# Who is the best quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history?

> Leather-helmet passers from the 1940s share this bracket with Super Bowl MVPs and a late-season fill-in who caught fire. Championships, raw numbers and pure Philly nostalgia all pull in different directions.

*By YPB Team · Published November 10, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-quarterback-in-philadelphia-eagles-history*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Donovan McNabb** — score 1000/1000
   Eagles starter from 1999 to 2009 who led Philadelphia to five NFC Championship Games and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXIX.
2. **Norm Van Brocklin** — score 825/1000
   Hall of Famer who quarterbacked the Eagles from 1958 to 1960, winning the 1960 NFL MVP award and the 1960 NFL Championship.
3. **Jalen Hurts** — score 800/1000
   Second-round pick in 2020 who became the Eagles' starter and was named MVP of Super Bowl LIX.
4. **Jeff Garcia** — score 735/1000
   Took over for the injured starter late in 2006 and led the Eagles to five straight wins and the NFC East title.
5. **Carson Wentz** — score 571/1000
   Second overall pick in 2016 who threw 33 touchdown passes in 2017 and made the Pro Bowl that season.
6. **Michael Vick** — score 571/1000
   Eagles quarterback from 2009 to 2013 who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year and made the Pro Bowl in 2010.
7. **Adrian Burk** — score 483/1000
   Threw seven touchdown passes against Washington on October 17, 1954, and led the NFL with 23 touchdown passes that season.
8. **Tommy Thompson** — score 483/1000
   Starting quarterback of the Eagles teams that won the 1948 and 1949 NFL Championships, leading the league with 25 touchdown passes in 1948.
9. **Ron Jaworski** — score 483/1000
   Eagles starter from 1977 to 1986 who made the Pro Bowl for the 1980 season and started Super Bowl XV.
10. **Randall Cunningham** — score 483/1000
   Eagles quarterback from 1985 to 1995 who earned three straight Pro Bowl selections in Philadelphia and ran for 942 yards in 1990.
11. **Nick Foles** — score 381/1000
   Threw 27 touchdowns against 2 interceptions in 2013 and was named Super Bowl LII MVP after the 2017 season.
12. **Sonny Jurgensen** — score 381/1000
   Hall of Famer who played for the Eagles from 1957 to 1963 and led the NFL with 3,723 passing yards and 32 touchdowns in 1961.
13. **Roman Gabriel** — score 381/1000
   Joined the Eagles in 1973 and led the NFL that year with 3,219 passing yards and 23 touchdown passes, winning Comeback Player of the Year.
14. **Bobby Thomason** — score 381/1000
   Eagles quarterback from 1952 to 1957 who was selected to three Pro Bowls.
15. **Davey O'Brien** — score 260/1000
   Heisman Trophy winner who led the NFL with 1,324 passing yards as an Eagles rookie in 1939.

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