List of Jets quarterbacks since Namath

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — A list of the quarterbacks who have started at least one game for the New York Jets since Joe Namath last played for the team in 1976, with season, name and number of games started. (Note: The 1978 season marked the first in which the NFL played 16 games instead of 14; the 1982 and ’87 seasons were shortened by players’ strikes):

2013 — Geno Smith (16)

2012 — Mark Sanchez (15), Greg McElroy (1)

2011 — Mark Sanchez (16)

2010 — Mark Sanchez (16)

2009 — Mark Sanchez (15), Kellen Clemens (1)

2008 — Brett Favre (16)

2007 — Chad Pennington (8), Kellen Clemens (8)

2006 — Chad Pennington (16)

2005 — Brooks Bollinger (9), Vinny Testaverde (4), Chad Pennington (3)

2004 — Chad Pennington (13), Quincy Carter (3)

2003 — Chad Pennington (9), Vinny Testaverde (7)

2002 — Chad Pennington (12), Vinny Testaverde (4)

2001 — Vinny Testaverde (16)

2000 — Vinny Testaverde (16)

1999 — Ray Lucas (9), Rick Mirer (6), Vinny Testaverde (1)

1998 — Vinny Testaverde (13), Glenn Foley (3)

1997 — Neil O’Donnell (14), Glenn Foley (2)

1996 — Frank Reich (7), Neil O’Donnell (6), Glenn Foley (3)

1995 — Boomer Esiason (12), Bubby Brister (4)

1994 — Boomer Esiason (14), Jack Trudeau (2)

1993 — Boomer Esiason (16)

1992 — Browning Nagle (13), Ken O’Brien (3)

1991 — Ken O’Brien (16)

1990 — Ken O’Brien (16)

1989 — Ken O’Brien (12), Tony Eason (2), Pat Ryan (1), Kyle Mackey (1)

1988 — Ken O’Brien (12), Pat Ryan (4)

1987 — Ken O’Brien (12), David Norrie (2), Pat Ryan (1)

1986 — Ken O’Brien (14), Pat Ryan (2)

1985 — Ken O’Brien (16)

1984 — Pat Ryan (11), Ken O’Brien (5)

1983 — Richard Todd (16)

1982 — Richard Todd (9)

1981 — Richard Todd (16)

1980 — Richard Todd (16)

1979 — Richard Todd (15), Matt Robinson (1)

1978 — Matt Robinson (11), Richard Todd (5)

1977 — Richard Todd (11), Matt Robinson (1), Marty Domres (2)

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