Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks

27 since 1999 · Last start: Jacoby Brissett

Who has started at quarterback for the Cardinals?

The Arizona Cardinals have started 27 quarterbacks since 1999. Kyler Murray made the most starts since 1999: 86 (37-48-1). In 2026 Jacoby Brissett has started all 4 games (1-3).

Year by yearMost starts

Cardinals starting quarterbacks by year

Arizona Cardinals starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Jacoby Brissett 4 (1-3)1-3—
2025Kyler Murray 5 (2-3)Jacoby Brissett 12 (1-11)3-14—
2024Kyler Murray 17 (8-9)8-9—
2023Joshua Dobbs 8 (1-7)Clayton Tune 1 (0-1)Kyler Murray 8 (3-5)4-13—
2022Kyler Murray 11 (3-8)Colt McCoy 3 (1-2)Trace McSorley 1 (0-1)David Blough 2 (0-2)4-13—
2021Kyler Murray 13 (8-5)Colt McCoy 3 (2-1)Taysom Kyler Murray 1 (1-0)11-6Kyler Murray 0-1
2020Kyler Murray 16 (8-8)8-8—
2019Kyler Murray 16 (5-10-1)5-10-1—
2018Sam Bradford 3 (0-3)Josh Rosen 13 (3-10)3-13—
2017Carson Palmer 7 (3-4)Drew Stanton 4 (3-1)Blaine Gabbert 5 (2-3)8-8—
2016Carson Palmer 15 (6-8-1)Drew Stanton 1 (1-0)7-8-1—
2015Carson Palmer 16 (13-3)13-3Carson Palmer 1-1
2014Carson Palmer 6 (6-0)Drew Stanton 8 (5-3)Ryan Lindley 2 (0-2)11-5Ryan Lindley 0-1
2013Carson Palmer 16 (10-6)10-6—
2012John Skelton 6 (1-5)Kevin Kolb 5 (3-2)Ryan Lindley 4 (1-3)Brian Hoyer 1 (0-1)5-11—
2011Kevin Kolb 9 (3-6)John Skelton 7 (5-2)8-8—
2010Derek Anderson 9 (2-7)Max Hall 3 (1-2)John Skelton 4 (2-2)5-11—
2009Kurt Warner 15 (10-5)Matt Leinart 1 (0-1)10-6Kurt Warner 1-1
2008Kurt Warner 16 (9-7)9-7Kurt Warner 3-1
2007Matt Leinart 5 (3-2)Kurt Warner 11 (5-6)8-8—
2006Kurt Warner 5 (1-4)Matt Leinart 11 (4-7)5-11—
2005Kurt Warner 10 (2-8)Josh McCown 6 (3-3)5-11—
2004Josh McCown 13 (6-7)Shaun King 2 (0-2)John Navarre 1 (0-1)6-10—
2003Jeff Blake 13 (3-10)Josh McCown 3 (1-2)4-12—
2002Jake Plummer 16 (5-11)5-11—
2001Jake Plummer 16 (7-9)7-9—
2000Jake Plummer 14 (3-11)Dave Brown 2 (0-2)3-13—
1999Jake Plummer 11 (3-8)Dave Brown 5 (3-2)6-10—

Most starts at quarterback for the Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-L-TPctPlayoffs
Kyler Murray2019–20258637-48-1.4360-1
Carson Palmer2013–20176038-21-1.6421-1
Kurt Warner2005–20095727-30.4744-2
Jake Plummer1999–20025718-39.316—
Josh McCown2003–20052210-12.455—
John Skelton2010–2012178-9.471—
Matt Leinart2006–2009177-10.412—
Jacoby Brissett2025–2026162-14.125—
Kevin Kolb2011–2012146-8.429—
Drew Stanton2014–2017139-4.692—
Josh Rosen2018133-10.231—
Jeff Blake2003133-10.231—
Derek Anderson201092-7.222—
Joshua Dobbs202381-7.125—
Dave Brown1999–200073-4.429—
Colt McCoy2021–202263-3.500—
Ryan Lindley2012–201461-5.1670-1
Blaine Gabbert201752-3.400—
Max Hall201031-2.333—
Sam Bradford201830-3.000—
David Blough202220-2.000—
Shaun King200420-2.000—
Taysom Kyler Murray202111-01.000—
Clayton Tune202310-1.000—
Trace McSorley202210-1.000—
Brian Hoyer201210-1.000—
John Navarre200410-1.000—

Regular season unless marked. A starter is the quarterback who took the first snap, credited with the game's result however long he played: nflverse's game file from 1999, Pro-Football-Reference's record as starter for 1950-98 (no playoff starts before 1999). A quarterback traded within a season before 1999 is left out of that season.