| Seasons |
|---|
| 1967 | Gary Cuozzo (3–7) / Billy Kilmer (0–4) | | [1] |
| 1968 | Billy Kilmer (4–7) / Karl Sweetan (0–2–1) | | [2] |
| 1969 | Billy Kilmer (5–9) | | [3] |
| 1970 | Billy Kilmer (2–8) / Edd Hargett (0–3–1) | | [4] |
| 1971 | Archie Manning (3–5–2) / Edd Hargett (1–3) | | [5] |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (2–11–1) | | [6] |
| 1973 | Archie Manning (5–8) / Bobby Scott (0–1) | | [7] |
| 1974 | Archie Manning (3–8) / Larry Cipa (1–1) / Bobby Scott (1–0) | | [8] |
| 1975 | Archie Manning (2–11) / Larry Cipa (0–1) | | [9] |
| 1976 | Bobby Scott (2–6) / Bobby Douglass (2–4) | | [10] |
| 1977 | Archie Manning (1–8) / Bobby Scott (1–2) / Bobby Douglass (1–1) | | [11] |
| 1978 | Archie Manning (7–9) | | [12] |
| 1979 | Archie Manning (8–8) | | [13] |
| 1980 | Archie Manning (1–15) | | [14] |
| 1981 | Archie Manning (3–8) / Dave Wilson (1–3) / Bobby Scott (0–1) | | [15] |
| 1982 | Ken Stabler (4–4) / Guido Merkens (0–1) | | [16] |
| 1983 | Ken Stabler (7–7) / Dave Wilson (1–1) | | [17] |
| 1984 | Richard Todd (6–8) / Dave Wilson (1–1) | | [18] |
| 1985 | Dave Wilson (3–7) / Bobby Hebert (2–4) | | [19] |
| 1986 | Dave Wilson (6–7) / Bobby Hebert (1–2) | | [20] |
| 1987 | Bobby Hebert (10–2) / John Fourcade (2–1) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) | [21] |
| 1988 | Bobby Hebert (10–6) | | [22] |
| 1989 | Bobby Hebert (6–7) / John Fourcade (3–0) | | [23] |
| 1990 | Steve Walsh (6–5) / John Fourcade (2–3) | Steve Walsh (0–1) | [24] |
| 1991 | Bobby Hebert (8–1) / Steve Walsh (3–4) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) | [25] |
| 1992 | Bobby Hebert (12–4) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) | [26] |
| 1993 | Wade Wilson (7–7) / Steve Walsh (1–0) / Mike Buck (0–1) | | [27] |
| 1994 | Jim Everett (7–9) | | [28] |
| 1995 | Jim Everett (7–9) | | [29] |
| 1996 | Jim Everett (3–12) / Doug Nussmeier (0–1) | | [30] |
| 1997 | Heath Shuler (4–5) / Billy Joe Hobert (2–2) / Danny Wuerffel (0–2) / Doug Nussmeier (0–1) | | [31] |
| 1998 | Kerry Collins (2–5) / Danny Wuerffel (2–2) / Billy Joe Tolliver (1–3) / Billy Joe Hobert (1–0) | | [32] |
| 1999 | Billy Joe Tolliver (1–6) / Billy Joe Hobert (1–6) / Jake Delhomme (1–1) | | [33] |
| 2000 | Jeff Blake (7–4) / Aaron Brooks (3–2) | Aaron Brooks (1–1) | [34] |
| 2001 | Aaron Brooks (7–9) | | [35] |
| 2002 | Aaron Brooks (9–7) | | [36] |
| 2003 | Aaron Brooks (8–8) | | [37] |
| 2004 | Aaron Brooks (8–8) | | [38] |
| 2005 | Aaron Brooks (3–10) / Todd Bouman (0–3) | | [39] |
| 2006 | Drew Brees (10–6) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [40] |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (7–9) | | [41] |
| 2008 | Drew Brees (8–8) | | [42] |
| 2009 | Drew Brees (13–2) / Mark Brunell (0–1) | Drew Brees (3–0) | [43] |
| 2010 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (0–1) | [44] |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (13–3) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [45] |
| 2012 | Drew Brees (7–9) | | [46] |
| 2013 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [47] |
| 2014 | Drew Brees (7–9) | | [48] |
| 2015 | Drew Brees (7–8) / Luke McCown (0–1) | | [49] |
| 2016 | Drew Brees (7–9) | | [50] |
| 2017 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [51] |
| 2018 | Drew Brees (13–2) / Teddy Bridgewater (0–1) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [52] |
| 2019 | Drew Brees (8–3) / Teddy Bridgewater (5–0) | Drew Brees (0–1) | [53] |
| 2020 | Drew Brees (9–3) / Taysom Hill (3–1) | Drew Brees (1–1) | [54] |
| 2021 | Jameis Winston (5–2) / Taysom Hill (4–1) / Trevor Siemian (1-3) / Ian Book (0–1) | | [55] |
| 2022 | Andy Dalton (6–8) / Jameis Winston (1–2) | | [56] |
| 2023 | Derek Carr (9–8) | | [57] |
| 2024 | Derek Carr (5–5) / Spencer Rattler (0–6) / Jake Haener (0–1) | | |
| 2025 | Spencer Rattler (1–5) | | |
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