List of New York Giants starting quarterbacks


These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the New York Giants of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Giants.
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 Giants 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:
SeasonQuarterback
1950Charlie Conerly / Travis Tidwell
1951Charlie Conerly / Travis Tidwell
1952Charlie Conerly / Tom Landry
1953Charlie Conerly / Arnie Galiffa
1954Charlie Conerly / Bob Clatterbuck
1955Don Heinrich / Charlie Conerly
1956Don Heinrich
1957Charlie Conerly / Don Heinrich
1958Charlie Conerly / Don Heinrich
1959Charlie Conerly / George Shaw / Don Heinrich
1960Charlie Conerly / George Shaw
1961Y. A. Tittle / Charlie Conerly
1962Y. A. Tittle
1963Y. A. Tittle
1964Y. A. Tittle / Gary Wood
1965Earl Morrall
1966Earl Morrall / Gary Wood / Tom Kennedy
1967Fran Tarkenton
1968Fran Tarkenton
1969Fran Tarkenton
1970Fran Tarkenton
1971Fran Tarkenton / Randy Johnson
1972Norm Snead / Randy Johnson
1973Norm Snead / Randy Johnson
1974Craig Morton / Norm Snead / Jim Del Gaizo
1975Craig Morton
1976Craig Morton / Norm Snead
1977Joe Pisarcik / Jerry Golsteyn
1978Joe Pisarcik / Jerry Golsteyn / Randy Dean
1979Phil Simms / Joe Pisarcik
1980Phil Simms / Scott Brunner
1981Phil Simms / Scott Brunner
1982Scott Brunner
1983Scott Brunner / Jeff Rutledge
1984Phil Simms
1985Phil Simms
1986Phil Simms
1987Phil Simms / Jeff Rutledge / Mike Busch / Jim Crocicchia
1988Phil Simms / Jeff Hostetler
1989Phil Simms / Jeff Hostetler
1990Phil Simms / Jeff Hostetler
1991Jeff Hostetler / Phil Simms
1992Jeff Hostetler / Phil Simms / Kent Graham
1993Phil Simms
1994Dave Brown / Kent Graham
1995Dave Brown
1996Dave Brown
1997Danny Kanell / Dave Brown
1998Danny Kanell / Kent Graham
1999Kent Graham / Kerry Collins
2000Kerry Collins
2001Kerry Collins
2002Kerry Collins
2003Kerry Collins / Jesse Palmer
2004Kurt Warner / Eli Manning
2005Eli Manning
2006Eli Manning
2007Eli Manning
2008Eli Manning
2009Eli Manning
2010Eli Manning
2011Eli Manning
2012Eli Manning
2013Eli Manning
2014Eli Manning
2015Eli Manning
2016Eli Manning
2017Eli Manning / Geno Smith
2018Eli Manning
2019Daniel Jones / Eli Manning
2020Daniel Jones / Colt McCoy
2021Daniel Jones / Mike Glennon / Jake Fromm
2022Daniel Jones / Davis Webb
2023Daniel Jones / Tommy DeVito / Tyrod Taylor
2024Daniel Jones / Drew Lock / Tommy DeVito
2025Jaxson Dart / Russell Wilson / Jameis Winston

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Postseason

Team career passing records


NameCompAtt%YdsTDInt
Eli Manning4,8958,11960.357,023366244
Phil Simms2,5764,64755.433,462199157
Kerry Collins1,4472,47358.516,8758170
Daniel Jones1,4372,24164.114,6187047
Charlie Conerly1,4182,83350.119,488173167
Fran Tarkenton1,0511,89855.413,90510372
Y. A. Tittle7311,30855.910,4399668