List of Tennessee Titans starting quarterbacks
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Ryan Tannehill (2019-present)
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Titans.
Starting quarterbacks[]
Marcus Mariota (2015–2019)
Blaine Gabbert (2018)
Zach Mettenberger (2014–2015)
Jake Locker (2012–2014)
Matt Hasselbeck (2011–2012)
Kerry Collins (2006–2010)
Vince Young (2006–2010)
Warren Moon (1984–1993)
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season[]
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers 1960–1996 | |
| 1960 (AFL) | George Blanda (11) / Jacky Lee (3) |
| 1961 (AFL) | George Blanda (11) / Jacky Lee (3) |
| 1962 (AFL) | George Blanda (14) |
| 1963 (AFL) | George Blanda (13) / Jacky Lee (1) |
| 1964 (AFL) | George Blanda (13) / Don Trull (1) |
| 1965 (AFL) | George Blanda (12) / Don Trull (2) |
| 1966 (AFL) | George Blanda (8) / Don Trull (5) / Buddy Humphrey (1) |
| 1967 (AFL) | Pete Beathard (9) / Jacky Lee (3) / Bob Davis (2) |
| 1968 (AFL) | Pete Beathard (7) / Don Trull (4) / Bob Davis (3) |
| 1969 (AFL) | Pete Beathard (10) / Don Trull (3) / Bob Davis (1) |
| 1970 | Charley Johnson (10) / Jerry Rhome (4) |
| 1971 | Dan Pastorini (8) / Charley Johnson (4) / Lynn Dickey (2) |
| 1972 | Dan Pastorini (12) / Kent Nix (2) |
| 1973 | Dan Pastorini (10) / Lynn Dickey (4) |
| 1974 | Dan Pastorini (10) / Lynn Dickey (4) |
| 1975 | Dan Pastorini (14) |
| 1976 | Dan Pastorini (10) / John Hadl (4) |
| 1977 | Dan Pastorini (12) / John Hadl (2) |
| 1978 | Dan Pastorini (16) |
| 1979 | Dan Pastorini (15) / Gifford Nielsen (1) |
| 1980 | Ken Stabler (16) |
| 1981 | Ken Stabler (12) / Gifford Nielsen (2) / John Reaves (2) |
| 1982 | Archie Manning (5) / Gifford Nielsen (4) |
| 1983 | Gifford Nielsen (7) / Oliver Luck (6) / Archie Manning (3) |
| 1984 | Warren Moon (16) |
| 1985 | Warren Moon (14) / Oliver Luck (2) |
| 1986 | Warren Moon (15) / Oliver Luck (1) |
| 1987 | Warren Moon (12) / Brent Pease (3) |
| 1988 | Warren Moon (11) / Cody Carlson (5) |
| 1989 | Warren Moon (16) |
| 1990 | Warren Moon (15) / Cody Carlson (1) |
| 1991 | Warren Moon (16) |
| 1992 | Warren Moon (10) / Cody Carlson (6) |
| 1993 | Warren Moon (14) / Cody Carlson (2) |
| 1994 | Billy Joe Tolliver (7) / Cody Carlson (5) / Bucky Richardson (4) |
| 1995 | Chris Chandler (13) / Steve McNair (2) / Will Furrer (1) |
| 1996 | Chris Chandler (12) / Steve McNair (4) |
| Tennessee Oilers 1997–1998 | |
| 1997 | Steve McNair (16) |
| 1998 | Steve McNair (16) |
| Tennessee Titans 1999–present | |
| 1999 | Steve McNair (11) / Neil O'Donnell (5) |
| 2000 | Steve McNair (15) / Neil O'Donnell (1) |
| 2001 | Steve McNair (15) / Neil O'Donnell (1) |
| 2002 | Steve McNair (16) |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (14) / Billy Volek (1) / Neil O'Donnell (1) |
| 2004 | Steve McNair (8) / Billy Volek (8) |
| 2005 | Steve McNair (14) / Billy Volek (1) / Matt Mauck (1) |
| 2006 | Vince Young (13) / Kerry Collins (3) |
| 2007 | Vince Young (15) / Kerry Collins (1) |
| 2008 | Kerry Collins (15) / Vince Young (1) / Chris Simms (1) |
| 2009 | Vince Young (10) / Kerry Collins (6) |
| 2010 | Vince Young (8) / Kerry Collins (7) / Rusty Smith (1) |
| 2011 | Matt Hasselbeck (16) |
| 2012 | Jake Locker (11) / Matt Hasselbeck (5) |
| 2013 | Ryan Fitzpatrick (9) / Jake Locker (7) |
| 2014 | Zach Mettenberger (6) / Jake Locker (5) / Charlie Whitehurst (5) |
| 2015 | Marcus Mariota (12) / Zach Mettenberger (4) |
| 2016 | Marcus Mariota (15) / Matt Cassel (1) |
| 2017 | Marcus Mariota (15) / Matt Cassel (1) |
| 2018 | Marcus Mariota (13) / Blaine Gabbert (3) |
| 2019 | Ryan Tannehill (10) / Marcus Mariota (6) |
| 2020 | Ryan Tannehill (16) |
| 2021 | Ryan Tannehill (5) |
Postseason[]
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1960 (AFL) | George Blanda (1–0) |
| 1961 (AFL) | George Blanda (1–0) |
| 1962 (AFL) | George Blanda (0–1) |
| 1967 (AFL) | Pete Beathard (0–1) |
| 1969 (AFL) | Pete Beathard (0–1) |
| 1978 | Dan Pastorini (2–1) |
| 1979 | Gifford Nielsen (1–0) |
| Dan Pastorini (1–1) | |
| 1980 | Ken Stabler (0–1) |
| 1987 | Warren Moon (1–1) |
| 1988 | Warren Moon (1–1) |
| 1989 | Warren Moon (0–1) |
| 1990 | Cody Carlson (0–1) |
| 1991 | Warren Moon (1–1) |
| 1992 | Warren Moon (0–1) |
| 1993 | Warren Moon (0–1) |
| 1999 | Steve McNair (3–1) |
| 2000 | Steve McNair (0–1) |
| 2002 | Steve McNair (1–1) |
| 2003 | Steve McNair (1–1) |
| 2007 | Vince Young (0–1) |
| 2008 | Kerry Collins (0–1) |
| 2017 | Marcus Mariota (1–1) |
| 2019 | Ryan Tannehill (2-1) |
| 2020 | Ryan Tannehill (0-1) |
Most games as starting quarterback[]
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Titans in regular season games.
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 1984–1993 | 141 | 139 | 70 | 69 | — | .504 |
| Steve McNair | 1995–2005 | 139 | 131 | 76 | 55 | — | .580 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1971–1979 | 125 | 107 | 53 | 54 | — | .495 |
| George Blanda | 1960–1966 | 98 | 82 | 44 | 38 | — | .537 |
| Marcus Mariota | 2015–2019 | 63 | 61 | 29 | 32 | — | .475 |
| Vince Young | 2006–2010 | 54 | 47 | 30 | 17 | — | .638 |
Team career passing records[]
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Moon | 2,632 | 4,546 | 57.9 | 33,685 | 196 | 166 |
| Steve McNair | 2,305 | 3,871 | 59.5 | 27,141 | 156 | 103 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1,426 | 2,768 | 51.5 | 16,864 | 96 | 139 |
| George Blanda | 1,347 | 2,784 | 48.4 | 19,149 | 165 | 189 |
| Marcus Mariota | 1,110 | 1,764 | 62.9 | 13,183 | 76 | 44 |
| Vince Young | 689 | 1,190 | 57.9 | 8,098 | 42 | 42 |
See also[]
- Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks
References[]
Categories:
- Lists of National Football League quarterbacks by team
- Tennessee Titans players
- Tennessee Titans lists