Purple jerseys have been worn by scramblers, gunslingers and one-season wonders under center; some reached Super Bowls, others had a single magical playoff run.
1Fran TarkentonHall of Famer who led the Vikings to three Super Bowls in the 1970s and was named 1975 NFL MVP.1000pts
2Daunte Culpepper1999 first-round pick who threw for 4,717 yards and 39 touchdowns for Minnesota in 2004.972pts
3Tommy KramerVikings quarterback from 1977 to 1989, nicknamed "Two-Minute Tommy" for his late comebacks, who made the 1986 Pro Bowl.714pts
4Randall CunninghamThrew 34 touchdown passes for the 15-1 Vikings of 1998 and was named first-team All-Pro.629pts
5Teddy Bridgewater2014 first-round pick who led Minnesota to the 2015 NFC North title and made the Pro Bowl that season.555pts
6Warren MoonHall of Famer who made the Pro Bowl in both 1994 and 1995 during three seasons in Minnesota.555pts
7Sam DarnoldLed the 2024 Vikings to a 14-3 record with 35 touchdown passes and made the Pro Bowl.470pts
8Kirk CousinsVikings starter from 2018 to 2023 who made three Pro Bowls in Minnesota and led the 2022 team to a 13-4 record.370pts
9Sam BradfordCompleted a then-NFL-record 71.6 percent of his passes for the Vikings in 2016.370pts
10Brett FavreThrew 33 touchdowns against seven interceptions in 2009 and took the Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.252pts
11Brad JohnsonVikings draftee who became Minnesota's starter in 1996 and 1997 before later success elsewhere.252pts
12Case KeenumTook over in 2017, led Minnesota to the NFC Championship Game and threw the Minneapolis Miracle touchdown to Stefon Diggs.252pts
13Gus FrerotteTook over as starter early in 2008 and went 8-3 as Minnesota won the NFC North.252pts
Photo credits
- Fran Tarkenton — Steve Burns, CC BY 2.0
- Tommy Kramer — Rice University, CC BY 3.0
- Teddy Bridgewater — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Warren Moon — Warren Moon Press Conference | Oilers Tribute Week, CC BY 3.0
- Sam Darnold — SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirk Cousins — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brett Favre — Arnie Papp, CC BY 2.0
- Case Keenum — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gus Frerotte — RyguyMN (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
