# List of Edmonton Elks starting quarterbacks

The following is an incomplete list of starting quarterbacks that have started a regular season or post-season game for the Edmonton Eskimos / Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). They are listed in order of appearance during the regular season or post-season, since 1993. Prior years do not include post-season starts and list number of starts from greatest to fewest.

## Starting quarterbacks by season

Where known, the number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| Season(s) | Regular season | Postseason |
| 2024 | McLeod Bethel-Thompson (13) / Tre Ford (5) | |
| 2023 | Taylor Cornelius (7) / Jarret Doege (1) / Tre Ford (10) | |
| 2022 | Nick Arbuckle (3) / Tre Ford (3) / Taylor Cornelius (12) | |
| 2021 | Trevor Harris (6) / Taylor Cornelius (8) | |
| 2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2019 | Trevor Harris (13) / Logan Kilgore (5) | Trevor Harris (2) |
| 2018 | Michael Reilly (18) | |
| 2017 | Michael Reilly (18) | Michael Reilly (2) |
| 2016 | Michael Reilly (17) / James Franklin (1) | Michael Reilly (2) |
| 2015 | Michael Reilly (9) / Matt Nichols (7) / James Franklin (2) | Michael Reilly (2) |
| 2014 | Michael Reilly (14) / Matt Nichols (4) | Michael Reilly (1) |
| 2013 | Michael Reilly (18) | |
| 2012 | Steven Jyles (9) / Kerry Joseph (7) / Matt Nichols (2) | Kerry Joseph (1) |
| 2011 | Ricky Ray (18) | Ricky Ray (2) |
| 2010 | Ricky Ray (16) / Jared Zabransky (5) | |
| 2009 | Ricky Ray (18) | Ricky Ray (2) |
| 2008 | Ricky Ray (18) | Ricky Ray (1) |
| 2007 | Ricky Ray (13) / Stefan LeFors (5) | |
| 2006 | Ricky Ray (18) | |
| 2005 | Ricky Ray (18) | Ricky Ray (3) |
| 2004 | Jason Maas (18) | Jason Maas (1) |
| 2003 | Ricky Ray (18) | Ricky Ray (2) |
| 2002 | Jason Maas (7) / Ricky Ray (11) | Ricky Ray (2) |
| 2001 | Nealon Greene (6) / Jason Maas (12) | Jason Maas (1) |
| 2000 | Nealon Greene (15) / Dan Crowley (3) | Nealon Greene (1) |
| 1999 | Nealon Greene (11) / Marcus Crandell (3) / Kevin Mason (3) / Dan Crowley (1) | Nealon Greene (1) |
| 1998 | David Archer (13) / Jimmy Kemp (5) | David Archer (2) |
| 1997 | Danny McManus (15) / Jimmy Kemp (3) | Danny McManus (1) |
| 1996 | Danny McManus (17) / Cody Ledbetter (1) | Danny McManus (3) |
| 1995 | Kerwin Bell (12) / Chris Vargas (6) | Kerwin Bell (2) |
| 1994 | Damon Allen (17) / Rickey Foggie (1) | Damon Allen (1) |
| 1993 | Damon Allen (16) / Rickey Foggie (1) / Tom Muecke (1) | Damon Allen (3) |
| 1992 | Tracy Ham (15) / Tom Muecke (3) |
| 1991 | Tracy Ham (16) / Warren Jones (2) |
| 1990 | Tracy Ham (18) |
| 1989 | Tracy Ham (18) |
| 1988 | Tracy Ham (11) / Damon Allen (7) |
| 1987 | Matt Dunigan (12) / Damon Allen (6) |
| 1986 | Matt Dunigan (17) / Damon Allen (1) |
| 1985 | Matt Dunigan (14) / Damon Allen (2) |

## Team passer rankings

Quarterbacks are listed by number of starts for the Edmonton Eskimos / Elks.
| Name | GS | W–L–T | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int |
| Ricky Ray | 148 | 79–68–1 | 3,225 | 4,827 | 66.8 | 40,531 | 210 | 130 |
| Jackie Parker | 100 | 71–27–2 | 769 | 1,484 | 51.8 | 12,137 | 70 | 93 |
| Tom Wilkinson | 98 | 65–27–6 | 1,382 | 2,251 | 61.4 | 18,684 | 129 | 96 |
| Michael Reilly | 94 | 53–41–0 | 2,120 | 3,195 | 66.4 | 26,929 | 143 | 82 |
| Tracy Ham | 77 | 52–25–0 | 1,216 | 2,333 | 52.1 | 19,240 | 142 | 89 |
| Warren Moon | 59 | 41–17–1 | 1,280 | 2,209 | 57.9 | 21,228 | 139 | 70 |
| Matt Dunigan | 56 | 34–21–1 | 926 | 1,654 | 56.0 | 13,393 | 87 | 76 |
| Damon Allen | 51 | 35–16–0 | 809 | 1,583 | 51.1 | 12,466 | 76 | 56 |
| Bruce Lemmerman | 41 | 27–12–2 | 754 | 1,383 | 54.5 | 9,747 | 60 | 73 |
| Jason Maas | 37 | 20–17–0 | 800 | 1,307 | 61.2 | 11,953 | 65 | 40 |
| Don Getty | 37 | 17–19–1 | 532 | 992 | 53.6 | 8,950 | 57 | 60 |