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

Sam Darnold will be the youngest QB to start a season opener since the 1970 merger. Michael Vick and Alex Smith also started at the age of 21. Take a look at how these young quarterbacks performed in their first start compared to their career stats.

Former Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy continues to make headlines with the San Francisco 49ers. Almost two years removed from being selected as Mr. Irrelevant in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, Purdy is set to become the third-youngest quarterback in NFL history to start a Super Bowl next Sunday, Feb.

Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud is looking to make more history this year. After the Texans defeated the Cleveland Browns, Stroud became the youngest NFL QB to win a playoff game at 22 years and 102 days.

Stroud was just 22 years old and 102 days old on the day of the victory, passing Michael Vick who was 22 years and 192 days old when he won a playoff game for the Falcons vs. the Green Bay Packers in 2002.

Brandon Smith is the youngest in a game. He was 19 years and 31 days old against the Bengals on October 13, 2013.

Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback in a game. He was 45 years and 158 days old against the Falcons on January 8, 2023.

Brock Purdy contract details

Purdy signed a four-year, $3.7 million contract with the 49ers after being selected with the last overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. His annual base salary of $934,252 ranks 54th among all NFL quarterbacks, per Over The Cap.

How old was Patrick Mahomes when he got drafted to the NFL? Patrick Mahomes declared for the 2017 NFL Draft at the age of 22. The Kansas City Chiefs traded up with the Buffalo Bills to secure the overall 10th selection, making Mahomes their first pick in the draft.

Irrelevant' Brock Purdy marries in Des Moines over the weekend. NFL and former Iowa State University star quarterback Brock Purdy got married in Des Moines on Saturday to his girlfriend, Jenna Brandt, according to reports from TMZ.

Has a QB ever won a Super Bowl as a rookie? ›

No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl in the 57 years of the game's existence as the starter. In fact, no rookie has ever even reached the Super Bowl as the starter for a team.

However, halfway through this season, Texans' quarterback C.J. Stroud is making a solid case for himself. In 1957, Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns became the only rookie to win the NFL MVP award.

In 2007, Amobi Okoye became the youngest player ever drafted into the NFL at 19 years and 10 months old. Okoye was born in Anambra State, Nigeria, and moved to Alabama at the age of 12. After just two weeks in middle school, he advanced to 9th grade and began playing football as a sophom*ore in high school.

The oldest player ever selected in the NFL draft was quarterback Chris Weinke, who was 28 years and 264 days old when the Panthers selected the Heisman Trophy winner out of Florida State in 2000.

Sam Darnold is the youngest starting quarterback in the NFL! Sam Darnold was the third pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. His debut for the New York Jets came at just 21-years-old against the Detroit Lions under the bright lights of Monday Night Football.

Joseph Clifford Montana Jr.

(born June 11, 1956) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Has a Second-Year Quarterback Ever Won the Super Bowl? Four of the seven second-year quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl in their second season managed to lift the Lombardi Trophy. Those four are Warner, Brady, Roethlisberger, and Wilson.

No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl in the 57 years of the game's existence as the starter.

In the history of the NFL draft, Amobi Okoye holds the distinction of being the youngest player ever selected, making history in 2007 at the age of 19.