While his plans for the 2025 season are a mystery, Aaron Rodgers’ place in NFL history is not. Regardless of what he does next, Rodgers will go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time whenever he decides to hang up his cleats for good.
Rodgers, 41, has a pretty stacked trophy case that includes four league NFL MVP trophies. Rodgers is also the owner of a Super Bowl MVP trophy after leading the Packers to their fourth and most recent Super Bowl win at the end of the 2010 season. Rodgers is also a 10-time Pro Bowler, four-time All-Pro and a member of the 2010s All-Decade Team. Not bad for a player who wasn’t recruited by a single major Division 1 program coming out of high school.
Where does Rodgers rank among the best quarterbacks of all-time? To find out, we put together a list of the top-30 quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. Here was the criteria used when making the list.
Individual accolades Records set Team success Enduring legacy
Only two active quarterbacks made the cut, but it’s safe to assume that Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Matthew Stafford, will each crack this list sometime in the near future. Eli Manning will probably crack the list one day as well, especially if he ever receives induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Honorable mention: George Blanda
Owner of one of the most unique careers in NFL history, Blanda’s career spanned a record 26 seasons and included a stint as a linebacker with the Bears early in his career. A three-time AFL champion with the Oilers, Blanda is the last quarterback to throw seven touchdown passes in a game, doing so during a win over the Titans in 1961. Blanda was also a prolific kicker who became the first player to score over 2,000 career points.
Honorable mention: Bobby Layne
One of the NFL’s original gun slingers, Layne led the Lions to the franchise’s first two championships in…
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