Who is the best quarterback in Chargers 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. Philip Rivers (2010s) tops the list at 89.
The ranking
Best Chargers quarterbacks ever · rating out of 100
- 1Philip Rivers
Chargers · 2010s89 - 2Justin Herbert
Chargers · 2020s89 - 3Dan Fouts
Chargers · 1980s88 - 4Drew Brees
Chargers · 2000s87 - 5John Hadl
Chargers · 1970s78 - 6James Harris
Chargers · 1970s76 - 7Doug Flutie
Chargers · 2000s74 - 8Stan Humphries
Chargers · 1990s73 - 9John Friesz
Chargers · 1990s70 - 10Jim McMahon
Chargers · 1990s70 - 11Tyrod Taylor
Chargers · 2020s70 - 12Mark Herrmann
Chargers · 1980s68
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