Peyton Manning, among many other things, is one of the greatest fantasy players of all-time. Manning has ranked in the top 10 in every season; his consistency has been remarkable. He's been a top-5 fantasy QB an incredible 10 times, by far the most ever. In a couple of years, Manning should move past Marino and into first place on the post-merger list.
Below are the top 100 fantasy QBs, sorted by career VBD, over the last 40 seasons. Quarterbacks who entered the league before the 1970 AFL-NFL merger are included, but only their post-merger seasons are counted. In addition to the quarterback and his career VBD, the table below shows which years in which he played, what teams he played for and his ranks in every season, in ascending order:
Rk |
Quarterback |
VBD |
Years |
Teams |
Rankings |
1 |
Dan Marino |
1143 |
1983-1999 |
mia |
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 25, 30 |
2 |
Brett Favre |
1128 |
1991-2009 |
atl-gnb-nyj-min |
1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 11, 14, 14,
76 |
3 |
Peyton Manning |
1003 |
1998-2009 |
clt |
1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 9 |
4 |
Steve Young |
855 |
1985-1999 |
tam-sfo |
1, 1, 1, 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 28, 30, 35, 36, 38, 53 |
5 |
John Elway |
795 |
1983-1998 |
den |
2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 27 |
6 |
Joe Montana |
787 |
1979-1994 |
sfo-kan |
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 7, 8, 12, 18, 24, 26, 51, 54 |
7 |
Randall Cunningham |
776 |
1985-2001 |
phi-min-dal-rav |
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 10, 18, 37, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 45, 62 |
8 |
Roger Staubach |
725 |
1969-1979 |
dal |
1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 36, 48 |
9 |
Warren Moon |
679 |
1984-2000 |
hou-min-sea-kan |
2, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 7, 7, 11, 12, 12, 12, 20, 27, 35, 53, 70 |
10 |
Fran Tarkenton |
611 |
1961-1978 |
min-nyg |
2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20 |
11 |
Ken Anderson |
592 |
1971-1986 |
cin |
1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 23, 26, 30, 53, 62 |
12 |
Dan Fouts |
574 |
1973-1987 |
sdg |
1, 1, 1, 4, 7, 7, 11, 11, 12, 17, 17, 18, 24, 28, 29 |
13 |
Daunte Culpepper |
515 |
1999-2009 |
min-mia-rai-det |
1, 1, 1, 2, 14, 31, 35, 38, 39, 42, 73 |
14 |
Tom Brady |
460 |
2000-2009 |
nwe |
1, 2, 7, 7, 8, 10, 11, 19, 61, 72 |
15 |
Terry Bradshaw |
437 |
1970-1983 |
pit |
3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 14, 16, 25, 25, 52 |
16 |
Boomer Esiason |
426 |
1984-1997 |
cin-nyj-crd |
2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 26, 27, 28, 29, 42 |
17 |
Drew Brees |
422 |
2001-2009 |
sdg-nor |
1, 2, 2, 4, 7, 9, 18, 26, 48 |
18 |
Jim Everett |
403 |
1986-1997 |
ram-nor-sdg |
2, 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 13, 23, 24, 29, 34, 51 |
19 |
Kurt Warner |
398 |
1998-2009 |
ram-nyg-crd |
1, 1, 4, 10, 11, 14, 22, 29, 37, 44, 51, 69 |
20 |
Rich Gannon |
396 |
1987-2004 |
min-was-kan-rai |
1, 3, 4, 4, 12, 18, 19, 19, 31, 35, 40, 40, 45, 57, 63,
71, 117 |
21 |
Jim Kelly |
378 |
1986-1996 |
buf |
1, 5, 5, 8, 9, 9, 9, 11, 11, 12, 19 |
22 |
Bert Jones |
367 |
1973-1982 |
clt-ram |
1, 2, 3, 10, 10, 15, 33, 33, 34, 38 |
23 |
Drew Bledsoe |
345 |
1993-2006 |
nwe-buf-dal |
4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 21, 35, 44 |
24 |
Donovan McNabb |
322 |
1999-2009 |
phi |
3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 12, 13, 14, 20, 37 |
25 |
Neil Lomax |
321 |
1981-1988 |
crd |
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 16, 19, 29 |
26 |
Steve Grogan |
312 |
1975-1990 |
nwe |
1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 39, 45, 49 |
27 |
Jeff Garcia |
305 |
1999-2009 |
sfo-cle-det-phi-tam |
2, 2, 10, 12, 18, 18, 22, 27, 32, 42, 81 |
28 |
Brian Sipe |
289 |
1974-1983 |
cle |
2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 24, 29, 32, 44 |
29 |
Ken Stabler |
278 |
1970-1984 |
rai-hou-nor |
2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 23, 25, 26, 28, 36, 42, 52, 61 |
30 |
Greg Landry |
278 |
1968-1984 |
det-clt-chi |
1, 1, 7, 16, 18, 21, 22, 29, 35, 38, 40, 55, 56 |
31 |
Joe Theismann |
277 |
1974-1985 |
was |
3, 6, 6, 9, 9, 11, 15, 22, 25, 29, 46, 59 |
32 |
Jim Hart |
262 |
1966-1984 |
crd-was |
3, 6, 8, 8, 9, 9, 11, 21, 21, 26, 27, 29, 38, 42, 69 |
33 |
Dave Krieg |
252 |
1980-1998 |
sea-kan-det-crd-chi-ten |
3, 5, 10, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20, 20, 23, 23, 25, 30, 34,
34, 64, 64, 79 |
34 |
Roman Gabriel |
246 |
1962-1977 |
ram-phi |
1, 5, 6, 15, 15, 17, 42, 60 |
35 |
John Hadl |
226 |
1962-1977 |
sdg-ram-gnb-hou |
2, 3, 7, 13, 20, 23, 34, 54 |
36 |
Steve McNair |
226 |
1995-2007 |
hou-ten-rav |
5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 17, 32, 32, 40, 46 |
37 |
Vinny Testaverde |
223 |
1987-2007 |
tam-cle-rav-nyj-dal-nwe-car |
2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 18, 21, 25, 29, 32,
32, 44, 45, 48, 61, 67 |
38 |
Aaron Rodgers |
221 |
2005-2009 |
gnb |
1, 2, 61, 63, 74 |
39 |
Jim Plunkett |
212 |
1971-1986 |
nwe-sfo-rai |
3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 17, 19, 19, 21, 22, 31, 34, 35, 41, 53 |
40 |
Trent Green |
210 |
1997-2008 |
was-ram-kan-mia |
3, 4, 6, 8, 8, 16, 23, 36, 43, 51, 75 |
41 |
Jeff Blake |
208 |
1992-2005 |
nyj-cin-nor-rav-crd-phi-chi |
4, 5, 12, 19, 22, 22, 24, 27, 44, 58, 67, 74, 78 |
42 |
Danny White |
207 |
1976-1988 |
dal |
4, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15, 29, 29, 46, 47, 48, 56, 71 |
43 |
Mark Brunell |
197 |
1994-2009 |
gnb-jax-was-nor |
3, 7, 8, 11, 13, 13, 14, 15, 20, 31, 33, 47, 56, 68, 72 |
44 |
Phil Simms |
194 |
1979-1993 |
nyg |
5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 13, 15, 20, 22, 22, 23, 34, 34, 61 |
45 |
John Brodie |
192 |
1957-1973 |
sfo |
1, 4, 26, 32 |
46 |
Jeff George |
192 |
1990-2001 |
clt-atl-rai-min-was |
3, 6, 7, 11, 19, 20, 23, 26, 35, 38, 45, 65 |
47 |
Archie Manning |
187 |
1971-1984 |
nor-hou-min |
2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 28, 31, 44, 46 |
48 |
Joe Ferguson |
187 |
1973-1990 |
buf-det-tam-clt |
5, 6, 7, 10, 10, 12, 16, 16, 21, 21, 24, 25, 38, 46, 48,
49, 72 |
49 |
Aaron Brooks |
181 |
2000-2006 |
nor-rai |
5, 6, 8, 8, 17, 29, 41 |
50 |
Tony Romo |
180 |
2004-2009 |
dal |
2, 6, 9, 18, 76, 81 |
51 |
Carson Palmer |
178 |
2004-2009 |
cin |
1, 4, 9, 18, 22, 41 |
52 |
Bernie Kosar |
178 |
1985-1996 |
cle-dal-mia |
6, 8, 8, 10, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 39, 54, 59 |
53 |
Scott Mitchell |
177 |
1991-2001 |
mia-det-rav-cin |
2, 10, 10, 23, 28, 40, 57, 64, 70, 71, 80 |
54 |
Tommy Kramer |
175 |
1977-1990 |
min-nor |
4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 12, 27, 33, 34, 36, 41, 43, 61, 70 |
55 |
Steve Beuerlein |
172 |
1988-2003 |
rai-dal-crd-jax-car-den |
2, 11, 12, 17, 25, 28, 32, 36, 36, 37, 37, 40, 52, 66 |
56 |
Philip Rivers |
170 |
2004-2009 |
sdg |
3, 7, 8, 15, 62, 70 |
57 |
Jim Zorn |
162 |
1976-1987 |
sea-gnb-tam |
2, 5, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 30, 42, 78, 88 |
58 |
Steve Bartkowski |
160 |
1975-1986 |
atl-ram |
3, 3, 6, 15, 17, 17, 18, 21, 32, 40, 41, 43 |
59 |
Lynn Dickey |
159 |
1971-1985 |
hou-gnb |
1, 8, 13, 17, 19, 21, 27, 27, 31, 32, 40, 64, 65 |
60 |
Ken O'Brien |
153 |
1984-1993 |
nyj-phi |
3, 6, 11, 12, 16, 16, 18, 33, 39, 40 |
61 |
Ron Jaworski |
151 |
1974-1989 |
ram-phi-mia-kan |
4, 4, 9, 11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 15, 31, 43, 49, 49, 50, 58 |
62 |
Bob Griese |
148 |
1967-1980 |
mia |
5, 7, 9, 13, 13, 14, 14, 21, 23, 32, 33 |
63 |
Mark Rypien |
148 |
1988-2001 |
was-cle-ram-phi-clt |
4, 8, 12, 20, 24, 32, 33, 40, 57, 57, 63 |
64 |
Michael Vick |
140 |
2001-2006 |
atl |
3, 5, 12, 12, 34, 39, 47 |
65 |
Don Majkowski |
130 |
1987-1996 |
gnb-clt-det |
1, 22, 26, 33, 35, 35, 48, 53, 56, 60 |
66 |
Marc Bulger |
130 |
2002-2009 |
ram |
3, 8, 10, 22, 23, 27, 28, 31 |
67 |
Matt Hasselbeck |
124 |
1999-2009 |
gnb-sea |
4, 4, 6, 13, 19, 20, 22, 30, 36, 56, 65 |
68 |
Tony Eason |
123 |
1983-1990 |
nwe-nyj |
5, 9, 23, 39, 47, 52, 55, 59 |
69 |
Doug Williams |
118 |
1978-1989 |
tam-was |
4, 5, 8, 17, 17, 26, 28, 47, 76 |
70 |
Kordell Stewart |
116 |
1995-2005 |
pit-chi-rav |
2, 9, 16, 17, 26, 28, 33, 34, 35, 72, 78 |
71 |
Jeff Hostetler |
110 |
1985-1997 |
nyg-rai-was |
3, 7, 9, 21, 21, 28, 32, 42, 44, 55, 69, 70 |
72 |
Billy Kilmer |
108 |
1961-1978 |
sfo-nor-was |
6, 11, 14, 14, 14, 23, 23, 26, 37 |
73 |
Ben Roethlisberger |
105 |
2004-2009 |
pit |
5, 9, 12, 17, 18, 20 |
74 |
Elvis Grbac |
102 |
1994-2001 |
sfo-kan-rav |
6, 10, 23, 24, 31, 36, 41, 48 |
75 |
Bill Kenney |
102 |
1980-1988 |
kan |
5, 15, 17, 19, 23, 24, 24, 35, 52 |
76 |
Joe Namath |
99 |
1965-1977 |
nyj-ram |
6, 7, 16, 30, 30, 35, 35, 36 |
77 |
Steve DeBerg |
97 |
1978-1998 |
sfo-den-tam-kan-mia-atl |
5, 10, 10, 11, 15, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36, 42,
42, 52 |
78 |
Jon Kitna |
95 |
1997-2008 |
sea-cin-det |
6, 7, 9, 13, 17, 18, 24, 34, 38, 39, 49, 73, 77 |
79 |
Jake Plummer |
93 |
1997-2006 |
crd-den |
5, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 27, 32 |
80 |
Jay Cutler |
87 |
2006-2009 |
den-chi |
5, 11, 13, 38 |
81 |
Brad Johnson |
85 |
1994-2008 |
min-was-tam-dal |
5, 11, 11, 15, 15, 18, 25, 25, 25, 40, 40, 47, 59, 60, 73 |
82 |
Erik Kramer |
84 |
1987-1999 |
atl-det-chi-sdg |
5, 20, 25, 25, 36, 36, 39, 47, 52, 56 |
83 |
Bobby Hebert |
81 |
1985-1996 |
nor-atl |
6, 9, 9, 10, 14, 17, 30, 34, 46, 47, 53 |
84 |
Chris Miller |
80 |
1987-1999 |
atl-ram-den |
5, 13, 15, 17, 21, 21, 23, 52, 52, 71 |
85 |
Sonny Jurgensen |
77 |
1957-1974 |
phi-was |
4, 19, 26, 37, 53 |
86 |
Troy Aikman |
75 |
1989-2000 |
dal |
4, 9, 13, 14, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 27, 37 |
87 |
Bobby Douglass |
75 |
1969-1978 |
chi-sdg-nor-gnb |
3, 12, 20, 26, 31, 41, 46, 51, 51 |
88 |
Jay Schroeder |
70 |
1985-1994 |
was-rai-cin-crd |
4, 11, 16, 16, 22, 23, 32, 32, 34, 38 |
89 |
Daryle Lamonica |
68 |
1963-1974 |
buf-rai |
5, 9, 12, 42, 71 |
90 |
Matt Schaub |
65 |
2004-2009 |
atl-htx |
4, 21, 23, 43, 56, 56 |
91 |
Richard Todd |
64 |
1976-1985 |
nyj-nor |
6, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 24, 32, 35, 54 |
92 |
Charley Johnson |
56 |
1961-1975 |
crd-hou-den |
6, 11, 20, 22, 30, 40 |
93 |
Jake Delhomme |
56 |
1999-2009 |
nor-car |
7, 11, 15, 19, 20, 30, 40, 47, 58 |
94 |
Craig Morton |
54 |
1965-1982 |
dal-nyg-den |
8, 11, 11, 11, 14, 19, 19, 22, 23, 25, 27, 43, 48 |
95 |
Jim Harbaugh |
52 |
1987-2000 |
chi-clt-rav-sdg |
9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 36, 46, 91 |
96 |
Eli Manning |
51 |
2004-2009 |
nyg |
5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 36 |
97 |
Derek Anderson |
51 |
2006-2009 |
cle |
7, 32, 44, 44 |
98 |
Len Dawson |
47 |
1957-1975 |
pit-cle-kan |
9, 16, 17, 26, 27, 34 |
99 |
Mike Phipps |
46 |
1970-1981 |
cle-chi |
7, 9, 16, 26, 27, 37, 38, 43, 43, 46, 51, 62 |
100 |
Matt Cassel |
43 |
2005-2009 |
nwe-kan |
8, 21, 55, 65, 70 |
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