	+55	+16	+6
7	Bart Starr	120	5	2	24,718	152	138	57.4%	6	5	+50	+12	+6	+6	−13	+37	+12	+10
8	Otto Graham †	109	3	4	23,584	174	88	55.8%	5	5	+30	+24	+5	+6	−8	+32	+10	+10
9	Russell Wilson	109	1	1	41,606	296	105	65.0%	9	2	+10	+6	+10	+11	−10	+60	+18	+4
10	Ben Roethlisberger	108	2	1	64,088	418	211	63.9%	6	1	+20	+6	+16	+16	−21	+57	+12	+2
11	Kurt Warner	102	2	1	32,344	208	128	65.5%	3	2	+20	+6	+8	+8	−12	+62	+6	+4
🔥 Tier III — Elite (Score 80–99)
12	Brett Favre	99	1	1	71,838	508	336	62.0%	11	3	+10	+6	+17	+20	−33	+51	+22	+6
13	Johnny Unitas	97	3	2	40,239	290	253	54.6%	10	5	+30	+12	+10	+11	−25	+29	+20	+10
14	John Elway	96	2	3	51,475	300	226	56.9%	9	1	+20	+18	+12	+12	−22	+36	+18	+2
15	Steve Young	95	1	0	33,124	232	107	64.3%	7	3	+10	—	+8	+9	−10	+58	+14	+6
16	Troy Aikman	94	3	0	32,942	165	141	61.5%	6	1	+30	—	+8	+6	−14	+50	+12	+2
17	Bob Griese	92	2	2	25,092	192	172	58.4%	8	4	+20	+12	+6	+7	−17	+40	+16	+8
18	Lamar Jackson *	90	0	0	20,000	145	36	67.4%	5	3	—	—	+5	+5	−3	+67	+10	+6
19	Philip Rivers	90	0	0	63,440	421	209	65.2%	8	1	—	—	+15	+16	−20	+61	+16	+2
20	Joe Burrow *	90	0	1	19,500	152	52	68.5%	3	1	—	+6	+4	+6	−5	+71	+6	+2
21	Matt Ryan	86	0	1	62,634	375	203	64.9%	4	1	—	+6	+15	+15	−20	+60	+8	+2
22	Jim Kelly	81	0	4	35,467	237	175	60.1%	5	1	—	+24	+8	+9	−17	+45	+10	+2
23	Dak Prescott *	81	0	0	28,060	197	73	66.4%	4	1	—	—	+7	+7	−7	+64	+8	+2
24	Matthew Stafford	80	1	0	56,459	366	191	63.5%	3	0	+10	—	+14	+14	−19	+56	+6	—
25	Josh Allen *	80	0	0	30,000	215	85	63.5%	6	3	—	—	+7	+8	−8	+56	+12	+6
💪 Tier IV — Very Good (Score 60–79)
26	Dan Marino	79	0	1	61,361	420	252	59.4%	9	3	—	+6	+15	+16	−25	+43	+18	+6
27	Kyler Murray *	78	0	0	19,000	127	55	67.1%	3	1	—	—	+4	+5	−5	+66	+6	+2
28	Tua Tagovailoa *	78	0	0	14,000	99	30	68.0%	2	1	—	—	+3	+3	−3	+69	+4	+2
29	Eli Manning	78	2	0	57,023	366	244	60.3%	4	0	+20	—	+14	+14	−24	+46	+8	—
30	Tony Romo	77	0	0	34,183	248	117	65.3%	4	1	—	—	+8	+9	−11	+61	+8	+2
31	Len Dawson	74	1	1	28,711	239	183	57.1%	7	5	+10	+6	+7	+9	−18	+36	+14	+10
32	Justin Herbert *	74	0	0	18,856	139	52	67.0%	2	0	—	—	+4	+5	−5	+66	+4	—
33	Roger Staubach	73	2	0	22,700	153	109	57.0%	6	2	+20	—	+5	+6	−10	+36	+12	+4
34	Fran Tarkenton	72	0	3	47,003	342	266	57.0%	9	1	—	+18	+11	+13	−26	+36	+18	+2
35	Rich Gannon	72	0	1	28,743	180	104	62.2%	4	1	—	+6	+7	+7	−10	+52	+8	+2
36	Sid Luckman †	71	4	1	14,686	137	132	48.3%	5	5	+40	+6	+3	+5	−13	+10	+10	+10
37	Sammy Baugh †	70	2	2	21,886	187	203	56.5%	0	6	+20	+12	+5	+7	−20	+35	—	+12
38	Chad Pennington	67	0	0	16,330	96	64	65.6%	2	0	—	—	+4	+3	−6	+62	+4	—
39	Norm Van Brocklin †	66	1	1	13,479	173	132	53.6%	9	5	+10	+6	+3	+6	−13	+26	+18	+10
40	Donovan McNabb	66	0	1	37,276	234	140	59.5%	6	0	—	+6	+9	+9	−14	+44	+12	—
41	Joe Theismann	64	1	1	25,206	160	138	60.1%	2	0	+10	+6	+6	+6	−13	+45	+4	—
42	Daunte Culpepper	63	0	0	24,266	149	92	62.7%	3	1	—	—	+6	+5	−9	+53	+6	+2
43	Alex Smith	62	0	0	35,650	199	109	62.0%	3	0	—	—	+8	+7	−10	+51	+6	—
44	Terry Bradshaw	62	4	0	27,989	212	210	51.9%	3	1	+40	—	+6	+8	−21	+21	+6	+2
45	Ken Stabler	62	1	0	27,938	194	222	59.9%	6	2	+10	—	+6	+7	−22	+45	+12	+4
46	Brad Johnson	61	1	0	22,816	166	120	61.7%	1	0	+10	—	+5	+6	−12	+50	+2	—
47	Carson Palmer	61	0	0	46,247	294	183	62.0%	3	0	—	—	+11	+11	−18	+51	+6	—
48	Warren Moon	60	0	0	49,325	291	233	58.4%	9	1	—	—	+12	+11	−23	+40	+18	+2
49	Steve McNair	60	0	1	31,304	174	119	59.6%	3	1	—	+6	+7	+6	−11	+44	+6	+2
50	Dan Fouts	59	0	0	43,040	254	242	58.8%	6	5	—	—	+10	+10	−24	+41	+12	+10
🏈 Tier V — Solid Starters (Score 40–59)
51	Ken Anderson	58	0	1	32,838	197	160	58.5%	4	2	—	+6	+8	+7	−16	+41	+8	+4
52	Andy Dalton	57	0	0	35,217	224	165	62.0%	3	0	—	—	+8	+8	−16	+51	+6	—
53	Bobby Layne †	55	3	1	26,768	196	243	49.7%	5	3	+30	+6	+6	+7	−24	+14	+10	+6
54	Mark Brunell	55	0	0	32,072	184	129	60.3%	3	0	—	—	+8	+7	−12	+46	+6	—
55	Trent Green	54	0	0	17,129	99	68	62.1%	1	0	—	—	+4	+3	−6	+51	+2	—
56	Sonny Jurgensen	54	0	0	32,224	255	189	57.1%	5	4	—	—	+8	+10	−18	+36	+10	+8
57	Mark Rypien	54	1	0	16,220	115	88	59.0%	1	0	+10	—	+4	+4	−8	+42	+2	—
58	Danny White	52	0	3	21,959	155	132	57.1%	0	0	—	+18	+5	+6	−13	+36	—	—
59	Boomer Esiason	52	0	1	37,920	247	184	57.1%	4	1	—	+6	+9	+9	−18	+36	+8	+2
60	Neil O'Donnell	52	0	1	17,969	102	68	59.7%	0	0	—	+6	+4	+4	−6	+44	—	—
61	Bob Waterfield †	50	2	0	8,528	98	99	52.4%	3	3	+20	—	+2	+3	−9	+22	+6	+6
62	Chris Chandler	49	0	1	21,292	170	104	59.0%	0	0	—	+6	+5	+6	−10	+42	—	—
63	Ken O'Brien	48	0	0	25,094	128	98	59.6%	1	0	—	—	+6	+5	−9	+44	+2	—
64	Drew Bledsoe	48	0	1	44,611	251	206	56.6%	3	0	—	+6	+11	+10	−20	+35	+6	—
65	Phil Simms	47	1	0	33,462	199	157	55.4%	3	0	+10	—	+8	+7	−15	+31	+6	—
66	Jim McMahon	47	1	0	12,892	100	90	57.4%	1	0	+10	—	+3	+4	−9	+37	+2	—
67	Jeff Hostetler	47	1	0	11,700	84	67	57.7%	0	0	+10	—	+2	+3	−6	+38	—	—
68	Dave Krieg	47	0	0	38,147	261	199	58.7%	3	0	—	—	+9	+10	−19	+41	+6	—
69	Randall Cunningham	47	0	0	29,979	207	134	56.6%	4	1	—	—	+7	+8	−13	+35	+8	+2
70	Stan Humphries	47	0	1	14,020	84	70	58.9%	0	0	—	+6	+3	+3	−7	+42	—	—
71	Jake Delhomme	44	0	1	17,304	111	100	58.2%	0	0	—	+6	+4	+4	−10	+40	—	—
72	Jon Kitna	43	0	0	23,293	169	154	60.7%	0	0	—	—	+5	+6	−15	+47	—	—
73	Y.A. Tittle	43	0	0	28,339	242	248	55.2%	7	3	—	—	+7	+9	−24	+31	+14	+6
74	Vinny Testaverde	42	0	1	46,233	275	267	57.6%	1	0	—	+6	+11	+11	−26	+38	+2	—
75	Roman Gabriel	40	0	0	29,444	201	149	54.1%	4	2	—	—	+7	+8	−14	+27	+8	+4
76	Steve Walsh	40	0	0	7,196	47	49	59.0%	0	0	—	—	+1	+1	−4	+42	—	—
77	Charley Conerly	40	1	1	19,488	173	167	53.0%	2	1	+10	+6	+4	+6	−16	+24	+4	+2
78	Trent Dilfer	40	1	0	11,905	93	101	56.6%	0	0	+10	—	+2	+3	−10	+35	—	—
79	Milt Plum	38	0	0	15,276	118	85	55.5%	2	2	—	—	+3	+4	−8	+32	+4	+4
80	Frank Ryan	38	1	0	16,042	134	122	52.5%	3	1	+10	—	+4	+5	−12	+23	+6	+2
📋 Tier VI — Role Players & Notable Starters (Score 20–39)
81	Kordell Stewart	37	0	1	14,746	119	90	56.1%	0	0	—	+6	+3	+4	−9	+33	—	—
82	Jim Everett	36	0	0	25,773	176	164	57.2%	1	0	—	—	+6	+7	−16	+37	+2	—
83	Jim Plunkett	36	2	0	25,882	164	198	52.5%	0	0	+20	—	+6	+6	−19	+23	—	—
84	Jake Plummer	35	0	0	29,253	161	161	57.8%	0	0	—	—	+7	+6	−16	+38	—	—
85	Kerry Collins	34	0	1	40,922	208	215	55.5%	0	0	—	+6	+10	+8	−21	+32	—	—
86	Tommy Kramer	31	0	0	24,775	159	158	55.8%	1	0	—	—	+6	+6	−15	+32	+2	—
87	Steve DeBerg	31	0	0	34,241	196	204	56.2%	1	0	—	—	+8	+7	−20	+34	+2	—
88	Steve Bartkowski	30	0	0	24,124	156	144	55.0%	1	0	—	—	+6	+6	−14	+30	+2	—
89	Ron Jaworski	29	0	1	28,190	179	164	52.7%	1	0	—	+6	+7	+7	−16	+23	+2	—
90	Craig Morton	28	0	2	27,908	183	187	50.0%	3	0	—	+12	+6	+7	−18	+15	+6	—
91	Billy Kilmer	27	0	1	20,495	152	151	52.8%	1	0	—	+6	+5	+6	−15	+23	+2	—
92	Archie Manning	27	0	0	23,911	125	173	55.1%	2	0	—	—	+5	+5	−17	+30	+4	—
93	Steve Grogan	25	0	1	26,886	182	208	53.1%	1	0	—	+6	+6	+7	−20	+24	+2	—
94	Doug Williams	23	1	0	8,009	53	58	49.1%	1	0	+10	—	+2	+2	−5	+12	+2	—
95	Joe Kapp	20	0	1	9,045	63	107	51.7%	0	0	—	+6	+2	+2	−10	+20	—	—
96	Jim Hart	19	0	0	34,665	209	247	50.8%	4	1	—	—	+8	+8	−24	+17	+8	+2
97	Jim Zorn	18	0	0	21,115	111	141	52.0%	1	0	—	—	+5	+4	−14	+21	+2	—
98	Lynn Dickey	18	0	0	23,322	141	167	52.3%	1	0	—	—	+5	+5	−16	+22	+2	—
99	Joe Ferguson	12	0	0	29,817	196	209	51.0%	0	0	—	—	+7	+7	−20	+18	—	—
100	George Blanda	8	0	0	26,920	236	277	47.7%	5	1	—	—	+6	+9	−27	+8	+10	+2

Notes:
• * Active players — stats current through the 2024 season. Scores will increase as careers continue. Mahomes in particular is still ascending.
• † Pre-Super Bowl era — for QBs who played before the Super Bowl era (pre-1967), NFL/AAFC/AFL Championship game appearances are counted as Super Bowl equivalents (wins = +10, losses = +6). This affects Otto Graham, Sammy Baugh, Sid Luckman, Norm Van Brocklin, Bobby Layne, Bob Waterfield, Y.A. Tittle, Charley Conerly, and Frank Ryan.
• Completion percentage bonus is a major differentiator in this formula — it strongly favors modern QBs and elite accuracy passers of all eras.
• Stats sourced from Pro-Football-Reference.com. Career regular-season stats only (playoff stats not included in the totals).
• Super Bowl appearances credited only when QB was the starting QB (e.g. Jeff Hostetler counts for Super Bowl XXV as he replaced Phil Simms mid-season in 1990).