Youngest Players in Super Bowl History (2024)

FAQs

Who is the youngest person to start a Super Bowl? ›

Here's a full list of the youngest quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl: 1. Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins (23 years, four months and five days)

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.

At 21, running back Jamal Lewis became the youngest player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl. In the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 35, he reached over the pylon in the Baltimore Ravens' 34-7 win over the New York Giants.

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.

Mars made history as the youngest artist ever to serve as the sole NFL Super Bowl halftime headliner at 28 years old. He opened the show with a drum solo on a kit designed to honor his late mother.

Marcus Allen and Lynn Swann are tied for the youngest Super Bowl MVPs in Super Bowls. They were 23 years old.

Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl in NFL history at 23 years, 11 months, and 3 days old. "Big Ben" and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL in 2006, ESPN reported.

The short answer is, no, no rookie quarterback has won, or even started, a Super Bowl.

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. Some have been close though.

Both quarterbacks won their first Super Bowl at the age of 24 and both have skill sets that make them stand out amongst other quarterbacks. However, Mahomes is rising to be the best quarterback in NFL history. Mahomes is currently the youngest player ever to win league MVP and the Super Bowl MVP in the same season.

Who was youngest QB of all time? ›

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

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.

Although Brady beat Mahomes in the 2019 AFC Championship game, Mahomes is quickly advancing in stats. Both quarterbacks won their first Super Bowl at the age of 24 and both have skill sets that make them stand out amongst other quarterbacks.

Marcus Allen and Lynn Swann are tied for the youngest Super Bowl MVPs in Super Bowls. They were 23 years old.

Tom Brady was 24 years and 184 days old in a win in Super Bowl XXXVI versus the St. Louis Rams on February 3, 2002.