2022 NFL Quarterbacks By Age | StatMuse (2024)

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Who is the youngest NFL QB in 2022? ›

Trey Lance and Sam Howell were tied for the youngest quarterbacks in 2022. They were 22 years old.

Tom Brady has retired – again – and while he's unquestionably the GOAT, there's another title he held in the 2022 season as the NFL's oldest active player.

Regardless of the outcome of the game, Purdy will make history as the lowest-drafted quarterback to start in a Super Bowl. Purdy was selected as the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft (No. 262). If the 49ers are victorious, however, Purdy will also be one of the youngest quarterbacks to ever win a Super Bowl.

Who Is The Shortest Quarterback in the NFL? At just five feet, ten inches, number one overall 2023 draft pick Bryce Young (who will start his NFL career in Carolina with the Panthers), and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray rank as the current shortest. But shorter quarterbacks are certainly not uncommon.

Sam Darnold will be the youngest QB to start a season opener since the 1970 merger.

While Aaron Rodgers ranks as the oldest NFL quarterback in the '23 season, he's not the oldest QB in NFL history yet; George Blanda wins the title at 48. The New York Jets and their fans were dealt a crushing blow as star quarterback Aaron Rodgers faced a major setback just moments into the 2023 NFL season.

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Blanda retired from pro football in August 1976 as the sport's oldest player at the age of 48, a mark that still stands. One of only two players to play in four different decades—the other one being John Carney, he holds the record for most extra points made (943) and attempted (959).

What age is a QB in his prime? ›

I'd say that the peak ages for an NFL quarterback are between the ages of 26 to 34 years old. By then, they would have already been an experienced professional and had a good understanding of their team's Offense and other NFL team's Defensive schemes.

The Texans selecting C.J. Stroud with the No. 2 overall pick this past draft continues to pay dividends early on. Stroud, at 22 years and 102 days, became the youngest quarterback ever to win a NFL playoff game after Houston beat the Cleveland Browns 45-14 during wild card weekend on Saturday.

George Blanda retired from playing professional football at the age of 48, which makes Blanda the oldest NFL quarterback ever. While Blanda was primarily a quarterback and placekicker, he was also used from time to time as a linebacker during the early years of his career.

Jason Peters, Robbie Gould, and Andy Lee are currently playing football even though they are above the age of 40. Peters is the oldest among them at 41 years old.

Tommy Maddox is the youngest quarterback in a game. He was 21 years and 25 days old against the Browns on September 27, 1992.