As Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks like Jeff Hostetler, Kurt Warner, and Nick Foles have shown, the importance of a quality backup NFL signal-caller cannot be overstated. You just never know when a second-stringer‘s time will come, and when they’ll make the most of it.

With that, let’s dive into our 2025 edition of all 32 NFL backup quarterbacks from worst to first.

Who are the best backup QBs in the NFL today?

32. Max Brosmer (Minnesota Vikings)

Brosmer opened the season as a third-stringer before Carson Wentz’s season-ending injury, making him the Vikings’ emergency option if something happens to starter JJ McCarthy.

Brosmer signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent earlier this year and has appeared in three games during garbage time. There just isn’t any significant playi

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