List of Los Angeles Chargers starting quarterbacks

The Los Angeles Chargers are an American football franchise who play in the National Football League. They began play in Los Angeles in 1960 as charter members of the American Football League, switched cities to San Diego the following season, and returned to the Greater Los Angeles area in 2017. The AFL was formed as rivals to the established NFL, though the leagues would later merge, with all AFL teams including the Chargers officially joining the NFL in 1970.
Through the 2025 season, 45 different players have started at least one regular season game at quarterback for the Chargers. Of these, 16 have started at least 10 games, and three have started at least 100 games. Rivers holds the franchise records for both starts and wins, as well as in the statistical categories of touchdown passes, pass completions and yards gained by passing. Tobin Rote is the only Charger to start during a title game victory, having done so in the 1963 AFL Championship game.

Summary by year

The bracketed figures to the right of each name show their record as a starter that season: or.

This is a sortable table. As a default, players are ordered by the date of their first start for the Chargers.

Statistics correct through the 2025 NFL season. 1,000 pass attempts minimum. Regular season statistics only.