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Who are the top left-handed quarterbacks in NFL history? Here is our top 10 countdown:
10. Tua Tagovailoa: following a stellar collegiate career at Alabama, Tagovailoa was drafted fifth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins and has steadily improved in his first few seasons despite injury/health issues, establishing himself as a potential franchise quarterback.
9. Bobby Douglass: one of the original dual-threat quarterbacks, Douglass ran for a then-record 968 yards in 1972, but completed only 43.0% of his career passes and had a career touchdown-to-interception ratio of 36 to 64.
8. Scott Mitchell: during a decade plus in the NFL, Mitchell had his best seasons with the Detroit Lions in the mid-1990s, including a career-best 4,338 yards and 32 touchdowns in 1995.
7. Jim Zorn: the first starting quarterback in the history of the Seattle Seahawks, Zorn spent nine of his 11 NFL seasons with the team and had three consecutive seasons of 3,000+ passing yards in his prime.
6. Mark Brunell: the longtime quarterback for the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, Brunel earned three Pro Bowl selections with the team, including a 1996 campaign that saw him throw for a league-leading and career-best 4,367 yards.
5. Frankie Albert: a post-World War II football star, Albert spent seven seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and led the league in passing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons in 1948 and 1949.
4. Michael Vick: the #1 overall draft pick in 2001, Vick was a 4x Pro Bowler and is the most prolific running quarterback in NFL history with 6,109 career rushing yards and the first 1,000+ yard rushing season at the position (1,039 in 2006).
3. Boomer Esiason: best-known for his decade with the Cincinnati Bengals, Esiason not only made four Pro Bowls and was NFL MVP while leading the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII in 1988, but he is also the most prolific left-handed passer in league history (37,920 career passing yards).
2. Ken Stabler: known as the “Snake” for his wily ways, Stabler was the rare left-handed quarterback; a 4x Pro Bowler and 1x All-Pro, he won the MVP in 1974 and led the Oakland Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI, retiring as the franchise’s all-time leading passer.
1. Steve Young: arguably the greatest left-handed quarterback in NFL history, Young won two MVPs and three Super Bowls (two as a backup to Joe Montana, one as the starter) en route to the Hall of Fame; not only did he lead the NFL in passer rating 6x, but he is also top-10 all-time in quarterback rushing yards (4,239) and scored 43 touchdowns on the ground.
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Note: All statistics as of time of publication.
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