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Bleacher Report: Ranking the Top 99 Quarterbacks in NFL History
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:12 pm
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The NFL quarterback doesn't just carry a playbook. He carries the hopes of entire regions, sometimes more. He's the guy who wears the crown when things go right and has it knocked askew in the morning-after headlines when they don't.
That kind of spotlight turns the great ones into something bigger than athletes. It turns them into folk heroes.
That's why the debate over who's the best to ever do it never cools. But how do you decide who belongs above who when you're stacking legends like Manning, Mahomes, Brees and Montana against one another?
That's the bear B/R's NFL staff wrestled with.
Our panel of writers and editors weighed a player's peak, longevity, career statistics, accolades, playoff success and more when submitting their vote for the 99 greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time.
If it was measurable, we considered it. If it happened between the ears, we baked that in too. Bonus points for trend-setters and mold-breakers. Because while stats and awards matter, sometimes sheer talent transcends all that.
To keep us honest, we enlisted help from the B/R community with a run-off among our top five, the results of which we'll list alongside our own rankings.
After plenty of note taking and agonizing, here's what shook out.
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1) Tom Brady
2) Joe Montana
3) Peyton Manning
4) Patrick Mahomes
5) Aaron Rodgers
6) John Elway
7) Brett Favre
8) Drew Brees
9) Steve Young
10) Dan Marino
rest of the list
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Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:15 pm to RLDSC FAN
Rodgers is too high for sure.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:21 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Brees over favre
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:22 pm to RLDSC FAN
Archie Manning on there invalidates the list. He was garbage
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:35 pm to RLDSC FAN
7) Brett Favre
8) Drew Brees
9) Steve Young
This is just wrong on so many levels.
He's the best ever, according to Montana... But at the very least, he's certainly not below Young, Brees and Favre.
8) Drew Brees
9) Steve Young
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10) Dan Marino
This is just wrong on so many levels.
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“Put Marino into today’s game where he gets free release . . . and his receivers, holy cow, weren’t very big,” Montana told Men’s Health. “Now these guys are 6'4,” 6'5.” I think [Marino] is probably one of the most unsung heroes of the game. People don’t talk enough about him or realize the numbers that he put up during the times that he put them up.”
“He had a quick release. I had to step into a lot of things to get enough [force] on the ball,” Montana said of Marino. “He had the perfect torque of his upper body and strength to deliver the ball quickly at a fast release with accuracy.”
He's the best ever, according to Montana... But at the very least, he's certainly not below Young, Brees and Favre.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:38 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Yeah, he threw for 5K yards in 1984 
Not having any rings is what kills him. It’s unfortunate but the reality of the situation.
Not having any rings is what kills him. It’s unfortunate but the reality of the situation.Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:40 pm to RLDSC FAN
Peyton Manning over Mahomes??? Nawwwwww
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:42 pm to RLDSC FAN
Stopped reading at Ryan Tannehill at 99
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:53 pm to RLDSC FAN
No Shedeur? List is shite.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:58 pm to RLDSC FAN
If I’m drafting no chance I’m taking Marino any later than #4 and from a pure talent standpoint he’s probably higher than that.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:59 pm to RLDSC FAN
Tannehill top 99? Get the frick out of here.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:03 pm to RLDSC FAN
Manning should NEVER, EVER be in a top 5 convo. Too many choke games.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
Bleacher report is garbage.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:07 pm to UnluckyTiger
Where is Doug Flutie? Did I miss him? I’d take him every single day over Tannehill. shite I’d take Jay Cutler and Jake Delhomme over Tannehill.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:11 pm to UnluckyTiger
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Where is Doug Flutie? Did I miss him? I’d take him every single day over Tannehill. shite I’d take Jay Cutler and Jake Delhomme over Tannehill.
If you do an out 99 list, the 99 guy should be a name that makes you think "wtf that's too low, no way he is 99" not a guy that immediately invalidates your list.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:12 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’d put Marino higher but I think they have the top 10 correct
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:14 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Stan Humphries and Neil O’Donnell are a couple others that come to mind. shite I’d take Jameis Winston over Tannehill. Trevor Lawrence too. Sam Darnold. Baker Mayfield. I mean come on Bleacher Report…
Trevor Lawrence too. Sam Darnold. Baker Mayfield. I mean come on Bleacher Report…Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
Knew it would be a bad list but some of it is shocking.
This post was edited on 2/17/26 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:22 pm to 632627
Some of these voters. One dude had Cam Newton ranked 19. Wtf. Some Cowboy hater in there too putting Dak at 92. One guy putting Namath at 90 and Otto Graham at 60. Dan Marino at 25 by one voter Definitely some young bucks on the panel.
Definitely some young bucks on the panel. Posted on 2/17/26 at 1:28 pm to RLDSC FAN
In no way is Rodgers better than Elway. Mahomes is questionable, because this list is obviously not Superbowl driven.
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