List of New England Patriots starting quarterbacks
This is a list of every starting quarterback for the New England Patriots, a professional American football team who compete in the National Football League (NFL).
History[edit]
There have been thirty starting quarterbacks for the Patriots since their founding in 1960. Babe Parilli was the franchise's first longtime starter, leading the Patriots to their only playoff berth and championship game appearance while a member of the American Football League (AFL). Following the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, Jim Plunkett was drafted by the Patriots first overall to become the starting quarterback, but an unsuccessful tenure resulted in him being traded after five seasons. Plunkett was succeeded by Steve Grogan, who served as the team's primary starter during the late 1970s and helped lead them to their first NFL playoff appearances. A series of injuries caused Grogan to lose his starting job by the 1980s, although he remained on the team until 1990. The Patriots lacked a steady quarterback for most of the 1980s, with five (including Grogan) starting in the 1987 season. First-round selection Tony Eason, the longest-tenured of the decade, contributed to the Patriots making their Super Bowl debut, but lasted only three seasons as the primary starter.
In the 1990s, first overall pick Drew Bledsoe ended the Patriots' search for a quarterback by bringing the team to consistent playoff contention after five losing seasons. Bledsoe's success would be eclipsed the next decade when an injury caused him to be relieved by backup Tom Brady. As the franchise's longest-tenured quarterback from 2001 to 2019, Brady is credited with the Patriots dynasty that saw them set the records for Super Bowl appearances and wins. Following a one-off season in 2020 with free agent signing Cam Newton as the starter, the Patriots' starting quarterback from 2021–2023 was first round pick Mac Jones, who was named the starter at the beginning of his rookie season in 2021. After a successful rookie campaign, Jones' play continuously declined through his next two years, leading to his departure after the 2023 season.
Regular season[edit]
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right in descending order:
Postseason[edit]
Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
---|---|
1963 | Babe Parilli (1–1) |
1976 | Steve Grogan (0–1) |
1978 | |
1982 | |
1985 | Tony Eason (3–1) |
1986 | Tony Eason (0–1) |
1994 | Drew Bledsoe (0–1) |
1996 | Drew Bledsoe (2–1) |
1997 | Drew Bledsoe (1–1) |
1998 | Scott Zolak (0–1) |
2001 | Tom Brady (3–0) |
2003 | |
2004 | |
2005 | Tom Brady (1–1) |
2006 | Tom Brady (2–1) |
2007 | |
2009 | Tom Brady (0–1) |
2010 | |
2011 | Tom Brady (2–1) |
2012 | Tom Brady (1–1) |
2013 | |
2014 | Tom Brady (3–0) |
2015 | Tom Brady (1–1) |
2016 | Tom Brady (3–0) |
2017 | Tom Brady (2–1) |
2018 | Tom Brady (3–0) |
2019 | Tom Brady (0–1) |
2021 | Mac Jones (0–1) |
Statistics[edit]
Having been the starting quarterback 20 seasons, Tom Brady holds the record for the most starts and wins with the Patriots.[65] He is also the franchise leader in attempts, completions, total yards gained, and passing touchdowns, although Jimmy Garoppolo has the best pass completion percentage.[65] Brady also holds the record for the longest completed pass by a Patriots starting quarterback, throwing a 99-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Wes Welker in an away game against the Miami Dolphins during the 2011 season.[65][66]
Brady is also the leader in rushing attempts, but Steve Grogan has the most rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.[67] Tom Yewcic holds the record for the longest rush with a 46-yard run in the Patriots' 14–10 road loss to the Denver Broncos during the 1963 season.[67][68]
Years | Years that the quarterback was on the Patriots' roster | Yds | Yards gained by passing |
---|---|---|---|
GP | Games played (regular season) | TD | Passing touchdowns |
GS | Games started (regular season) | Int | Interceptions thrown |
W | Number of wins as starting quarterback | LngPass | Longest completed pass thrown (yards) |
L | Number of losses as starting quarterback | Rate | Quarterback rating |
T | Number of ties as starting quarterback | Att | Rushes attempted |
Cmp | Passes completed | Yds | Yards gained by rushing |
Att | Passes attempted | TD | Rushing touchdowns |
Cmp% | Percentage of passes completed | LngRush | Longest rushing attempt |
Name | Years | Passing statistics | Rushing statistics | Ref | |||||||||||||||
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GP | GS | W | L | T | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | LngPass | Rate | Att | Yds | TD | LngRush | |||
Tom Brady | 2000–2019 | 285 | 283 | 219 | 64 | 0 | 6,377 | 9,988 | 63.8% | 74,571 | 541 | 179 | 99 | 97.0 | 606 | 1,037 | 22 | 22 | [69] |
Steve Grogan | 1975–1990 | 149 | 135 | 75 | 60 | 1,879 | 3,593 | 52.3% | 26,886 | 182 | 208 | 76 | 69.6 | 445 | 2,176 | 35 | 41 | [70] | |
Drew Bledsoe | 1993–2001 | 124 | 123 | 63 | 2,544 | 4,518 | 56.3% | 29,657 | 166 | 138 | 86 | 75.9 | 270 | 553 | 2 | 25 | [71] | ||
Babe Parilli | 1961–1967 | 94 | 83 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 1,140 | 2,413 | 47.2% | 16,747 | 132 | 138 | 80 | 64.8 | 228 | 949 | 14 | 33 | [72] |
Jim Plunkett | 1971–1975 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 38 | 0 | 729 | 1,503 | 48.5% | 12,665 | 62 | 87 | 88 | 59.7 | 159 | 817 | 9 | 37 | [73] |
Tony Eason | 1983–1989 | 72 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 876 | 1,500 | 52.3% | 10,732 | 60 | 48 | 76 | 80.6 | 126 | 474 | 6 | 26 | [74] | |
Mac Jones | 2021–2023 | 42 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 863 | 1,308 | 66.0% | 8,886 | 46 | 36 | 75 | 85.6 | 117 | 328 | 1 | 18 | ||
Mike Taliaferro | 1968–1969 | 32 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 305 | 680 | 44.9% | 3,920 | 27 | 44 | 77 | 49.8 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 21 | [75] | |
Hugh Millen | 1991–1992 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 370 | 612 | 60.5% | 4,276 | 17 | 28 | 60 | 71.8 | 48 | 200 | 1 | 26 | [76] | |
Butch Songin | 1960–1961 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 285 | 604 | 47.2% | 3,905 | 36 | 24 | 78 | 71.7 | 19 | 79 | 2 | 20 | [77] |
Matt Cassel | 2008 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 349 | 555 | 62.9% | 3,946 | 23 | 13 | 76 | 88.2 | 85 | 298 | 3 | 19 | [78] |
Cam Newton | 2020 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 242 | 368 | 65.8% | 2,657 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 82.9 | 137 | 592 | 12 | 49 | |||
Matt Cavanaugh | 1980–1982 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 206 | 385 | 53.5% | 3,018 | 19 | 23 | 75 | 70.9 | 39 | 190 | 3 | 22 | [79] | ||
Doug Flutie | 1987–1989 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 148 | 305 | 48.5% | 1,871 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 61.0 | 65 | 308 | 1 | 22 | [80] | |
Tommy Hodson | 1990–1991 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 171 | 315 | 54.3% | 1,809 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 64.1 | 21 | 90 | 0 | 23 | [81] | |
Joe Kapp | 1970 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 98 | 219 | 44.7% | 1,104 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 32.6 | 20 | 71 | 14 | [82] | |||
Marc Wilson | 1989–1990 | 30 | 214 | 415 | 51.6% | 2,631 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 62.6 | 12 | 49 | 11 | [83] | |||||
Bailey Zappe‡ | 2022–2023 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 305 | 63.0% | 2,053 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 78.2 | 27 | 83 | 1 | 18 | ||
Scott Zolak | 1992 1995 1998 |
54 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 244 | 50.8% | 1,314 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 65.8 | 36 | 83 | 0 | 19 | [84] | |
Tom Sherman | 1968 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 226 | 39.8% | 1,199 | 12 | 16 | 87 | 45.6 | 25 | 80 | 17 | [85] | |||
Tom Yewcic | 1962 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 206 | 42.2% | 1,374 | 12 | 12 | 78 | 60.2 | 72 | 424 | 4 | 46 | [86] | |
Scott Secules | 1993 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 134 | 56.0% | 918 | 2 | 9 | 82 | 76.5 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 13 | [87] | |
Tom Ramsey | 1987–1988 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 164 | 51.2% | 1,005 | 6 | 40 | 59.6 | 17 | 77 | 1 | 19 | [88] | |||
Don Trull | 1967 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 81 | 33.3% | 442 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 20.7 | 19 | 35 | 3 | 10 | [89] | |
Bob Bleier | 1987 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 35.9% | 181 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 49.2 | 5 | −5 | 1 | 1 | [90] | |
Jacoby Brissett | 2016 | 34 | 55 | 61.8% | 400 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 83.9 | 16 | 83 | 27 | [91] | ||||||
Jimmy Garoppolo | 17 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 94 | 67.0% | 690 | 5 | 37 | 106.2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | [92] | ||||
Jeff Carlson | 1992 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 36.7% | 232 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 33.7 | 11 | 32 | 7 | [93] | |||
Neil Graff | 1975 | 25 | 19 | 36 | 52.8% | 241 | 2 | 31 | 57.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | [94] | ||||||
Brian Hoyer | 2009–2011 2017–2018 2020–2022 |
30 | 61 | 92 | 66.3% | 729 | 2 | 48 | 87.9 | 51 | 3 | 20 | |||||||
Tom Greene | 1960 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 43.9% | 251 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 20.1 | 7 | 44 | 21 | [95] | |||
Eddie Wilson | 1965 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 46 | 43.5% | 257 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 41.7 | 8 | 4 | 17 | [96] | |
Tom Owen | 1981 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 114 | 50.9% | 655 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 44.3 | 2 | −1 | 0 | [97] |
- * Statistics accurate through the 2023 NFL season
- ‡ On current roster
See also[edit]
- Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks
- List of New England Patriots first-round draft picks
- History of the New England Patriots
Notes[edit]
- a In each game, a team picks one player to start in the quarterback position. Players may be substituted during the game, but the term "starting quarterback" refers to the player who started the game in that position.
- b Since the 1978 NFL season, all teams have played 16-game schedules.[98]
- c Strikes by the National Football League Players Association in the 1982 and 1987 seasons resulted in shortened seasons (9- and 15-game schedules, respectively).[99]
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