Tim Tebow ranks tenth all-time among NFL left-handed quarterbacks (2024)

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Who was the most successful left-handed quarterback in the NFL? ›

1. Steve Young. Achievements: Inducted into the 2005 Pro Football Hall of Fame, two-time NFL MVP, seven-time Pro Bowler, three-time First-Team All-Pro, three-time Second-Team All-Pro, and two-time NFC Offensive Player of the Year and more.

Tebow's throwing style was clumsy at best, which caused inaccurate passes. Tebow's stance, footwork, throwing, delivery, and follow-through were awkward and needed work. It bears the question, how did he make it as far as he did?

In gridiron football, quarterbacks have been predominantly right-handed; only 33 left-handed quarterbacks have appeared in the National Football League (NFL); whilst twelve others were drafted but never played in the NFL.

who have had some semi recent success. But there have only been 3. left handed quarterbacks to ever make a Super Bowl, with those 3 being Boomer A Sizing, Kenny Stabler, and Steve Young. Stabler was the first lefty to win the big game.

Out of the 36 quarterbacks in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in contrast, only two are left-handed: Steve Young and Ken Stabler, 5.5%. The percentage of quarterbacks currently in the NFL is even lower. There are 32 teams in the NFL and every team has at least two quarterbacks.

1. Steve Young: The BYU star played 15 seasons in the NFL and threw for 33,124 yards and 232 touchdowns and rushed for 4,239 yards and 43 touchdowns before being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Cut because he couldn't catch, block or tackle on special teams as well as the other six tight ends remaining on the roster. Cut as the seventh-string tight end, wearing No. 85. That's how Tim Tebow's football career ended.

The Patriots released the 25-year-old Tebow on Saturday, deciding to carry just two QBs on their final 53-man roster. What the decision says is that Tebow didn't show enough of a reason for the Patriots to bother with him.

this guy right here was a quarterback legend. aka hefty Lefty. aka Pillsbury throwboy AKA vomitable Throwman. Jerry Lorenzen is his name.

Steve Young

He completed 2,667 of 4,149 passes for 33,124 yards and 232 touchdowns for a passer rating of 96.8 during his career in the NFL.

Why are lefty QBs so rare? ›

That's a southpaw population of a mere 1.3%. “By definition, by obvious scientific truth,” says Hall of Fame left-handed quarterback Steve Young, “football is biased against lefties.” There have been some fantastic left-handed quarterbacks over the years: Young, Ken Stabler, and Michael Vick among them.

Donovan McNabb

McNabb gets a lot of criticism for failing to win the Super Bowl, but his nine playoff victories are tied for the most by a quarterback that's never won a Super Bowl. McNabb actually has as many playoff wins as Drew Brees and more than Dan Marino (eight).

Tim Tebow and Matt Leinart won Heismans. Steve Young, Ken Stabler, Mark Brunell and Boomer Esiason went on to successful NFL careers.

The only other left-handed QB to be taken first in their draft class is Steve Young. After a stellar career at BYU, Young embarked on one of the most successful NFL careers who will find.

Favre would throw across his body or underhanded — left- or right-handed to a receiver. His first completion as a Packer was to himself — deflected off an onrushing lineman.