The Detroit Lions starting quarterback is #9 Matthew Stafford. Stafford was drafted 1st overall in the 2009 NFL Draft out of Georgia. Stafford is the Lions franchise QB and is projected to have a great career and lead the Lions for years to come.
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There have been many. Recently, Matthew Stafford, Shaun Hill, Drew Stanton, Zac Robinson, Joey Harrington, Dan Orlovsky, JT O'Sullivan, and Charlie Batch have all played for the Lions within the last decade or so. Some of the quarterbacks during the '90s include Rodney Peete and Andre Ware. Bobby Layne was probably the last really good quarterback the Lions had and he played during the '50s
If you click on the 'NFL Rosters from 1920' link on this page you can see the rosters of every team for every year they played in the NFL, including the Detroit Lions.
For the 2010 season the Lions QB's are Matt Stafford, Shaun Hill, and Drew Stanton.
Starter : Matthew Stafford
2nd String : Shaun Hill
3rd String : Drew Stanton
4th string: Zac Robinson
As of 8/26/2011