oldest players ever drafted nfl first round ever

Philip Rivers and Vinny Testaverde are tied for the oldest career by a 1st round pick. They are 44 years old.

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	NAME	Age	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	44	247	453	1.8	3	600	2.4	3	-9	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Vinny Testaverde V. Testaverde	44	233	1,580	6.8	15	1,661	7.1	15	6	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	43	268	3,558	13.3	36	3,646	13.6	36	-20	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Jerry Rice J. Rice	42	303	23,546	77.7	208	645	2.1	10	22,895	75.6	197	6	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Darrell Green D. Green	42	295	1,378	4.7	8	6	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	9	0.0	0	611	2.1	0
6	Earl Morrall E. Morrall	42	255	865	3.4	8	878	3.4	8	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	41	210	868	4.1	17	925	4.4	17	32	0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Marcedes Lewis M. Lewis	41	290	5,115	17.6	40	0	0.0	0	5,115	17.6	40	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Sebastian Janikowski S. Janikowski	40	284	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Junior Seau J. Seau	40	268	312	1.2	1	0	0.0	0	8	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Bruce Smith B. Smith	40	279	33	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Bruce Matthews B. Matthews	40	296	-34	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Clay Matthews C. Matthews	40	278	235	0.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Len Dawson L. Dawson	40	211	1,270	6.0	9	1,293	6.1	9	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	39	249	1,231	4.9	20	1,373	5.5	20	-12	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Benjamin Watson B. Watson	39	205	6,069	29.6	44	10	0.0	0	6,058	29.6	44	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Terence Newman T. Newman	39	221	735	3.3	5	4	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	9	0.0	0	285	1.3	1
18	Peyton Manning P. Manning	39	266	620	2.3	18	667	2.5	18	-2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	39	254	1,915	7.5	13	-3	0.0	0	27	0.1	0	47	0.2	0	736	2.9	0
20	Kerry Collins K. Collins	39	198	454	2.3	10	686	3.5	10	-13	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Joey Galloway J. Galloway	39	198	12,863	65.0	83	496	2.5	1	10,950	55.3	77	68	0.3	0	1,349	6.8	5
22	Ted Washington T. Washington	39	236	5	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Lomas Brown L. Brown	39	263	3	0.0	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Reggie White R. White	39	232	216	0.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Phil Simms P. Simms	39	164	1,173	7.2	6	1,252	7.6	6	7	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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PASS

816

Herbert

RUSH

238

Hampton

REC

209

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

9th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 4

Final

Seahawks

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

Philip Rivers and Vinny Testaverde are tied for the oldest career by a 1st round pick. They are 44 years old.

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NFL Fantasy 2026

98.1

94

91.4

84.7

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