List of New York Jets starting quarterbacks
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These quarterbacks have started at least one game played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start.
Tables
· Regular season
1960
1960
Season(s)
1960
Quarterback (games)
Al Dorow (13) / Dick Jamieson (1)
1961
1961
Season(s)
1961
Quarterback (games)
Al Dorow (14)
1962
1962
Season(s)
1962
Quarterback (games)
Johnny Green (8) / Lee Grosscup (4) / Butch Songin (2)
1963
1963
Season(s)
1963
Quarterback (games)
Dick Wood (12) / Galen Hall (2)
1964
1964
Season(s)
1964
Quarterback (games)
Dick Wood (13) / Pete Liske (1)
1965
1965
Season(s)
1965
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (9) / Mike Taliaferro (5)
1966
1966
Season(s)
1966
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (13) / Mike Taliaferro (1)
1967
1967
Season(s)
1967
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (14)
1968
1968
Season(s)
1968
1969
1969
Season(s)
1969
1970
1970
Season(s)
1970
Quarterback (games)
Al Woodall (9) / Joe Namath (5)
1971
1971
Season(s)
1971
Quarterback (games)
Bob Davis (7) / Al Woodall (4) / Joe Namath (3)
1972
1972
Season(s)
1972
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (13) / Bob Davis (1)
1973
1973
Season(s)
1973
Quarterback (games)
Al Woodall (6) / Joe Namath (5) / Bill Demory (3)
1974
1974
Season(s)
1974
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (14)
1975
1975
Season(s)
1975
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (13) / J.J. Jones (1)
1976
1976
Season(s)
1976
Quarterback (games)
Joe Namath (8) / Richard Todd (6)
1977
1977
Season(s)
1977
Quarterback (games)
Richard Todd (11) / Matt Robinson (1) / Marty Domres (2)
1978
1978
Season(s)
1978
Quarterback (games)
Matt Robinson (11) / Richard Todd (5)
1979
1979
Season(s)
1979
Quarterback (games)
Richard Todd (15) / Matt Robinson (1)
1980
1980
Season(s)
1980
Quarterback (games)
Richard Todd (16)
1981
1981
Season(s)
1981
1982
1982
Season(s)
1982
Quarterback (games)
Richard Todd (9)
1983
1983
Season(s)
1983
Quarterback (games)
Richard Todd (16)
1984
1984
Season(s)
1984
Quarterback (games)
Pat Ryan (11) / Ken O'Brien (5)
1985
1985
Season(s)
1985
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (16)
1986
1986
Season(s)
1986
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (14) / Pat Ryan (2)
1987
1987
Season(s)
1987
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (12) / David Norrie (2) / Pat Ryan (1)
1988
1988
Season(s)
1988
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (12) / Pat Ryan (4)
1989
1989
Season(s)
1989
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (12) / Tony Eason (2) / Pat Ryan (1) / Kyle Mackey (1)
1990
1990
Season(s)
1990
Quarterback (games)
Ken O'Brien (16)
1991
1991
Season(s)
1991
1992
1992
Season(s)
1992
Quarterback (games)
Browning Nagle (13) / Ken O'Brien (3)
1993
1993
Season(s)
1993
Quarterback (games)
Boomer Esiason (16)
1994
1994
Season(s)
1994
Quarterback (games)
Boomer Esiason (14) / Jack Trudeau (2)
1995
1995
Season(s)
1995
Quarterback (games)
Boomer Esiason (12) / Bubby Brister (4)
1996
1996
Season(s)
1996
Quarterback (games)
Frank Reich (7) / Neil O'Donnell (6) / Glenn Foley (3)
1997
1997
Season(s)
1997
Quarterback (games)
Neil O'Donnell (14) / Glenn Foley (2)
1998
1998
Season(s)
1998
Quarterback (games)
Vinny Testaverde (13) / Glenn Foley (3)
1999
1999
Season(s)
1999
Quarterback (games)
Ray Lucas (9) / Rick Mirer (6) / Vinny Testaverde (1)
2000
2000
Season(s)
2000
Quarterback (games)
Vinny Testaverde (16)
2001
2001
Season(s)
2001
2002
2002
Season(s)
2002
Quarterback (games)
Chad Pennington (12) / Vinny Testaverde (4)
2003
2003
Season(s)
2003
Quarterback (games)
Chad Pennington (9) / Vinny Testaverde (7)
2004
2004
Season(s)
2004
Quarterback (games)
Chad Pennington (13) / Quincy Carter (3)
2005
2005
Season(s)
2005
Quarterback (games)
Brooks Bollinger (9) / Vinny Testaverde (4) / Chad Pennington (3)
2006
2006
Season(s)
2006
Quarterback (games)
Chad Pennington (16)
2007
2007
Season(s)
2007
Quarterback (games)
Chad Pennington (8) / Kellen Clemens (8)
2008
2008
Season(s)
2008
Quarterback (games)
Brett Favre (16)
2009
2009
Season(s)
2009
Quarterback (games)
Mark Sanchez (15) / Kellen Clemens (1)
2010
2010
Season(s)
2010
Quarterback (games)
Mark Sanchez (16)
2011
2011
Season(s)
2011
2012
2012
Season(s)
2012
Quarterback (games)
Mark Sanchez (15) / Greg McElroy (1)
2013
2013
Season(s)
2013
Quarterback (games)
Geno Smith (16)
2014
2014
Season(s)
2014
Quarterback (games)
Geno Smith (13) / Michael Vick (3)
2015
2015
Season(s)
2015
Quarterback (games)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (16)
2016
2016
Season(s)
2016
Quarterback (games)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (11) / Bryce Petty (4) / Geno Smith (1)
2017
2017
Season(s)
2017
Quarterback (games)
Josh McCown (13) / Bryce Petty (3)
2018
2018
Season(s)
2018
Quarterback (games)
Sam Darnold (13) / Josh McCown (3)
2019
2019
Season(s)
2019
Quarterback (games)
Sam Darnold (13) / Luke Falk (2) / Trevor Siemian (1)
2020
2020
Season(s)
2020
Quarterback (games)
Sam Darnold (12) / Joe Flacco (4)
2021
2021
Season(s)
2021
Quarterback (games)
Zach Wilson (13) / Mike White (3) / Joe Flacco (1)
2022
2022
Season(s)
2022
Quarterback (games)
Zach Wilson (9) / Mike White (4) / Joe Flacco (4)
2023
2023
Season(s)
2023
Quarterback (games)
Zach Wilson (11) / Trevor Siemian (3) / Tim Boyle (2) / Aaron Rodgers (1)
2024
2024
Season(s)
2024
Quarterback (games)
Aaron Rodgers (17)
2025
2025
Season(s)
2025
Quarterback (games)
Justin Fields (7) / Tyrod Taylor (1)
| Season(s) | Quarterback (games) |
| 1960 | Al Dorow (13) / Dick Jamieson (1) |
| 1961 | Al Dorow (14) |
| 1962 | Johnny Green (8) / Lee Grosscup (4) / Butch Songin (2) |
| 1963 | Dick Wood (12) / Galen Hall (2) |
| 1964 | Dick Wood (13) / Pete Liske (1) |
| 1965 | Joe Namath (9) / Mike Taliaferro (5) |
| 1966 | Joe Namath (13) / Mike Taliaferro (1) |
| 1967 | Joe Namath (14) |
| 1968 | |
| 1969 | |
| 1970 | Al Woodall (9) / Joe Namath (5) |
| 1971 | Bob Davis (7) / Al Woodall (4) / Joe Namath (3) |
| 1972 | Joe Namath (13) / Bob Davis (1) |
| 1973 | Al Woodall (6) / Joe Namath (5) / Bill Demory (3) |
| 1974 | Joe Namath (14) |
| 1975 | Joe Namath (13) / J.J. Jones (1) |
| 1976 | Joe Namath (8) / Richard Todd (6) |
| 1977 | Richard Todd (11) / Matt Robinson (1) / Marty Domres (2) |
| 1978 | Matt Robinson (11) / Richard Todd (5) |
| 1979 | Richard Todd (15) / Matt Robinson (1) |
| 1980 | Richard Todd (16) |
| 1981 | |
| 1982 | Richard Todd (9) |
| 1983 | Richard Todd (16) |
| 1984 | Pat Ryan (11) / Ken O'Brien (5) |
| 1985 | Ken O'Brien (16) |
| 1986 | Ken O'Brien (14) / Pat Ryan (2) |
| 1987 | Ken O'Brien (12) / David Norrie (2) / Pat Ryan (1) |
| 1988 | Ken O'Brien (12) / Pat Ryan (4) |
| 1989 | Ken O'Brien (12) / Tony Eason (2) / Pat Ryan (1) / Kyle Mackey (1) |
| 1990 | Ken O'Brien (16) |
| 1991 | |
| 1992 | Browning Nagle (13) / Ken O'Brien (3) |
| 1993 | Boomer Esiason (16) |
| 1994 | Boomer Esiason (14) / Jack Trudeau (2) |
| 1995 | Boomer Esiason (12) / Bubby Brister (4) |
| 1996 | Frank Reich (7) / Neil O'Donnell (6) / Glenn Foley (3) |
| 1997 | Neil O'Donnell (14) / Glenn Foley (2) |
| 1998 | Vinny Testaverde (13) / Glenn Foley (3) |
| 1999 | Ray Lucas (9) / Rick Mirer (6) / Vinny Testaverde (1) |
| 2000 | Vinny Testaverde (16) |
| 2001 | |
| 2002 | Chad Pennington (12) / Vinny Testaverde (4) |
| 2003 | Chad Pennington (9) / Vinny Testaverde (7) |
| 2004 | Chad Pennington (13) / Quincy Carter (3) |
| 2005 | Brooks Bollinger (9) / Vinny Testaverde (4) / Chad Pennington (3) |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington (16) |
| 2007 | Chad Pennington (8) / Kellen Clemens (8) |
| 2008 | Brett Favre (16) |
· Postseason
1968
1968
Season
1968
Quarterback(s)
Joe Namath (2–0)
1969
1969
Season
1969
Quarterback(s)
Joe Namath (0–1)
1981
1981
Season
1981
Quarterback(s)
Richard Todd (0–1)
1982
1982
Season
1982
Quarterback(s)
Richard Todd (2–1)
1985
1985
Season
1985
Quarterback(s)
Ken O'Brien (0–1)
1986
1986
Season
1986
Quarterback(s)
Pat Ryan (1–1)
1991
1991
Season
1991
Quarterback(s)
Ken O'Brien (0–1)
1998
1998
Season
1998
Quarterback(s)
Vinny Testaverde (1–1)
2001
2001
Season
2001
Quarterback(s)
Vinny Testaverde (0–1)
2002
2002
Season
2002
Quarterback(s)
Chad Pennington (1–1)
2004
2004
Season
2004
Quarterback(s)
Chad Pennington (1–1)
2006
2006
Season
2006
Quarterback(s)
Chad Pennington (0–1)
2009
2009
Season
2009
Quarterback(s)
Mark Sanchez (2–1)
2010
2010
Season
2010
Quarterback(s)
Mark Sanchez (2–1)
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
| 1968 | Joe Namath (2–0) |
| 1969 | Joe Namath (0–1) |
| 1981 | Richard Todd (0–1) |
| 1982 | Richard Todd (2–1) |
| 1985 | Ken O'Brien (0–1) |
| 1986 | Pat Ryan (1–1) |
| 1991 | Ken O'Brien (0–1) |
| 1998 | Vinny Testaverde (1–1) |
| 2001 | Vinny Testaverde (0–1) |
| 2002 | Chad Pennington (1–1) |
| 2004 | Chad Pennington (1–1) |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington (0–1) |
| 2009 | Mark Sanchez (2–1) |
| 2010 | Mark Sanchez (2–1) |
· Most games as starting quarterback
GS
GS
GP
GS
Games played
Games started
W
W
GP
W
Games played
Number of wins as starting quarterback
L
L
GP
L
Games played
Number of losses as starting quarterback
T
T
GP
T
Games played
Number of ties as starting quarterback
Pct
Pct
GP
Pct
Games played
Winning percentage as starting quarterback
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
· Most games as starting quarterback
Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Name
Joe Namath
Period
1966–1976
GP
136
GS
125
W
60
L
61
T
4
%
.496
Ken O'Brien
Ken O'Brien
Name
Ken O'Brien
Period
1984–1992
GP
124
GS
106
W
50
L
55
T
1
%
.476
Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Name
Richard Todd
Period
1976–1983
GP
102
GS
94
W
42
L
51
T
1
%
.452
Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Name
Mark Sanchez
Period
2009–2012
GP
62
GS
62
W
33
L
29
T
—
%
.532
Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde
Name
Vinny Testaverde
Period
1998–2003, 2005
GP
65
GS
61
W
35
L
26
T
—
%
.574
Chad Pennington
Chad Pennington
Name
Chad Pennington
Period
2000–2007
GP
69
GS
61
W
32
L
29
T
—
%
.525
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
| Joe Namath | 1966–1976 | 136 | 125 | 60 | 61 | 4 | |
| Ken O'Brien | 1984–1992 | 124 | 106 | 50 | 55 | 1 | |
| Richard Todd | 1976–1983 | 102 | 94 | 42 | 51 | 1 | |
| Mark Sanchez | 2009–2012 | 62 | 62 | 33 | 29 | — | |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1998–2003, 2005 | 65 | 61 | 35 | 26 | — | |
| Chad Pennington | 2000–2007 | 69 | 61 | 32 | 29 | — | |
· Team career passing records
Ken O'Brien
Ken O'Brien
Name
Ken O'Brien
Comp
2,039
Att
3,465
%
58.8
Yds
24,386
TD
124
Int
95
Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Name
Joe Namath
Comp
1,836
Att
3,655
%
50.2
Yds
27,057
TD
170
Int
215
Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Name
Richard Todd
Comp
1,433
Att
2,623
%
54.6
Yds
18,241
TD
110
Int
138
Chad Pennington
Chad Pennington
Name
Chad Pennington
Comp
1,259
Att
1,919
%
65.6
Yds
13,738
TD
82
Int
55
Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde
Name
Vinny Testaverde
Comp
1,094
Att
1,854
%
59.0
Yds
12,497
TD
77
Int
58
Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez
Name
Mark Sanchez
Comp
1,028
Att
1,867
%
55.1
Yds
12,092
TD
68
Int
69
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Ken O'Brien | 2,039 | 3,465 | 58.8 | 24,386 | 124 | 95 |
| Joe Namath | 1,836 | 3,655 | 50.2 | 27,057 | 170 | 215 |
| Richard Todd | 1,433 | 2,623 | 54.6 | 18,241 | 110 | 138 |
| Chad Pennington | 1,259 | 1,919 | 65.6 | 13,738 | 82 | 55 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1,094 | 1,854 | 59.0 | 12,497 | 77 | 58 |
| Mark Sanchez | 1,028 | 1,867 | 55.1 | 12,092 | 68 | 69 |