Youngest Starting QBs in Super Bowl History: Where Brock Purdy Ranks (2024)
San Francisco 49ersquarterbackBrock Purdy, aka Mr. Irrelevant, has made it further than any of his critics could have possibly imagined. On Feb. 11, when the second-year pro suits up for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas against theKansas City Chiefs, he’ll ink his name in the history books next to a select group of signal-callers in their early 20s.
When Purdy takes the field at Allegiant Stadium, he will become the third-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl. He will be 24 years and 46 days old at kickoff, and if he wins, he will become the youngest starting QB ever to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
Dan Marino and Ben Roethlisberger remain the two youngest starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history, respectively. Marino was 23 years and 127 days old when he started for theMiami Dolphinson Jan. 20, 1985, and Big Ben was 23 years and 340 days old when he started for thePittsburgh Steelerson Feb. 5, 2006.
The rest of the list includes high-profile names as well as a few the casual fan may be surprised to see.Jared Goff, who lost to Purdy’s 49ers in the NFC title game, was 24 years and 112 days old when he started Super Bowl LIII for theLos Angeles Ramsand ranks fifth. Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Jalen Hurts, and Joe Burrow also make the list.
Here’s an updated ranking of the youngest starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history.
The 10 youngest starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history
1) Dan Marino, Dolphins (23 years, 127 days) 2) Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (23 years, 340 days) 3) Brock Purdy, 49ers (24 years, 46 days) 4) David Woodley, Dolphins (24 years and 97 days) 5) Jared Goff, Rams (24 years, 112 days) 6) Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (24 years, 138 days) 7) Tom Brady, Patriots (24 years, 184 days) 8) Jalen Hurts, Eagles (24 years, 189 days) 9) Drew Bledsoe, Patriots (24 years, 347 days) T-10) Joe Burrow, Bengals (25 years, 65 days) T-10) Russell Wilson, Seahawks (25 years, 65 days)
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and Ben Roethlisberger remain the two youngest starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history, respectively. Marino was 23 years and 127 days old when he started for the Miami Dolphins on Jan. 20, 1985, and Big Ben was 23 years and 340 days old when he started for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Feb. 5, 2006.
The former Steelers quarterback won his first of two Super Bowls in the Steel City at 23 years, 11 months and three days old. If Purdy leads the 49ers to their sixth Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, he would replace Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as the second-youngest to do so.
The youngest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history was Dan Marino, who was just 23 years and 127 days old when he featured for the Miami Dolphins against the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl XIX in 1985.
Quarterback Brock Purdy signed a four-year, $3.74 million deal after being drafted 262 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, landing him as the 66th highest-paid quarterback in the NFL this season based on average annual salary.
That distinction belongs to the University of California, Berkeley with four starters, from Joe Kapp with the Vikings in 1969 to Jared Goff with the Rams in 2018. Alabama claims three starters who reached the Super Bowl after being drafted from the school.
If he leads the team to a Super Bowl win, he can add about $164,000. NFL sources tell Jones that Purdy could earn between $700,000 to $1 million in performance-based pay. With other bonuses, such as making the Pro Bowl, the young quarterback stands to make about $1.5 million if everything falls into place.
At 5'11", he also became the shortest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, shorter than Len Dawson, Joe Theismann, and Drew Brees (all 6'0"). Wilson earned a bonus of $169,141.73 for the 2013 season through the NFL's Performance-Based Pay program. He was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
The youngest player in Super Bowl history is Jamal Lewis. He was only 21 years and 152 days old in Super Bowl XXXV when his Ravens defeated the Giants.
He is by far the lowest paid in the NFL and currently, due to his rookie contract, Brock occupies the 56th salary (out of 60) of the entire San Francisco roster with a salary of 934,000 dollars a year (Nick Bosa is the highest paid with 34 million).
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The mark currently belongs to Brad Johnson, who was the 227th pick in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft, and won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers. Of course, I can't forget to mention two undrafted QBs have started a Super Bowl, Kurt Warner and Jake Delhomme.
Considered by many to be the NFL's greatest undrafted player, Warner is the only undrafted player to be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP, and the only undrafted quarterback to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory. He was also the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl during his first season as the primary starter.
Tom Brady started ten Super Bowls, double that of John Elway, who is second. Brady won seven. John Elway started five Super Bowls, winning two. Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record.
It's been an amazing journey for me so far.” Tom Brady, who retired at age 45, was the oldest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl, so that's likely the blueprint Wilson is aiming to follow.
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