These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start as the quarterback for the Eagles.
The early era of the NFL and American football in general was not conducive to passing the football, with the forward pass not being legalized until the early 1900s and not fully adopted for many more years. Although the quarterback position has historically been the one to receive the snap and thus handle the football on every offensive play, the importance of the position during this era was limited by various rules, like having to be five yards behind the line of scrimmage before a forward pass could be attempted. These rules and the tactical focus on rushing the ball limited the importance of the quarterback position while enhancing the value of different types of backs, such as the halfback and the fullback. Some of these backs were considered triple-threat men, capable of rushing, passing or kicking the football, making it common for multiple players to attempt a pass during a game.
As rules changed and the NFL began adopting a more pass-centric approach to offensive football, the importance of the quarterback position grew. Beginning in 1950, total wins and losses by a team's starting quarterback were tracked. Prior to 1950, the Eagles had numerous players identified as playing the quarterback position. However, the combination of unreliable statistics in the early era of the NFL and the differences in the early quarterback position make tracking starts by quarterbacks impractical for this timeframe.
Regular season
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right: Season(s) Quarterback(s) 1950 Tommy Thompson (12) 1951 Adrian Burk (12) 1952 Bobby Thomason (9) / Adrian Burk (3) 1953 Bobby Thomason (8) / Adrian Burk (4) 1954 Adrian Burk (8) / Bobby Thomason (4) 1955 Adrian Burk (9) / Bobby Thomason (3) 1956 Bobby Thomason (9) / Adrian Burk (3) 1957 Bobby Thomason (7) / Sonny Jurgensen (5) 1958 Norm Van Brocklin (12) 1959 Norm Van Brocklin (12) 1960 Norm Van Brocklin (12) 1961 Sonny Jurgensen (14) 1962 Sonny Jurgensen (13) / King Hill (1) 1963 Sonny Jurgensen (9) / King Hill (5) 1964 Norm Snead (10) / King Hill (2) / Jack Concannon (2) 1965 Norm Snead (10) / King Hill (4) 1966 Norm Snead (10) / King Hill (2) / Jack Concannon (2) 1967 Norm Snead (14) 1968 Norm Snead (11) / King Hill (2) / John Huarte (1) 1969 Norm Snead (13) / George Mira (1) 1970 Norm Snead (13) / Rick Arrington (1) 1971 Pete Liske (10) / Rick Arrington (4) 1972 John Reaves (7) / Pete Liske (7) 1973 Roman Gabriel (14) 1974 Roman Gabriel (11) / Mike Boryla (3) 1975 Roman Gabriel (9) / Mike Boryla (5) 1976 Mike Boryla (10) / Roman Gabriel (4) 1977 Ron Jaworski (14) 1978 Ron Jaworski (16) 1979 Ron Jaworski (16) 1980 Ron Jaworski (16) 1981 Ron Jaworski (16) 1982 Ron Jaworski (9) 1983 Ron Jaworski (16) 1984 Ron Jaworski (13) / Joe Pisarcik (3) 1985 Ron Jaworski (12) / Randall Cunningham (4) 1986 Ron Jaworski (9) / Randall Cunningham (5) / Matt Cavanaugh (2) 1987 Randall Cunningham (12) / Scott Tinsley (3) 1988 Randall Cunningham (16) 1989 Randall Cunningham (16) 1990 Randall Cunningham (16) 1991 Jim McMahon (11) / Jeff Kemp (2) / Brad Goebel (2)/ Randall Cunningham (1) 1992 Randall Cunningham (15) / Jim McMahon (1) 1993 Bubby Brister (8) / Ken O'Brien (4) / Randall Cunningham (4) 1994 Randall Cunningham (14) / Bubby Brister (2) 1995 Rodney Peete (12) / Randall Cunningham (4) 1996 Ty Detmer (11) / Rodney Peete (5) 1997 Ty Detmer (7) / Bobby Hoying (6) / Rodney Peete (3) 1998 Bobby Hoying (7) / Koy Detmer (5) / Rodney Peete (4) 1999 Doug Pederson (9) / Donovan McNabb (6) / Koy Detmer (1) 2000 Donovan McNabb (16) 2001 Donovan McNabb (16) 2002 Donovan McNabb (10) / A. J. Feeley (5) / Koy Detmer (1) 2003 Donovan McNabb (16) 2004 Donovan McNabb (15) / Koy Detmer (1) 2005 Donovan McNabb (9) / Mike McMahon (7) 2006 Donovan McNabb (10) / Jeff Garcia (6) 2007 Donovan McNabb (14) / A. J. Feeley (2) 2008 Donovan McNabb (16) 2009 Donovan McNabb (14) / Kevin Kolb (2) 2010 Michael Vick (11) / Kevin Kolb (5) 2011 Michael Vick (13) / Vince Young (3) 2012 Michael Vick (10) / Nick Foles (6) 2013 Michael Vick (6) / Nick Foles (10) 2014 Nick Foles (8) / Mark Sanchez (8) 2015 Sam Bradford (14) / Mark Sanchez (2) 2016 Carson Wentz (16) 2017 Carson Wentz (13) / Nick Foles (3) 2018 Carson Wentz (11) / Nick Foles (5) 2019 Carson Wentz (16) 2020 Carson Wentz (12) / Jalen Hurts (4) 2021 Jalen Hurts (15) / Gardner Minshew (2)2022Jalen Hurts (15) / Gardner Minshew (2)2023Jalen Hurts (17)2024Jalen Hurts (15) / Kenny Pickett (1) / Tanner McKee (1)2025Jalen Hurts (16) / Tanner McKee (1)2026Jalen Hurts (2)
Notes:
Due to the 1982 Players' strike, only nine games were played in the 1982 season.
Most games started These quarterbacks have more than 50 starts for the Eagles in regular season games.
NamePeriodStartsWinsLossesTiesWin % 142 92 49 1 .651 137 69 67 1 .507 107 63 43 1 .593 84 59 25 0 .702 81 28 50 3 .364 68 35 32 1 .522
Postseason Season(s) Quarterback(s)1960Norm Van Brocklin (1–0)1978Ron Jaworski (0–1)1979Ron Jaworski (1–1)1980Ron Jaworski (2–1)1981Ron Jaworski (0–1)1988Randall Cunningham (0–1)1989Randall Cunningham (0–1)1990Randall Cunningham (0–1)1992Randall Cunningham (1–1)1995Rodney Peete (1–1)1996Ty Detmer (0–1)2000Donovan McNabb (1–1)2001Donovan McNabb (2–1)2002Donovan McNabb (1–1)2003Donovan McNabb (1–1)2004Donovan McNabb (2–1)2006Jeff Garcia (1–1)2008Donovan McNabb (2–1)2009Donovan McNabb (0–1)2010Michael Vick (0–1)2013Nick Foles (0–1)2017Nick Foles (3–0)2018Nick Foles (1–1)2019Carson Wentz (0–1)2021Jalen Hurts (0–1)2022Jalen Hurts (2–1)2023Jalen Hurts (0–1)2024Jalen Hurts (4–0)2025Jalen Hurts (0–1)
See also Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks
References
External links Pro-Football Reference