Bailey Zappe made a bit of history Saturday afternoon when he took the opening snap of the Cleveland Browns’ Week 18 clash against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium.
Zappe is the 40th quarterback to start under center for the Browns’ franchise since the 1999 NFL season. That is—by far—the most in the NFL in that span, as the Chicago Bears are the next-closest team with 30 different starting quarterbacks since ’99.
Baker Mayfield and Tim Couch, the No. 1 picks in the 1999 and ’18 drafts, are tied for the lead with 59 starts in that span. There are eight quarterbacks to start exactly one game for Cleveland since 1999: Spergon Wynn, Bruce Gradkowski, Thad Lewis, Connor Shaw, Kevin Hogan, Nick Mullens, Jeff Driskel and Zappe.
Here’s the full list of Browns quarterbacks since Couch was selected with the No. 1 pick in 1999:
Browns QBs to Start At Least One Game Since 1999
|
PLAYER |
STARTS |
YEARS |
|---|---|---|
|
Baker Mayfield |
59 |
2018 to ’21 |
|
Tim Couch |
59 |
1999 to ’03 |
|
Derek Anderson |
34 |
2006 to ’09 |
|
Colt McCoy |
21 |
2010 to ’12 |
|
Brandon Weeden |
20 |
2012 to ’13 |
|
Charlie Frye |
19 |
2005 to ’07 |
|
Deshaun Watson |
19 |
2022 to ’24 |
|
Brian Hoyer |
16 |
2013 to ’14 |
|
Deshone Kizer |
15 |
2017 |
|
Kelly Holcomb |
12 |
2001 to ’04 |
|
Brady Quinn |
12 |
2007 to ’09 |
|
Trent Dilfer |
11 |
2005 |
|
Josh McCown |
11 |
2015 to ’16 |
|
Jacoby Brissett |
11 |
2022 |
|
Jeff Garcia |
10 |
2004 |
|
Doug Pederson |
8 |
2000 |
|
Jason Campbell |
8 |
2013 |
|
Johnny Manziel |
8 |
2014 to ’15 |
|
Cody Kessler |
8 |
2016 to ’17 |
|
Seneca Wallace |
7 |
2010 to ’11 |
|
Jameis Winston |
7 |
2024 |
|
Robert Griffin III |
5 |
2016 |
|
Joe Flacco |
5 |
2023 |
|
Dorian Thompson-Robinson |
5 |
2023 to ’24 |
|
Luke McCown |
4 |
2004 |
|
Jake Delhomme |
4 |
2010 |
|
Ken Dorsey |
3 |
2006 to ’08 |
|
Tyrod Taylor |
3 |
2018 |
|
Ty Detmer |
2 |
1999 |
|
Austin Davis |
2 |
2015 |
|
Case Keenum |
2 |
2020 to ’21 |
|
P.J. Walker |
2 |
2023 |
|
Spergon Wynn |
1 |
2000 |
|
Bruce Gradkowski |
1 |
2008 |
|
Thad Lewis |
1 |
2012 |
|
Connor Shaw |
1 |
2014 |
|
Kevin Hogan |
1 |
2016 to ’17 |
|
Nick Mullens |
1 |
2021 |
|
Jeff Driskel |
1 |
2023 |
|
Bailey Zappe |
1 |
2024 |
