List of Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks
Regular-season
The number of games started in the season by each player is listed in small parentheses. Statistics do not include postseason starts.

List of Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks

Section Title: Regular-season
Table Section Text: The number of games started in the season by each player is listed in small parentheses. Statistics do not include postseason starts.

Season	Quarterback(s)	Reference(s)

Dallas Texans 1960–1962

1960	Cotton Davidson (13) / Hunter Enis (1)

1961	Cotton Davidson (12) / Randy Duncan (2)

1962	Len Dawson (14)

Kansas City Chiefs 1963–present

1963	Len Dawson (13) / Eddie Wilson (1)

1964	Len Dawson (14)

1965	Len Dawson (12) / Pete Beathard (2)

1966	Len Dawson (14)

1967	Len Dawson (14)

1968	Len Dawson (13) / Jacky Lee (1)

1969	Len Dawson (7) / Jacky Lee (1) / Mike Livingston (6)

1970	Len Dawson (12) / Mike Livingston (2)

1971	Len Dawson (13) / Mike Livingston (1)

1972	Len Dawson (12) / Mike Livingston (2)

1973	Mike Livingston (8) / Len Dawson (6)

1974	Len Dawson (8) / Mike Livingston (6)

1975	Mike Livingston (7) / Len Dawson (5) / Tony Adams (2)

1976	Mike Livingston (14)

1977	Mike Livingston (11) / Tony Adams (3)

1978	Mike Livingston (14) / Tony Adams (2)

1979	Steve Fuller (12) / Mike Livingston (4)

1980	Steve Fuller (13) / Bill Kenney (3)

1981	Bill Kenney (13) / Steve Fuller (3)

1982	Bill Kenney (6) / Steve Fuller (3)

1983	Bill Kenney (16)

1984	Todd Blackledge (8) / Bill Kenney (8)

1985	Todd Blackledge (6) / Bill Kenney (10)

1986	Bill Kenney (8) / Todd Blackledge (8)

1987	Bill Kenney (8) / Todd Blackledge (2) / Matt Stevens (2) Frank Seurer (2) / Doug Hudson (1)

1988	Steve DeBerg (11) / Bill Kenney (5)

1989	Steve DeBerg (10) / Ron Jaworski (3) / Steve Pelluer (3)

1990	Steve DeBerg (16)

1991	Steve DeBerg (15) / Mark Vlasic (1)

1992	Dave Krieg (16)

1993	Joe Montana (11) / Dave Krieg (5)

1994	Joe Montana (14) / Steve Bono (2)

1995	Steve Bono (16)

1996	Steve Bono (13) / Rich Gannon (3)

1997	Elvis Grbac (10) / Rich Gannon (6)

1998	Rich Gannon (10) / Elvis Grbac (6)

1999	Elvis Grbac (16)

2000	Elvis Grbac (15) / Warren Moon (1)

2001	Trent Green (16)

2002	Trent Green (16)

2003	Trent Green (16)

2004	Trent Green (16)

2005	Trent Green (16)

2006	Trent Green (8) / Damon Huard (8)

2007	Brodie Croyle (10) / Damon Huard (6)

2008	Brodie Croyle (3) / Tyler Thigpen (11) / Damon Huard (2)

2009	Matt Cassel (15) / Brodie Croyle (1)

2010	Matt Cassel (15) / Brodie Croyle (1)

2011	Matt Cassel (9) / Tyler Palko (4) / Kyle Orton (3)

2012	Matt Cassel (8) / Brady Quinn (8)

2013	Alex Smith (15) / Chase Daniel (1)

2014	Alex Smith (15) / Chase Daniel (1)

2015	Alex Smith (16)

2016	Alex Smith (15) / Nick Foles (1)

2017	Alex Smith (15) / Patrick Mahomes (1)

2018	Patrick Mahomes (16)

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Davidson was the first starting quarterback for the Dallas Texans.

final_sentence: Davidson was the first starting quarterback for the Dallas Texans.