Who is the best quarterback in Jets 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 Namath (1960s) tops the list at 87.
The ranking
Best Jets quarterbacks ever · rating out of 100
- 1Joe Namath
Jets · 1960s87 - 2Brett Favre
Jets · 2000s83 - 3Aaron Rodgers
Jets · 2020s78 - 4Vinny Testaverde
Jets · 1990s78 - 5Boomer Esiason
Jets · 1990s76 - 6Ryan Fitzpatrick
Jets · 2010s76 - 7Richard Todd
Jets · 1970s74 - 8Chad Pennington
Jets · 2000s74 - 9Mark Sanchez
Jets · 2010s73 - 10Ken O'Brien
Jets · 1980s73 - 11Neil O'Donnell
Jets · 1990s73 - 12Sam Darnold
Jets · 2010s70
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