List of New York Giants starting quarterbacks

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Charlie Conerly (1950-1961) Charlie conerly giants.jpg
Charlie Conerly (1950–1961)

These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Giants.

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The early era of the NFL and American football in general was not conducive to passing the football, with the forward pass not being legalized until the early 1900s and not fully adopted for many more years. [1] Although the quarterback position has historically been the one to receive the snap and thus handle the football on every offensive play, [2] the importance of the position during this era was limited by various rules, like having to be five yards behind the line of scrimmage before a forward pass could be attempted. [3] These rules and the tactical focus on rushing the ball limited the importance of the quarterback position while enhancing the value of different types of backs, such as the halfback and the fullback. [4] Some of these backs were considered triple-threat men, capable of rushing, passing or kicking the football, making it common for multiple players to attempt a pass during a game. [5]

As rules changed and the NFL began adopting a more pass-centric approach to offensive football, the importance of the quarterback position grew. [3] [4] Beginning in 1950, total wins and losses by a team's starting quarterback were tracked. [6] Prior to 1950, the Giants had numerous players identified as playing the quarterback position. However, the combination of unreliable statistics in the early era of the NFL and the differences in the early quarterback position make tracking starts by quarterbacks impractical for this timeframe.

Regular season

Phil Simms (1979-1981, 1984-1993) Phil Simms at Rams Park 2004-10-07.jpg
Phil Simms (1979–1981, 1984–1993)
Eli Manning (2004-2019) Eli Manning Giants QB.jpg
Eli Manning (2004–2019)
Daniel Jones (2019-2024) Daniel Jones In 2019.jpg
Daniel Jones (2019–2024)

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

SeasonQuarterback(s)
1950 Charlie Conerly (8) / Travis Tidwell (4)
1951 Charlie Conerly (11) / Travis Tidwell (1)
1952 Charlie Conerly (11) / Tom Landry (1)
1953 Charlie Conerly (11) / Arnie Galiffa (1)
1954 Charlie Conerly (10) / Bob Clatterbuck (2)
1955 Don Heinrich (7) / Charlie Conerly (5)
1956 Don Heinrich (12)
1957 Charlie Conerly (8) / Don Heinrich (4)
1958 Charlie Conerly (6) / Don Heinrich (6)
1959 Charlie Conerly (10) / George Shaw (1) / Don Heinrich (1)
1960 Charlie Conerly (8) / George Shaw (4)
1961 Y. A. Tittle (10) / Charlie Conerly (4)
1962 Y. A. Tittle (14)
1963 Y. A. Tittle (14)
1964 Y. A. Tittle (11) / Gary Wood (3)
1965 Earl Morrall (14)
1966 Earl Morrall (7) / Gary Wood (6) / Tom Kennedy (1)
1967 Fran Tarkenton (14)
1968 Fran Tarkenton (14)
1969 Fran Tarkenton (14)
1970 Fran Tarkenton (14)
1971 Fran Tarkenton (13) / Randy Johnson (1)
1972 Norm Snead (13) / Randy Johnson (1)
1973 Norm Snead (8) / Randy Johnson (6)
1974 Craig Morton (8) / Norm Snead (5) / Jim Del Gaizo (1)
1975 Craig Morton (14)
1976 Craig Morton (12) / Norm Snead (2)
1977 Joe Pisarcik (11) / Jerry Golsteyn (3)
1978 Joe Pisarcik (12) / Jerry Golsteyn (2) / Randy Dean (2)
1979 Phil Simms (12) / Joe Pisarcik (4)
1980 Phil Simms (13) / Scott Brunner (3)
1981 Phil Simms (10) / Scott Brunner (6)
1982 Scott Brunner (9) [a]
1983 Scott Brunner (12) / Jeff Rutledge (4)
1984 Phil Simms (16)
1985 Phil Simms (16)
1986 Phil Simms (16)
1987 Phil Simms (9) / Jeff Rutledge (4) / Mike Busch (1) / Jim Crocicchia (1)
1988 Phil Simms (15) / Jeff Hostetler (1)
1989 Phil Simms (15) / Jeff Hostetler (1)
1990 Phil Simms (14) / Jeff Hostetler (2)
1991 Jeff Hostetler (12) / Phil Simms (4)
1992 Jeff Hostetler (9) / Phil Simms (4) / Kent Graham (3)
1993 Phil Simms (16)
1994 Dave Brown (15) / Kent Graham (1)
1995 Dave Brown (16)
1996 Dave Brown (16)
1997 Danny Kanell (10) / Dave Brown (6)
1998 Danny Kanell (10) / Kent Graham (6)
1999 Kent Graham (9) / Kerry Collins (7)
2000 Kerry Collins (16)
2001 Kerry Collins (16)
2002 Kerry Collins (16)
2003 Kerry Collins (13) / Jesse Palmer (3)
2004 Kurt Warner (9) / Eli Manning (7)
2005 Eli Manning (16)
2006 Eli Manning (16)
2007 Eli Manning (16)
2008 Eli Manning (16)
2009 Eli Manning (16)
2010 Eli Manning (16)
2011 Eli Manning (16)
2012 Eli Manning (16)
2013 Eli Manning (16)
2014 Eli Manning (16)
2015 Eli Manning (16)
2016 Eli Manning (16)
2017 Eli Manning (15) / Geno Smith (1)
2018 Eli Manning (16)
2019 Daniel Jones (12) / Eli Manning (4)
2020 Daniel Jones (14) / Colt McCoy (2)
2021 Daniel Jones (11) / Mike Glennon (4) / Jake Fromm (2)
2022 Daniel Jones (16) / Davis Webb (1)
2023 Daniel Jones (6) / Tommy DeVito (6) / Tyrod Taylor (5)
2024 Daniel Jones (10) / Drew Lock (5) / Tommy DeVito (2)

Notes:

a Due to the 1982 Players' strike, only nine games were played in the 1982 season.

Postseason

Season(s)Quarterback(s)
1950 Charlie Conerly (0–1)
1956 Don Heinrich (1–0)
1958 Don Heinrich (1–1)
1959 Charlie Conerly (0–1)
1961 Y. A. Tittle (0–1)
1962 Y. A. Tittle (0–1)
1963 Y. A. Tittle (0–1)
1981 Scott Brunner (1–1)
1984 Phil Simms (1–1)
1985 Phil Simms (1–1)
1986 Phil Simms (3–0)
1989 Phil Simms (0–1)
1990 Jeff Hostetler (3–0)
1993 Phil Simms (1–1)
1997 Danny Kanell (0–1)
2000 Kerry Collins (2–1)
2002 Kerry Collins (0–1)
2005 Eli Manning (0–1)
2006 Eli Manning (0–1)
2007 Eli Manning (4–0)
2008 Eli Manning (0–1)
2011 Eli Manning (4–0)
2016 Eli Manning (0–1)
2022 Daniel Jones (1−1)

Team career passing records

(Through the 2024 NFL Season)

NameCompAtt%YdsTDInt
Eli Manning 4,8958,11960.357,023366244
Phil Simms 2,5764,64755.433,462199157
Kerry Collins 1,4472,47358.516,8758170
Daniel Jones 1,4372,24164.114,6187047
Charlie Conerly 1,4182,83350.119,488173167
Fran Tarkenton 1,0511,89855.413,90510372
Y. A. Tittle 7311,30855.910,4399668

See also

References

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