Who is the best quarterback in 49ers history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Joe Montana (1980s) tops the list at 97.
The ranking
Best 49ers quarterbacks ever · rating out of 100
- 1Joe Montana
49ers · 1980s97 - 2Steve Young
49ers · 1990s96 - 3Brock Purdy
49ers · 2020s85 - 4Jimmy Garoppolo
49ers · 2020s84 - 5John Brodie
49ers · 1960s83 - 6Colin Kaepernick
49ers · 2010s82 - 7Alex Smith
49ers · 2010s80 - 8Jeff Garcia
49ers · 2000s80 - 9Steve DeBerg
49ers · 1970s76 - 10Jim Plunkett
49ers · 1970s74 - 11Elvis Grbac
49ers · 1990s72 - 12Matt Cavanaugh
49ers · 1980s72
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