New England Patriots starting quarterbacks

11 since 1999 · Last start: Drake Maye

Who has started at quarterback for the Patriots?

The New England Patriots have started 11 quarterbacks since 1999. Tom Brady made the most starts since 1999: 281 (219-62). In 2026 Drake Maye has started all 4 games (2-2).

Year by yearMost starts

Patriots starting quarterbacks by year

New England Patriots starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Drake Maye 4 (2-2)2-2—
2025Drake Maye 17 (14-3)14-3Drake Maye 3-1
2024Jacoby Brissett 5 (1-4)Drake Maye 11 (2-9)Joe Milton III 1 (1-0)4-13—
2023Mac Jones 11 (2-9)Bailey Zappe 6 (2-4)4-13—
2022Mac Jones 14 (6-8)Brian Hoyer 1 (0-1)Bailey Zappe 2 (2-0)8-9—
2021Mac Jones 17 (10-7)10-7Mac Jones 0-1
2020Cam Newton 15 (7-8)Brian Hoyer 1 (0-1)7-9—
2019Tom Brady 16 (12-4)12-4Tom Brady 0-1
2018Tom Brady 16 (11-5)11-5Tom Brady 3-0
2017Tom Brady 16 (13-3)13-3Tom Brady 2-1
2016Jimmy Garoppolo 2 (2-0)Jacoby Brissett 2 (1-1)Tom Brady 12 (11-1)14-2Tom Brady 3-0
2015Tom Brady 16 (12-4)12-4Tom Brady 1-1
2014Tom Brady 15 (12-3)Jimmy Garoppolo 1 (0-1)12-4Tom Brady 3-0
2013Tom Brady 16 (12-4)12-4Tom Brady 1-1
2012Tom Brady 16 (12-4)12-4Tom Brady 1-1
2011Tom Brady 16 (13-3)13-3Tom Brady 2-1
2010Tom Brady 16 (14-2)14-2Tom Brady 0-1
2009Tom Brady 16 (10-6)10-6Tom Brady 0-1
2008Tom Brady 1 (1-0)Matt Cassel 15 (10-5)11-5—
2007Tom Brady 16 (16-0)16-0Tom Brady 2-1
2006Tom Brady 16 (12-4)12-4Tom Brady 2-1
2005Tom Brady 15 (10-5)Matt Cassel 1 (0-1)10-6Tom Brady 1-1
2004Tom Brady 16 (14-2)14-2Tom Brady 3-0
2003Tom Brady 16 (14-2)14-2Tom Brady 3-0
2002Tom Brady 16 (9-7)9-7—
2001Drew Bledsoe 2 (0-2)Tom Brady 14 (11-3)11-5Tom Brady 3-0
2000Drew Bledsoe 16 (5-11)5-11—
1999Drew Bledsoe 16 (8-8)8-8—

Most starts at quarterback for the Patriots

New England Patriots quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-LPctPlayoffs
Tom Brady2001–2019281219-62.77930-11
Mac Jones2021–20234218-24.4290-1
Drew Bledsoe1999–20013413-21.382—
Drake Maye2024–20263218-14.5633-1
Matt Cassel2005–20081610-6.625—
Cam Newton2020157-8.467—
Bailey Zappe2022–202384-4.500—
Jacoby Brissett2016–202472-5.286—
Jimmy Garoppolo2014–201632-1.667—
Brian Hoyer2020–202220-2.000—
Joe Milton III202411-01.000—

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.