Donovan McNabb named himself the top Eagles QB on his Mount Rushmore

Donovan McNabb sat down with Sports Illustrated and put together his Mount Rushmore of Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks.

McNabb went with himself first, then Randall Cunningham, Ron Jaworski, and Jalen Hurts. He praised Cunningham’s gunslinging ability, acknowledged Jaworski’s steady leadership through the 70s and 80s, and gave Hurts his flowers for his Super Bowl LIX MVP performance in the 40-22 demolition of the Chiefs.

Not a bad list. Just not the right list.

Donovan McNabb Eagles QB Mount Rushmore

Donovan McNabb gives his Mount Rushmore of Eagles quarterbacks 🦅 pic.twitter.com/A3A7ozGgrs

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 28, 2026

Here is the thing about ranking quarterbacks…

There is really only one metric that matters at the end of the day, and it is the one that McNabb unfortunately never got to experience. Super Bowl rings. That is the whole conversation. Everything else is context.

So when you apply that standard to Eagles quarterbacks, the list basically writes itself.

Jalen Hurts is number one. Super Bowl LIX MVP. Took the Eagles and put a 40-22 beating on the Kansas City Chiefs in the biggest game of the year. That is the mountaintop. He is number one and it is not close.

Nick Foles is number two. You want to talk about rings? Nick Foles has a ring and he caught a touchdown pass on the Philly Special to help get it.

he first Super Bowl in franchise history. Nick Foles is a Philadelphia legend for life and leaving him off this list entirely is genuinely inexcusable.

Then you take Donovan McNabb and Cunningham in whatever order you prefer. Both were incredible players who defined eras of Eagles football.

Donovan McNabb threw for 32,873 yards and 216 touchdowns over 11 seasons and led this team to four NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl appearance.

Randall Cunningham was one of the most electric players the position has ever seen.

Both deserve to be on any reasonable list. Jaworski over Foles is not something that holds up when you are grading on rings. Jaworski never won one. Foles did and he did it in the most dramatic, memorable way possible.

Donovan McNabb naming himself number one on his own list is fine. That is just how that conversation goes. But no Nick Foles? Come on Donovan.

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