The NFL universe is broad and varied when it comes to quarterbacks. There are good ones, terrible ones, speedy ones, and statuesque passers. As we thought about this group of players in 2024 we couldn’t help but think about them in terms of their movie character equivalent.
Every NFL quarterback as a Pixar character
From Woody and Buzz, to Remy from Ratatouille.


More specifically, we thought about them in terms of their Pixar character equivalent. So, without any ado: Here’s every quarterback in the NFL as a Pixar character.
AFC East
Josh Allen: Buzz Lightyear
Toy Story
Awesome character, but always second fiddle to Woody.
Tua Tagovailoa: Mr. Potato Head
Toy Story
Critical side character. Prone to falling apart easily.
Drake Maye: Jack-Jack Parr
The Incredibles
Too young to really know. Might be very important in the future, but we just don’t know yet.
Aaron Rodgers: Stinky Pete
Toy Story 2
Old. Washed. Naturally hates the younger generation
AFC West
Bo Nix: Emile
Ratatouille
Needs strict guidance from someone with more experience, but when he gets it it’s fun.
Patrick Mahomes: Woody
Toy Story
THE Pixar character. Can survive anything, even when everything is stacked against him.
Aidan O’Connell: Arlo
The Good Dinosaur
Through no fault of his own everyone has forgotten he exists.
Justin Herbert: Wall-E
Wall-E
An absolute robot with a heart of gold who has been through A LOT during his career.
AFC North
Lamar Jackson: Lightning McQueen
Cars
The coolest character people think is one-not, but who has grown in a lot more ways than people think.
Joe Burrow: Finn McMissile
Cars 2
Incredibly cool. Ends up carrying the team most of the movie.
Jameis Winston: Duke Caboom
Toy Story 4
Stuntman who needs to be charged up before launching
Russell Wilson: Every member of 4Town
Turning Red
Was much cooler 12 years ago.
AFC South
C.J. Stroud: Hector
CoCo
Incredibly fun and cool, but consistently let down by teammates closest to him.
Anthony Richardson: Cruz Ramirez
Cars 3
The new model of what a racer should be, but needs a little bit more work in testing
Trevor Lawrence: Merida
Brave
Beautiful flowing hair on a long-range sniper. People very concerned who he’s dating.
Will Levis: Nemo
Finding Nemo
Has one good arm and nothing else to really speak of. Very likely to be caught in a net.
NFC East
Dak Prescott: Jessie
Toy Story 2
Has massive abandonment issues. Very talented Cowboy with an absolutely horrible owner.
Drew Lock: Luca
Luca
Everyone forgot he existed until you read this.
Jalen Hurts: Joe
Soul
Loves jazz. Both the music, and in his playstyle.
Jayden Daniels: Dash
The Incredibles
Very young, but also so incredibly fast. Very bight future to become a leading character.
NFC West
Kyler Murray: Barley Lightfoot
Onward
Die-hard gamer. Not always around.
Matthew Stafford: Doc Hudson
Cars
The OG cool quarterback. Still solid, but some things aren’t working like they used to.
Brock Purdy: Alfredo Linguini
Ratatouille
Gets a lot of credit for being a star when really he’s controlled by a tiny genius in his helmet
Geno Smith: Frozone
The Incredibles
Might be in lower regard than bigger heroes, but always steals the show
NFC North
Caleb Williams: Queen Elinor
Brave
Became a Bear without his consent. Unclear is this is a good transformation or not.
Jared Goff: Slinky Dog
Toy Story
Impossible to hate side character. Finds a way to be in the right place at the right time.
Jordan Love: Sully
Monsters University
The younger version of James P. Sullivan. The potential is there and has shown up, but still needs some refinement.
Sam Darnold: Forky
Toy Story 4
Absolutely should not work, but somehow does. Lifting everyone around him as a result.
NFC South
Kirk Cousins: Flick
A Bug’s Life
The most midwest character in the Pixar universe. Nice guy, but forgettable.
Bryce Young: Remy
Ratatouille
Tiny little guy learning how to cook.
Derek Carr: Sid
Toy Story
Has obvious generational trauma. Probably owns that emo shirt.
Baker Mayfield: Mike Wazowski
Monsters Inc.
Smaller charismatic dude who is a great improviser. Mouth gets him in trouble, but thankfully bigger dudes are there to bail him out (Mike Evans).











