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NFL Quarterbacks, Ranked

Rings, records, and reckonings — every gunslinger gets graded.

Ranked on career achievement, championships, statistical dominance, and lasting impact on the quarterback position.
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Tom Brady
Tom Brady
The GOAT, 7 rings

Won a record seven Super Bowls and five Super Bowl MVPs across a 23-year career, and holds the all-time records for passing yards and touchdowns.

Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes
Three-time champion

Won three Super Bowls and three Super Bowl MVPs (LIV, LVII, LVIII) before turning 30, redefining the position with improvisational, no-look throws.

Joe Montana
Joe Montana
Perfect in the big game

Went 4-0 in Super Bowls with the 49ers, winning three Super Bowl MVPs and never throwing an interception across all four championship games.

Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Five-time MVP

Owns a record five NFL MVP awards and won two Super Bowls with two different franchises while rewriting the single-season passing records.

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Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers
Four MVPs, one ring

A four-time MVP with the highest career passer rating and touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history, plus a Super Bowl XLV title and MVP.

John Elway
John Elway
Back-to-back rings

Made a then-record five Super Bowl starts and capped his career with two straight titles, retiring as one of the winningest quarterbacks of his era.

Drew Brees
Drew Brees
Precision passer

Retired among the career leaders in completion percentage and passing yards and won Super Bowl XLIV MVP with the Saints.

Dan Marino
Dan Marino
The pure gunslinger

Shattered single-season passing records in 1984 and threw for over 61,000 yards, though he never won a Super Bowl.

Brett Favre
Brett Favre
The Ironman

Started a record 297 consecutive regular-season games, won three straight MVPs, and captured Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers.

Johnny Unitas
Johnny Unitas
The original

A three-time MVP whose 47-game touchdown streak stood for 52 years and helped define the modern passing game.

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Steve Young
Steve Young
Dual-threat legend

A two-time MVP who set a Super Bowl record with six touchdown passes in a single game and led the NFL in passer rating six times.

Roger Staubach
Roger Staubach
Captain Comeback

Led the Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles and racked up 23 career game-winning drives, earning the Captain Comeback nickname.

Ben Roethlisberger
Ben Roethlisberger
Big Ben

Won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and, at 23, became the youngest quarterback to win a championship at the time.

Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson
Seahawks champion

Won Super Bowl XLVIII and reached a second the next year, with one of the best win rates and touchdown totals of his generation.

Eli Manning
Eli Manning
Giant slayer

Won two Super Bowls and two Super Bowl MVPs, twice beating the favored Patriots in the championship game.

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Cam Newton
Cam Newton
Superman

Won the 2015 MVP and rewrote rushing records for a quarterback, but managed just one Super Bowl appearance.

Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford
Late-career ring

Piled up big passing numbers over a 12-year Detroit tenure before finally winning Super Bowl LVI with the Rams.

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Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler
Talent unfulfilled

Possessed one of the strongest arms of his era but posted a 74-79 record and won just one playoff game across 12 seasons.

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Ryan Leaf
Ryan Leaf
The infamous bust

Drafted second overall in 1998 just after Peyton Manning, he flamed out with a 4-17 record and is a byword for draft failure.

JaMarcus Russell
JaMarcus Russell
Number one flop

The first overall pick in 2007 was out of the league within three years, widely considered one of the worst draft busts ever.

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