{"id":162,"date":"2023-09-19T10:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=162"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:52:55","slug":"10-best-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2023\/09\/10-best-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Top NFL Quarterbacks of All Time (by statistical categories)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The quarterback is the singular position on a football team that can make or break the organization’s success during a game or even a season. The National Football League is no exception to this rule, and in this post, we will cover the NFL’s best quarterbacks of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is the best QB of all time determined? Great question … we will use some of the stats and figures powered by the Pro-Football-Reference.com database and Stathead.com<\/a> to find the best signal-callers in NFL history via various categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Completion Percentage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Passing Yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Best Turnover Ratio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Touchdown Passes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Championships<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let’s review the information and compile a list of some of the top quarterbacks of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Highest Completion Percentage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Connecting with teammates on passes is an important task of the signal-caller. It is not just held in high regard, but it is the expectation of the coaches, executives, players, and fans that the quarterback finds an open receiver and hits him in the hands with a spiral every time they drop back. That expectation is unachievable, but the player who completes the most has his team set up to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the QBs that have connected with receivers better than everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tJoe Burrow<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Joseph Lee Burrow\n  (Joe Brrr, Joe Shiesty or Joey Franchise<\/span>)\n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: QB\n\t\t\tThrows:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-4<\/span>, 215lb<\/span> (193cm, 97kg) <\/p>\n

Team<\/strong>: Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tDecember 10<\/a>, 1996\n \n \n in Ames, IA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 29-043d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tOhio St.<\/a>, \n\t\n\t\tLSU<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 63 (955th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tAthens<\/a> (OH<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Instagram:<\/strong> joeyb_9<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n

Relatives<\/strong>: Father Jim Burrow<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n