The Tallest NFL Quarterbacks
Height: 6'8"
Career Statistics:
Record: 2-3-0
Passing Yards: 745
Competition Percentage: 50%
TD-Int: 2-6Daniel Scott McGwire (born December 18, 1967) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).- Photo:
2Frank Patrick
Height: 6'7"
Career Statistics:
Passing Yards 107
Competition Percentage: 34.8%
TD-INT: 0-2Frank Patrick is the name of: Frank Patrick Slovak translator Frank Patrick (running back) (1915–1992), American football player Frank Patrick (quarterback) (born 1947), American football quarterback Frank Patrick (ice hockey) (1885–1960), Canadian ice hockey player, coach and manager- Photo:
- The Brit_2
- flickr
- CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
Height: 6'7"
Career Achievements:
Superbowl Champion (2016)Career Statistics
Record: 15-15-0
Passing Yards: 7,418
Completion Percentage: 78%
TD-INT: 37-31Brock Alan Osweiler (born November 22, 1990) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State University and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. During his fourth year with the Broncos, Osweiler was a member of the team that won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers. That season marked his first appearance as a starter when he relieved an injured Peyton Manning, to whom he had served as a backup in his first three years, although Manning would resume his starting duties during the postseason. After the Broncos' title victory, Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Houston Texans, but he struggled with the team and threw a franchise-record 16 interceptions. He was traded to the Cleveland Browns but was subsequently released prior to the 2017 season and re-signed with the Broncos, with whom he then started five games. Osweiler then played 2018 with the Miami Dolphins,- Photo:
- Photo:
Height: 6'7"
Career Statistics:
Record: 1-3-0
Passing Yards: 792
Completion Percentage: 76.7%
TD-INT: 4-4Paxton Lynch is an American football quarterback for the Memphis Tigers.- Photo:
- effrey Beall
- Wikimedia Commons
Height: 6'7"
Career Achievements:
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2013)Career Statistics:
Record: 4-9-0
Passing Yards: 7,025
Completion Percentage: 78.6%
TD-INT: 47-35Michael Joseph Glennon (born December 12, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals.- Photo:
- Photo:
- All Pro Reels
- flickr
- CC-BY-SA 2.0
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
Pro Bowl (2021)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2020)Career Statistics:
Record: 20-22-0
Passing Yards: 12,080
Completion Percentage: 66.3%
TD-INT: 85-32Justin Patrick Herbert (born March 10, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he won the 2019 PAC-12 Championship and was named MVP of the 2020 Rose Bowl. He was selected by the Chargers sixth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft. Herbert became the Chargers starting quarterback in the second game of his rookie year after Tyrod Taylor suffered a punctured lung in pre-game. He remained the starter for the rest of the season and set several rookie statistical records, including the most touchdown passes and the most 300-yard games, and was named the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in the process.- Photo:
- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 6-21-0
Passing Yards: 5,975
Completion Percentage: 61.7%
TD-INT: 25-23William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the best collegiate quarterbacks of all time, he went undefeated as a freshman at Clemson, concluding with a victory in the 2019 National Championship Game. Lawrence set the Clemson record for career quarterback wins, losing only the 2020 National Championship and 2021 Sugar Bowl. Following his collegiate success, he was selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft.- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
Pro Bowl (2007)
PFWA Most Improved Player (2007)Career Statistics:
Record: 20-29-0
Passing Yards: 10,878
Completion Percentage: 54.3%
TD-INT: 60-64Derek Matthew Anderson (born June 15, 1983) is a retired American football quarterback who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State. A 2007 Pro Bowler, Anderson has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers, and the Buffalo Bills.- Photo:
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC-BY
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
Superbowl Champion (2018)
Superbowl MVP (2018)
Pro Bowl (2013)Career Statistics:
Record:
Passing Yards:
Completion Percentage:
TD-INT:Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. In Week 9 of the 2013 season, he became the second quarterback to post a perfect passer rating (158.3) while passing for more than 400 yards, and also the first quarterback in NFL history to post a perfect passer rating and throw seven touchdowns in a single game. It was the 60th time in NFL history that a perfect passer rating was achieved overall. After stints with the Rams and the Chiefs, Foles returned to the Eagles in 2017. After Carson Wentz was injured late in the regular season, Foles led the Eagles to the franchise's third Super Bowl appearance. There, they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII for their first Super Bowl title, with Foles being named the game's MVP.- Photo:
- Photo:
- New York Jets
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
Superbowl Champion (2013)
Superbowl MVP (2013)
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year (2008)Career Statistics:
Record: 100-82-0
Passing Yards: 43,071
Completion Percentage: 60.2%
TD-INT: 237-150Joseph Vincent Flacco (born January 16, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Delaware after transferring from Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Flacco was Baltimore's starting quarterback from 2008 until midway through the 2018 season, and helped lead the Ravens to the playoffs six times; during his tenure in Baltimore the Ravens won the AFC North twice, appeared in three AFC Championship Games, and defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season. Flacco was named Super Bowl XLVII's MVP, concluding a postseason run in which he tied Joe Montana's single postseason record for touchdown passes (11) without an interception. That offseason, Flacco signed a six-year contract worth $120.6 million, a record high for a quarterback at the time.- Photo:
- Photo:
- BrokenSphere
- CC-BY-SA 3.0
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 7-18-0
Passing Yards: 4,083
Completion Percentage: 52.1%
TD-INT: 18-23JaMarcus Trenell Russell (born August 9, 1985) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at LSU, where he finished 21–4 as a starter and was named MVP of the 2007 Sugar Bowl. The Oakland Raiders then selected Russell with the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Russell held out until the Raiders signed him to a contract worth $61 million, with $32.5 million guaranteed.Russell played three seasons with the Raiders, compiling a 7–18 record as a starter, and threw just 18 touchdowns compared to his 38 turnovers. Due to his inconsistent play, the Raiders released him in May 2010. He is often ranked as one of the biggest busts in NFL history.- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
Superbowl Champion (1981, 1985)Career Statistics:
Record: 32-28-0
Passing Yards: 14,391
Completion Percentage: 52.1%
TD-INT: 86-102Marc Douglas Wilson (born February 15, 1957) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for Brigham Young University, and was recognized as an All-American. A first-round pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders and the New England Patriots of the NFL.Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: n/a
Passing Yards: 188
Completion Percentage: 67.6%
TD-INT: 1-1Nathan Sudfeld is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round in the 2016 NFL Draft. Sudfeld got experience with the Hoosiers as a true freshman, in relief duty of Cameron Coffman, after starter Tre Roberson suffered a broken leg. He earned Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week honours after leading a fourth-quarter comeback against Ball State. In his sophomore year, he split time with Tre Roberson, earning his first start against Bowling Green. He finished the season with 2,523 yards, 21 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a 142.0 pass efficiency rating.- Photo:
- Arizona Cardinals
14John Skelton
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 8-9-0
Passing Yards: 3,707
Completion Percentage: 53.2%
TD-INT: 15-25John Michael Skelton (born March 17, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Fordham and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans and Montreal Alouettes.- Photo:
- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Achievements:
Pro Bowl (2009, 2012)
NFL Passing Leader (2009)Career Statistics:
Record: 47-46-0
Passing Yards: 25,467
Completion Percentage: 64.2%
TD-INT: 136-91Matthew Rutledge Schaub (born June 25, 1981) is a retired American football quarterback. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, and was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.- Photo:
- Wikimedia Commons
- CC-BY
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 25-36-0
Passing Yards: 13,873
Completion Percentage: 57.6%
TD-INT: 81-68Joshua Tyler Freeman (born January 13, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Kansas State University, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Freeman was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, as well as the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).- Photo:
- Photo:
- Arizona Cardinals
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 0-1-0
Passing Yards: 342
Completion Percentage: 50%
TD-INT: 2-5John Robert Navarre (born September 9, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who was a three-year starter for the Michigan Wolverines from 2001 to 2003, leading the Wolverines to the 2003 Big Ten Conference championship in his final year of eligibility. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2004 NFL Draft and played for the Cardinals in 2004 and 2005. He was once a 16th round Fantasy Football draft selection by Trenton.- Photo:
- Photo:
- Keith Allison
- Wikkimedia Commons
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 3-5-0
Passing Yards: 1,835
Completion Percentage: 55.1%
TD-INT: 9-10Ryan Mallett (June 5, 1988 — June 27, 2023) was an American football quarterback. He played college football at Arkansas, and he was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He also played for the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. Before his death, Mallett also served as the head football coach at White Hall High School in White Hall, Arkansas.- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 1-0-0
Passing Yards: 181
Completion Percentage: 52.6%
TD-INT: 0-3Brian McClure (born December 28, 1963) is a former American football quarterback for the Bowling Green Falcons.- Photo:
- minnesota vikings
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 0-3-0
Passing Yards: 573
Completion Percentage: 60.9%
TD-INT: 1-3Sean Mannion is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Oregon State and was the Beavers' starting quarterback from 2011 to 2014.- Photo:
- Photo:
- Indianapolis Colts
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: n/a
Passing Yards: 84
Completion Percentage: 50%
TD-INT: 0-2Jacob Henry Eason (born November 17, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and Georgia and was drafted by the Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Eason attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington, and was rated by Rivals as a five-star recruit. He was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback and best player overall in the 2016 class. Eason committed to the University of Georgia to play college football on July 19, 2014. On January 12, 2018, he announced via his Twitter account that he would transfer from the University of Georgia. On February 6, 2018, he officially transferred to the University of Washington. He had to sit out the 2018 season because of NCAA transfer eligibility rules. Eason decided to forgo his senior season at the University of Washington and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.- Photo:
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 1-5-0
Passing Yards: 1,161
Completion Percentage: 52.5%
TD-INT: 4-7Jonathan Ryan Quinn (born February 27, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He played professionally as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears. He was selected with the 25th pick of the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft out of Middle Tennessee State University by the Jaguars. Quinn served as the head football coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas from 2009 to 2013.- Photo:
- chicago bears
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: n/a
Passing Yards: 18
Completion Percentage: 16.7%
TD-INT: 0-0Tyler Ian Bray (born December 27, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. After playing his college football at the University of Tennessee, he declared himself eligible for the 2013 NFL Draft, where he went undrafted. He spent five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Chicago Bears.- Photo:
- Photo:
- carolina panthers
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 0-0-0
Passing Yards: 47
Completion Percentage: 50%
TD-INT: 0-0Anthony Steven Pike (born March 10, 1986) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati and was drafted by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.- Photo:
- Photo:
- jacksonville jaguars
- isntagram
25Jake Luton
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 0-3-0
Passing Yards: 624
Completion Percentage: 54.5%
TD-INT: 2-6Jake Luton is an American football quarterback for the Idaho Vandals.- Photo:
- Photo:
26Matt Blundin
Height: 6'6"
Career Statistics:
Record: 0-0-0
Passing Yards: 15
Completion Percentage: 22.2%
TD-INT: 0-2Matthew Brent Blundin (born March 7, 1969) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was a back-up quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions during the 1990s. He played college football at Virginia.- Photo:
- Buffalo Bills
Height: 6'5"
Career Achievements
Second-Team All-Pro (2020)
Pro Bowl (2020)Career Statistics:
Record: 46-24-0
Passing Yards: 17,044
Completion Percentage: 62.7%
TD-INT: 124-56Joshua Patrick Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming. Despite receiving few offers out of high school and having to play one year at a junior college, Allen was eventually recruited to Wyoming, where he led the Cowboys to a Mountain West Conference division title and two bowl games. He was drafted by the Bills in the first round (7th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted quarterback in franchise history.- Photo:
Height: 6'5"
Career Achievements:
NFL MVP (2015)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015)
First Team All-Pro (2015)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2011)Career Statistics:
Record: 75-68-1
Passing Yards: 32,382
Completion Percentage: 59.9%
TD-INT: 194-123A remarkably gifted quarterback with a gift for breaking establishing records for passing, rushing and touchdowns, Cam Newton helped to lift the low-ranked Carolina Panthers from the bottom of the National Football League (NFL) records to a 15-1 record and play in Super Bowl 50, among many other accomplishments. Born Cameron Jerrell Newton on May 11, 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the second of three sons by Jackie Newton and her husband, Cecil Newton, Sr., who had been played for Savannah State University before briefly landing spots in the pre-season rosters for the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills in the early 1980s. As a result, the adolescent lives of Newton and his brothers, Cecil Jr., and Caylin, revolved around football, which paid off for all three young men: Cecil Jr. would go on to play for the New Orleans Saints, among other teams, and Caylin would earn recognition as quarterback for the Howard University Bison. Of the three sons, Cam Newton would enjoy the most notable career, beginning in high school; as a junior at Westlake High School in Atlanta, he passed for 2,500 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 638 yards and nine touchdowns, which minted him as a top draw for many national college programs. Rated a four- or five-star prospect by most scouting programs, he fielded offers from several colleges before choosing to enroll at the University of Florida. However, his tenure with the Florida Gators was short-lived: he played just five games, during which he rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns, before an ankle injury required a medical redshirt season. He parted ways with Florida University in 2008 after being arrested on felony charges of burglary for reportedly stealing a laptop computer from another student. All charges were dropped when Newton completed a pre-trial intervention program, but the incident marred his relationship with Florida and he transferred to Blinn College three days before the Gators won the 2009 BCS National Championship game. At Blinn, Newton showed the measure of his potential by throwing for 2,833 yards with 22 touchdowns, which helped bring the team to the 2009 National Junior College Athletic Association championship. He fielded numerous recruiting offers before signing with Auburn University. Again, Newton provided stellar play, setting records for yards rushing in a season (1,077) by a quarterback in his first year and providing Auburn with its first top ranking during Bowl Championship Season (BCS). After capturing both the Southern Conference and BCS championship games, Newton won the Heisman Trophy by a landslide, but the path to the top honor was marred by an National College Athletic Association (NCAA) investigation into allegations that his father, Cecil Jr., had asked for large sums of money from college recruiters if they wanted his son to play for their team. The accusations briefly kept Cam Newton out of consideration for the Heisman, but the NCAA reinstated his eligibility and later closed without incident. Newton would depart Auburn before his senior year to take part in the 2011 NFL Draft; despite misgivings from some game observers about his checkered past, Newton was selected as the first overall pick by the Carolina Panthers, which at the time had the worst record in the league. After singing a four-year, $22 million contract, Newton was named starting quarterback, and immediately established himself by breaking Peyton Manning's record for most passing yards on opening day with 422 passed yards, a record he broke just one game later against the Green Bay Packers. Newton capped his 2011 season with 4,051 yards passed, earning a spot in the Pro Bowl and capturing the AP Rookie of the Year and the 40th place on the NFL Top 100 players list, a ranking established by other players. His sophomore season in 2012 saw just modest improvement in his play, but he returned to form for 2013, leading the team to a 12-4 record and the first round in the playoffs. Newton underwent surgery for ankle ligament problems in March 2014, which caused him to miss training camp, and fractured two vertebrae in a car crash, but still rebounded to throw more than 3,000 yards with 18 touchdowns, minting him as the only player in NFL history to have at least 3,000 passing yards and 500 rushing yards in four consecutive seasons. Such stellar numbers prompted the Panthers to cement their commitment to Newton with a five-year, $103.8 million contract extension; he proved his worth by leading the team to a franchise-best record of 15-1 in 2015 and defeating the Arizona Cardinals to face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. After being named NFL MVP in February 2016, the Panthers were battered to a 24-10 loss by the Broncos in a Super Bowl marked by strong defense but limited offense, though Newton emerged from the loss with the #1 spot on the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2016 list. He opened the 2016-17 season by tying Otto Graham's record of 44 rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 44, but a concussion in October and a dress code violation that kept him from starting in December. His play for the season was notably poor, with just 19 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions, which contributed to the Panthers' glum 6-10 record for the year. The following year also got off to a rocky start when Newton was accused of sexism by laughing in response to a question from female journalist Jourdan Rodrigue. Though he issued an apology that same day, the incident cost Newton a lucrative sponsorship, and for a period of time, he avoided or excused himself from press conferences. However, he rebounded, at least in terms of performance, by throwing for 254 yards and rushing for 95 yards for four touchdowns in a game against the Miami Dolphins, netting Newton the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award.Height: 6'5"
Career Achievements:
Super Bowl Champion (2006, 2009)
Pro Bowl (2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2004)Career Statistics:
Record: 165-81-1
Passing Yards: 64,088
Completion Percentage: 64.4%
TD-INT: 418-211Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. (born March 2, 1982), nicknamed "Big Ben", is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he won two Super Bowls. He played college football at Miami (OH) and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft.- Photo:
- detroit lions
Height: 6'5"
Career Statistics:
Record: 32-39-0
Passing Yards:
Completion Percentage:
TD-INT:William Scott Mitchell (born January 2, 1968) is a former professional American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for 12 seasons. He played for the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL, and also the Orlando Thunder of the World League of American Football. Mitchell played college football for the University of Utah.- Photo: