Who are Alabama’s greatest all-time quarterbacks? There are plenty to choose from, but we narrowed it down to a top five.

5. Pat Trammel (1958-61) — Trammel was the first quarterback of Bear Bryant’s Alabama tenure, and he helped position the Crimson Tide as one of the best programs in the nation. Trammell finished his career 26-2-4 as a starter and led the Tide to their first national title under Bryant in his senior season, which was his best passing year. The numbers are modest by today’s standards, but Trammell threw for 1,035 yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions in his senior season, winning SEC Player of the Year and finishing fifth in Heisman voting. Trammell also ran for more than 1,000 yards in his career. Trammell passed away after losing his battle with cancer at the age of 28, and in 1988 Alabama established the Pat Trammell Award, given to a Crimson Tide player who exhibits character and leadership.

4. Jay Barker (1991-94) — Barker’s claim to fame is leading one of the most surprising national champions in school history, the 1992 team coached by Gene Stallings. Over his career, Barker’s teams were nearly unbeatable; he posted an incredible 35-2-1 record as a starter. The 1992 championship season was actually Barker’s worst as a passer, as he completed 54.3 percent of his passes for 1,614 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. In his senior season, Barker finished fifth in Heisman voting after throwing for 1,996 yards, 14 touchdowns and five interceptions, winning SEC Player of the Year in the process.

3. Kenny Stabler (1964-67) — Stabler might be more well-known for his off-field persona than his abilities on the field, but the eventual 15-year NFL veteran was quite the player at Alabama. He went 19-2-1 as the starter, succeeding Joe Namath and Steve Sloan under Bryant’s direction. In his first season as a starter during his junior year, Stabler led Alabama to an 11-0 record, including a Sugar Bowl win over Nebraska, but voters slotted Alabama third in the polls that year. His signature moment was the “Run in the Mud,” a 53-yard touchdown scamper against Auburn to give Alabama a 7-3 win in the Iron Bowl during his senior season. Stabler was picked in the second round of the NFL draft in 1968 and went on to win a Super Bowl with the Raiders.

2. AJ McCarron (2009-13) — McCarron stands as one of the greatest winners in college football history. He was a member of the Crimson Tide’s 2009 championship team while redshirting, and then went on to win two more titles in 2011-12 as the starter for two dominant teams. McCarron was incredibly efficient in his three years as a starter, never completing less than 66.8 percent of his passes or throwing more than seven interceptions (which came in his senior year, when he set a career high for pass attempts). McCarron doesn’t have the individual accolades of the other elite SEC passers of the last decade, although he did win the Maxwell Award in 2013, but he has two championship rings as a starter to prove his worth, as well as a 36-4 record as starting quarterback.

1. Joe Namath (1961-64) — After turning down professional baseball offers, Namath established himself as Bryant’s (and Alabama’s) greatest quarterback. An excellent athlete who piled up 15 rushing touchdowns in his career, Namath led Alabama to a 1964 national title and compiled a 29-4 record as starter. In his three seasons, Namath completed more than 54 percent of his passes for 2,713 yards, 24 touchdowns and 20 interceptions, modest totals by today’s standards but strong for the era. He went on to be chosen first overall in the 1965 AFL draft (and 12th in the NFL draft) and starred for the New York Jets, making his famous guarantee that his team would upset the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III which, of course, they did.