Whos the oldest player to be taken in the NFL Draft? Pick: No. Irrelevant' pick on Toledo's Johnson. That title belongs to 29-year-old North Texas quarterback Austin Aune. Below are the 10 oldest NFL players for 2022. Pick: No. The oldest players in the draft. "It did play a factor," Weinke said. Oldest Player In The NFL Draft 2021 | StatMuse Next in line are five players who are all aged 39 - Jason Peters, Ben Roethlisberger, Andy Lee, Sam Koch and Andrew Whitworth. BYU defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga celebrates a sack on Hawaii Warriors quarterback Cole McDonald Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Brady, widely regarded as the greatest quarterback of all-time, turned 44 on 3 August, making him the oldest player who is still active in the NFL. At this point you suffer the crippling weight of realization that players destined to be millionaires will be more financially successful than you ever will, and theyre a decade younger than you. Ben Goessling and Andrew Krammer recap the Vikings draft from the selections to the remaining questions on the roster. What about the oldest quarterback to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft? That's just human nature.". It will likely be difficult for him to crack the Bills quarterback room. Team: Cleveland Browns He signed with the Tennessee Titans after the draft, but Spotrac did not list any guaranteed money in his three-year deal. Kiper has him at 19th at tackle and 249th overall. Can street race king Perez challenge Verstappen for the title? He was a member of the 49ers for ten years, earning six All-Pro nods with the franchise. 16 on his wide receiver list. Why wasn't he good enough to come out after 2021? After two mixed seasons in Blacksburg, he made the decision to transfer to Tennessee for his final two years of eligibility. Brugler ranked him at No. Christensen is 24.59 years old. Coldon, N.C. State receiver Thayer Thomas, Southeastern Louisiana receiver Cephus Johnson, Kansas St. receiver Malik Knowles, Illinois defensive tackle Calvin Avery, Cincinnati linebackers Wilson Huber and Ivan Pace Jr., Marshall linebacker Abraham Beauplan, TCU offensive lineman Alan Ali, Pace offensive lineman Jacky Chen, Army outside linebacker Andre Carter II, Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny and Baylor tight end Ben Sims. Logan Bonner throws a pass in a Utah State game. Once seen as a lock first round pick, Samuel Jr. has fallen a little down draft boards after putting in an excellent, but not transcendent final season for the Seminoles, but hell still be selected on day two, no question. A star two-sport athlete in baseball and football, he originally committed to play football at TCU after graduating high school. The 5-10, 209-pound Florida native led the country with 7.35 yards per carry on his way to being Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. So, too, are the traits needed to succeed right away, which some younger quarterbacks lack. After languishing on the Chiefs special teams unit for years, it wasnt until he arrived on the Saints that he showed his potential often playing much larger than his 61 frame would suggest. Weeden is among only five quarterbacks selected in the first round of the modern draft era who entered September of their first NFL season aged 24 or older. Christensen spent two years on a mission in Hamilton, New Zealand, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between high school and the start of his BYU career. No. In 2015, he entered coaching with the St. Louis Rams, overseeing the quarterbacks. Blanda was a quarterback and placekicker who played in the NFL for 26 seasons. The 21-year-old quarterback is the second youngest to be taking part in this seasons NFL and has joined the Jacksonville Jaguars who didn't hesitate to name him as a starter for their Week 1 opener against Houston Texans on Sunday. The Michigan alum shows no signs of slowing down. A five star recruit who played for Alabama, Surtain II has prototypical size for the modern cornerback position at 62, 202 pounds and is expected to be one of the first defensive backs off the board in the draft. After Weinke won his debut in 2001, Carolina proceeded to lose its final 15 games, setting an NFL record for consecutive losses in a season. Unlike his father, who needed to prove himself in the NFL, Surtain II will be expected to enter the league from day one, not just as one of the best defensive backs on his team, but ready to take on a leadership position. Career stats: Weinke threw for 3,904 yards, 15 touchdowns and 26 interceptions during his seven-year NFL career with the Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers. He transferred to USC before his junior year and led the Trojans with 875 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing three games to injury. Some guys will stay longer, so the quality of play will be better.". The biggest tragedy of Joe Horns career is that he caught on too late. An NFL scout said his organization puts an alert on the profiles of players who enter draft weekend aged 25 or older. The 2021 draft is filled with sons of NFL players you used to watch. The age alert isn't a do-not-draft warning, but it requires the team to dig a bit deeper and find context around the age.