Who is the best quarterback in Patriots 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. Tom Brady (2000s) tops the list at 97.
The ranking
Best Patriots quarterbacks ever · rating out of 100
- 1Tom Brady
Patriots · 2000s97 - 2Drew Bledsoe
Patriots · 1990s82 - 3Drake Maye
Patriots · 2020s82 - 4Steve Grogan
Patriots · 1970s78 - 5Matt Cassel
Patriots · 2000s74 - 6Jimmy Garoppolo
Patriots · 2010s74 - 7Mac Jones
Patriots · 2020s73 - 8Cam Newton
Patriots · 2020s73 - 9Tony Eason
Patriots · 1980s70 - 10Jim Plunkett
Patriots · 1970s70 - 11Babe Parilli
Patriots · 1960s70 - 12Scott Zolak
Patriots · 1990s68
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