Ranking The Best Quarterbacks Of All Time
The Best QBs
What makes a great quarterback? Let's count down the best to ever play the position and you can tell us how right—or wrong—we are.
30: Bernie Kosar (1985-96)
Had it not been for The Drive and The Fumble, we could be talking about Bernie Kosar as the quarterback who took the Cleveland Browns to two Super Bowls.
29: Phil Simms (1979-1993)
Phil Simms might just be the least talked about quarterback to ever win two Super Bowls—and in one of those Super Bowls, he completed 22 of 25 passes (the highest-ever completion percentage in the big game) and threw three touchdowns. He retired in 1993 with 3,199 touchdowns and 3,462 yards (a yardage total that had him placed 11th of all time—at the time).
28: Ken Stabler (1970-84)
A standout quarterback during the 70s, Stabler led the Oakland Raiders to their first ever Super Bowl win, was league MVP in 1974, and led the league in touchdown passes in '74 and '76. He was posthumously inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
27: Russell Wilson (2012-)
He is one of only three quarterbacks with a career passer rating over 100 and he was also the third QB ever to toss 30 touchdowns in four consecutive seasons. Wilson also led his Seahawks to two consecutive Super Bowls (XLVIII & XLIX)—winning the first and losing the second on an interception at the goal line. If they'd just handed it off to Marshawn Lynch, Wilson would probably have two rings to his name.
