New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks

20 since 1999 · Last start: Tyler Shough

Who has started at quarterback for the Saints?

The New Orleans Saints have started 20 quarterbacks since 1999. Drew Brees made the most starts since 1999: 227 (142-85). In 2026 Tyler Shough has started all 4 games (1-3).

Year by yearMost starts

Saints starting quarterbacks by year

New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Tyler Shough 4 (1-3)1-3—
2025Spencer Rattler 8 (1-7)Tyler Shough 9 (5-4)6-11—
2024Derek Carr 10 (5-5)Spencer Rattler 4 (0-4)Jake Haener 3 (0-3)5-12—
2023Derek Carr 17 (9-8)9-8—
2022Jameis Winston 4 (2-2)Andy Dalton 13 (5-8)7-10—
2021Jameis Winston 7 (5-2)Trevor Siemian 4 (0-4)Taysom Hill 5 (4-1)Ian Book 1 (0-1)9-8—
2020Drew Brees 12 (9-3)Taysom Hill 4 (3-1)12-4Drew Brees 1-1
2019Drew Brees 11 (8-3)Teddy Bridgewater 5 (5-0)13-3Drew Brees 0-1
2018Drew Brees 15 (13-2)Teddy Bridgewater 1 (0-1)13-3Drew Brees 1-1
2017Drew Brees 16 (11-5)11-5Drew Brees 1-1
2016Drew Brees 16 (7-9)7-9—
2015Drew Brees 15 (7-8)Luke McCown 1 (0-1)7-9—
2014Drew Brees 16 (7-9)7-9—
2013Drew Brees 16 (11-5)11-5Drew Brees 1-1
2012Drew Brees 16 (7-9)7-9—
2011Drew Brees 16 (13-3)13-3Drew Brees 1-1
2010Drew Brees 16 (11-5)11-5Drew Brees 0-1
2009Drew Brees 15 (13-2)Mark Brunell 1 (0-1)13-3Drew Brees 3-0
2008Drew Brees 16 (8-8)8-8—
2007Drew Brees 16 (7-9)7-9—
2006Drew Brees 15 (10-5)Jamie Martin 1 (0-1)10-6Drew Brees 1-1
2005Aaron Brooks 13 (3-10)Todd Bouman 3 (0-3)3-13—
2004Aaron Brooks 16 (8-8)8-8—
2003Aaron Brooks 16 (8-8)8-8—
2002Aaron Brooks 16 (9-7)9-7—
2001Aaron Brooks 16 (7-9)7-9—
2000Jeff Blake 11 (7-4)Aaron Brooks 5 (3-2)10-6Aaron Brooks 1-1
1999Billy Joe Hobert 7 (1-6)Billy Joe Tolliver 7 (1-6)Jake Delhomme 2 (1-1)3-13—

Most starts at quarterback for the Saints

New Orleans Saints quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-LPctPlayoffs
Drew Brees2006–2020227142-85.6269-8
Aaron Brooks2000–20058238-44.4631-1
Derek Carr2023–20242714-13.519—
Tyler Shough2025–2026136-7.462—
Andy Dalton2022135-8.385—
Spencer Rattler2024–2025121-11.083—
Jameis Winston2021–2022117-4.636—
Jeff Blake2000117-4.636—
Taysom Hill2020–202197-2.778—
Billy Joe Hobert199971-6.143—
Billy Joe Tolliver199971-6.143—
Teddy Bridgewater2018–201965-1.833—
Trevor Siemian202140-4.000—
Jake Haener202430-3.000—
Todd Bouman200530-3.000—
Jake Delhomme199921-1.500—
Ian Book202110-1.000—
Luke McCown201510-1.000—
Mark Brunell200910-1.000—
Jamie Martin200610-1.000—

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.