Top Ten Scrambling QBs In History

Them highlight, Run'N'Gun, Feet Flight, QBs defenses hate!
The Top Ten
1 Michael Vick Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former American football quarterback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Falcons as the first overall pick... read more

If he didn't have to go to jail, he could have been able to develop his pocket passing. But let's be honest, he did some things with his feet that would last on SC for weeks.

2 Randall Cunningham Randall W. Cunningham is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League and current football coach and pastor.

He was better at it in his prime than anybody I've ever seen. There were just two problems:

1. His prime was short due to injury because of an inability to protect himself.

2. Either he, or the league at that time (or a combination of both), didn't focus on running QBs at all - like they do today. So, he spent most of his time scrambling behind the line of scrimmage, trying to give his WRs time to get open rather than trying to run downfield to get yardage.

If it was possible to track "total yards run" (either behind or after the line of scrimmage), which it obviously is not, I have little to no doubt that he scrambled for more yards than Michael Vick ran for and was quite simply better at it - in my humble opinion.

3 Fran Tarkenton

Not big, not extremely fast, but elusive as quicksilver, and made the Vikings a fun team to watch.

Dude had eyes in the back of his horns.

4 Steve Young Jon Steven Young is a former professional American football quarterback who played 15 seasons in the National Football League and is best known for his 13 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.

Steve was one of the greatest QBs of all time. Period. He was MONEY down the stretch and was an underrated runner. Don't forget that "The Catch II" would never have happened if Steve wasn't a scrambler.

5 Cam Newton Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American football quarterback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He had previously played with the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2019, and for the New England Patriots in 2020. In November 2021, he signed with his old team, the Carolina Panthers.

Cam Newton revolutionized the game, great runner, and thrower with unrivaled arm strength and throw power. No other running QB has had the power run capability of 6'5" 245 Cam Newton.

He's fast enough to beat linebackers, big enough to get through them, and strong and smart enough not to get hurt.

Cam Newton, by far, is the best QB on this list. So why is he #9? That is undermining his ability.

6 Donavon McNabb
7 Lamar Jackson
8 Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.

Don't get it twisted. The man can move. That Championship belt celebration came from rushing touchdowns! 18 rushing touchdowns!

9 Russell Wilson Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos, and formerly for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

He should be higher than Cam and Colin.

10 Steve McNair

McNair was Cam Newton before Cam Newton was old enough to understand play action. He wasn't as fast as, say, Cunningham or Vick, but he was a big ol' drink of water and got within one lousy yard of almost singlehandedly dragging what was pretty much an expansion team to a championship. Add on the fact that he was rarely hurt too bad to play, and we have a top 10 scrambler.

The Contenders
11 Kordell Steward

Started out in Pitt as a converted to be a hell of a QB. Did big things until getting gypped and benched for a bum like Tommy Maddox.

12 Colin Kaepernick Colin Rand Kaepernick (born November 3, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. Kaepernick played college football at the University of Nevada, where he was named the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the Year twice. After graduating, he was selected... read more
13 Kyler Murray Kyler Cole Murray is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
14 Deshaun Watson
15 Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., is a retired American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brady is known for being the only quarterback in history to win 7 Super Bowls, and was often considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Brady was also... read more
16 Carson Wentz Carson Wentz is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at North Dakota State University. He was drafted by the Eagles with the second overall pick of the 2016 NFL draft, becoming the highest drafted quarterback from an... read more
17 Marcus Mariota Marcus Ardel Tafuna Taulauniu Mariota is an American football quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.
18 John Elway John Albert Elway Jr. is a former American football quarterback and current executive vice president of football operations and general manager of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League.
19 Roger Staubach Roger Thomas Staubach, nicknamed Captain America and Captain Comeback, is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.

If he wasn't a scrambling QB, then he wouldn't be nicknamed Roger Dodger.

20 Otto Graham Otto Everett Graham Jr. was an American football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League.
21 Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is the only player to have back to back to back 5,000 yards in three seasons straight. Brees also has the all time best completion percentage with 66.95%.
22 Tyrod Taylor

Should be number one, way better than all the other QBs on this list. He's leading the Browns to a Super Bowl victory this year #facts.

23 Justin Fields
24 Andrew Luck Andrew Austen Luck is a former American football quarterback who played his entire career for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
25 Ben Roethlisberger Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger, Sr., nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
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