# List of New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Saints.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

## Starting quarterbacks

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| 1967 | Gary Cuozzo (3–7) / Billy Kilmer (0–4) | |
| 1968 | Billy Kilmer (4–7) / Karl Sweetan (0–2–1) | |
| 1969 | Billy Kilmer (5–9) | |
| 1970 | Billy Kilmer (2–8) / Edd Hargett (0–3–1) | |
| 1971 | Archie Manning (3–5–2) / Edd Hargett (1–3) | |
| 1972 | Archie Manning (2–11–1) | |
| 1973 | Archie Manning (5–8) / Bobby Scott (0–1) | |
| 1974 | Archie Manning (3–8) / Larry Cipa (1–1) / Bobby Scott (1–0) | |
| 1975 | Archie Manning (2–11) / Larry Cipa (0–1) | |
| 1976 | Bobby Scott (2–6) / Bobby Douglass (2–4) | |
| 1977 | Archie Manning (1–8) / Bobby Scott (1–2) / Bobby Douglass (1–1) | |
| 1978 | Archie Manning (7–9) | |
| 1979 | Archie Manning (8–8) | |
| 1980 | Archie Manning (1–15) | |
| 1981 | Archie Manning (3–8) / Dave Wilson (1–3) / Bobby Scott (0–1) | |
| 1982 | Ken Stabler (4–4) / Guido Merkens (0–1) | |
| 1983 | Ken Stabler (7–7) / Dave Wilson (1–1) | |
| 1984 | Richard Todd (6–8) / Dave Wilson (1–1) | |
| 1985 | Dave Wilson (3–7) / Bobby Hebert (2–4) | |
| 1986 | Dave Wilson (6–7) / Bobby Hebert (1–2) | |
| 1987 | Bobby Hebert (10–2) / John Fourcade (2–1) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) |
| 1988 | Bobby Hebert (10–6) | |
| 1989 | Bobby Hebert (6–7) / John Fourcade (3–0) | |
| 1990 | Steve Walsh (6–5) / John Fourcade (2–3) | Steve Walsh (0–1) |
| 1991 | Bobby Hebert (8–1) / Steve Walsh (3–4) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) |
| 1992 | Bobby Hebert (12–4) | Bobby Hebert (0–1) |
| 1993 | Wade Wilson (7–7) / Steve Walsh (1–0) / Mike Buck (0–1) | |
| 1994 | Jim Everett (7–9) | |
| 1995 | Jim Everett (7–9) | |
| 1996 | Jim Everett (3–12) / Doug Nussmeier (0–1) | |
| 1997 | Heath Shuler (4–5) / Billy Joe Hobert (2–2) / Danny Wuerffel (0–2) / Doug Nussmeier (0–1) | |
| 1998 | Kerry Collins (2–5) / Danny Wuerffel (2–2) / Billy Joe Tolliver (1–3) / Billy Joe Hobert (1–0) | |
| 1999 | Billy Joe Tolliver (1–6) / Billy Joe Hobert (1–6) / Jake Delhomme (1–1) | |
| 2000 | Jeff Blake (7–4) / Aaron Brooks (3–2) | Aaron Brooks (1–1) |
| 2001 | Aaron Brooks (7–9) | |
| 2002 | Aaron Brooks (9–7) | |
| 2003 | Aaron Brooks (8–8) | |
| 2004 | Aaron Brooks (8–8) | |
| 2005 | Aaron Brooks (3–10) / Todd Bouman (0–3) | |
| 2006 | Drew Brees (10–6) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2007 | Drew Brees (7–9) | |
| 2008 | Drew Brees (8–8) | |
| 2009 | Drew Brees (13–2) / Mark Brunell (0–1) | Drew Brees (3–0) |
| 2010 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (0–1) |
| 2011 | Drew Brees (13–3) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2012 | Drew Brees (7–9) | |
| 2013 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2014 | Drew Brees (7–9) | |
| 2015 | Drew Brees (7–8) / Luke McCown (0–1) | |
| 2016 | Drew Brees (7–9) | |
| 2017 | Drew Brees (11–5) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2018 | Drew Brees (13–2) / Teddy Bridgewater (0–1) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2019 | Drew Brees (8–3) / Teddy Bridgewater (5–0) | Drew Brees (0–1) |
| 2020 | Drew Brees (9–3) / Taysom Hill (3–1) | Drew Brees (1–1) |
| 2021 | Jameis Winston (5–2) / Taysom Hill (4–1) / Trevor Siemian (1-3) / Ian Book (0–1) | |
| 2022 | Andy Dalton (6–8) / Jameis Winston (1–2) | |
| 2023 | Derek Carr (9–8) | |
| 2024 | Derek Carr (5–5) / Spencer Rattler (0–6) / Jake Haener (0–1) | |

## Most games as starting quarterback

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Saints in regular season games (through the 2020 NFL season).
| Name | |
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
| Drew Brees | 2006–2020 | 228 | 228 | 142 | 86 | — | .623 |
| Archie Manning | 1971–1982 | 134 | 129 | 35 | 91 | 3 | .283 |
| Aaron Brooks | 2000–2005 | 85 | 82 | 38 | 44 | — | .463 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1985–1992 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 26 | — | .653 |
| Jim Everett | 1994–1996 | 47 | 47 | 17 | 30 | — | .362 |

## Team career passing records

(Through the 2020 NFL season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Drew Brees | 6,017 | 8,742 | 68.8 | 68,010 | 491 | 190 |
| Archie Manning | 1,849 | 3,335 | 55.4 | 21,734 | 115 | 156 |
| Aaron Brooks | 1,563 | 2,771 | 56.4 | 19,156 | 120 | 84 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1,202 | 2,055 | 58.5 | 14,630 | 85 | 75 |
| Jim Everett | 958 | 1,571 | 61.0 | 10,622 | 60 | 48 |