# Top 18 NFL Quarterbacks of the 1990s

> Hall of Fame gunslingers share this list with steady game managers who got their teams to the big game once, and the decade's late arrivals who were only getting started.

*By YPB Team · Published November 9, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-18-nfl-quarterbacks-of-the-1990s*

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1. **Brett Favre** — score 1000/1000
   Packers quarterback who won three straight NFL MVP awards from 1995 to 1997 and won Super Bowl XXXI.
2. **Neil O'Donnell** — score 640/1000
   Started for the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX after the 1995 season.
3. **Steve Young** — score 607/1000
   49ers quarterback who won NFL MVP in 1992 and 1994 and threw six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX.
4. **Warren Moon** — score 571/1000
   Houston Oilers quarterback who led the NFL in passing yards in both 1990 and 1991.
5. **Drew Bledsoe** — score 530/1000
   No. 1 overall pick in 1993 who led the Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI.
6. **Steve McNair** — score 434/1000
   Led the Tennessee Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV in the 1999 season.
7. **Peyton Manning** — score 434/1000
   No. 1 overall pick in 1998 who threw a rookie-record 26 touchdown passes and led the Colts to a 13-3 record in 1999.
8. **Joe Montana** — score 434/1000
   Led the 49ers to a 14-2 record in 1990, then took Kansas City to the AFC Championship Game in the 1993 season.
9. **Jim Kelly** — score 376/1000
   Ran Buffalo's no-huddle offense and started four consecutive Super Bowls, XXV through XXVIII.
10. **Kurt Warner** — score 310/1000
   Undrafted Rams quarterback who won both the NFL MVP and Super Bowl XXXIV MVP awards for the 1999 season.
11. **Jim Harbaugh** — score 234/1000
   Led the NFL in passer rating in 1995 and took the Colts to that season's AFC Championship Game.
12. **Troy Aikman** — score 233/1000
   Cowboys quarterback who won Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII and XXX and was named MVP of Super Bowl XXVII.
13. **Mark Brunell** — score 233/1000
   Jaguars left-hander who led the NFL in passing yards in 1996 and took Jacksonville to that season's AFC title game.
14. **John Elway** — score 233/1000
   Won back-to-back Super Bowls with Denver after the 1997 and 1998 seasons and was MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII.
15. **Vinny Testaverde** — score 233/1000
   Made the Pro Bowl in 1998 while leading the 12-4 Jets to the AFC Championship Game.
16. **Mark Rypien** — score 233/1000
   Washington quarterback who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXVI after the 1991 season.
17. **Randall Cunningham** — score 145/1000
   Scrambling quarterback who ran for 942 yards with Philadelphia in 1990 and threw 34 touchdown passes for the 15-1 Minnesota Vikings in 1998.
18. **Dan Marino** — score 145/1000
   Dolphins passer who passed Fran Tarkenton in 1995 to become the NFL's career leader in passing yards and touchdowns.

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