{"id":972,"date":"2025-04-11T15:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=972"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:51:20","slug":"miami-dolphins-top-5-quarterbacks-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2025\/04\/miami-dolphins-top-5-quarterbacks-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dolphins Top 5 Quarterbacks of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(last updated on February 19, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trivia time \u2026 what NFL franchise was the first to reach three consecutive Super Bowls? Lombardi\u2019s Packers? Guess again. The Steel Curtain? We\u2019ll give you another try. The 49ers in the 80s? Sorry, you\u2019re out of turns. The first team to reach three straight Super Bowls was the Miami Dolphins in the early 70s<\/a>. In that group was the immortal undefeated 1972 Dolphins<\/a> \u2026 still the only NFL team to have a perfect season. Those glory days for the Phins were over 50 years ago. It\u2019s been over 40 years since they last reached a Super Bowl<\/a>. This team from South Florida does have a rich tradition: five Super appearances and two world titles. In addition to legendary coach Don Shula<\/a>, some quarterbacks were key parts of that tradition. It\u2019s time to visit South Beach so we can dig out the top quarterbacks of all time for the Miami Dolphins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tDavid Woodley<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n\n\n \n

\n \n David Eugene Woodley\n \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

6-2<\/span>, 210lb<\/span> (188cm, 95kg) <\/p>\n\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tOctober 25<\/a>, 1958\n \n \n in Shreveport, LA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"><\/p>\n\n\n

Died:<\/strong>\n May 4<\/a>, 2003 (Aged 44-191d)<\/nobr><\/span>\n \n in Shreveport, LA<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \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> 34 (3322nd overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tC.E. Byrd<\/a> (LA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Miami Dolphins<\/a> in the 8th round (214th overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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58<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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8558<\/p><\/div>\n\n

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If you break down David Woodley\u2019s stats, they are very underwhelming, but he got the Phins to the Super Bowl, so he gets a place with the best quarterbacks in Miami Dolphins history. Woodley was an eighth-round draft pick in 1980<\/a> but quickly became the starter after an injury to Bob Griese. That season he set the team rookie-record with 176 completions (more than Marino had as a rookie) and was third in the Offensive Rookie of the Year voting<\/a>. In 1981, this LSU product led Miami to an 11-3-1 record with a career-best 2,470 passing yards. The Dolphins lost an OT heartbreaker to the Chargers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs<\/a>. Next in the strike-shortened 1982 season, Woodley led Miami to a 7-2 record and then three playoff wins to get them to Super Bowl XVII<\/a>. They were actually winning at halftime before falling in the second half to the Redskins. Don Shula liked Woodley\u2019s ability to scramble, and that skill produced 771 rushing yards and nine rushing scores in his Dolphins days. In 1983, Miami drafted some QB from Pittsburgh, and that effectively ended David\u2019s time there. David Woodley has the distinction of being the QB between Griese and Marino, and he also deserves to be mentioned with the top Miami Dolphins quarterbacks ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tTua Tagovailoa<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa\n  (The Samoan Sniper<\/span>)\n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

6-1<\/span>, 225lb<\/span> (185cm, 102kg) <\/p>\n

Team<\/strong>: Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tMarch 2<\/a>, 1998\n \n \n in Ewa Beach, HI<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span\"> (Age: 27-354d)<\/nobr><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tAlabama<\/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> 52 (1588th overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tSaint Louis<\/a> (HI<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: Miami Dolphins<\/a> in the 1st round (5th 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 \n

Pronunciation<\/strong>: \\TWO-uh TUNG-oh-vai-LO-uh<\/a>\\<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Relatives<\/strong>: Brother Taulia Tagovailoa<\/a>; Cousin Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n