oldest rookie in the nfl after 2010 on the defense

Since 2011, Lirim Hajrullahu is the oldest rookie. He was 31 years old in 2021.

	NAME	Age	SEASON	TM	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	Lirim Hajrullahu L. Hajrullahu	31	2021	TOT	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Lou Hedley L. Hedley	30	2023	NO	17	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Taylor Bertolet T. Bertolet	30	2022	LAC	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Ryan Griffin R. Griffin	30	2019	TB	2	-1	-0.5	0	-1	-0.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Brandon Bair B. Bair	30	2014	PHI	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Sal Cannella S. Cannella	29	2025	CLE	2	11	5.5	0	0	0.0	0	11	5.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Devon Allen D. Allen	29	2023	PHI	2	17	8.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	17	8.5	0	0	0.0	0
8	Arryn Siposs A. Siposs	29	2021	PHI	17	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Brett Maher B. Maher	29	2018	DAL	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Adam Bighill A. Bighill	29	2017	NO	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Jeris Pendleton J. Pendleton	29	2012	JAX	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Brandon Weeden B. Weeden	29	2012	CLE	15	99	6.6	0	111	7.4	0	-9	-0.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	John Chick J. Chick	29	2011	JAX	11	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Rex Sunahara R. Sunahara	28	2024	CLE	12	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Josh Butler J. Butler	28	2024	DAL	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Brandon Aubrey B. Aubrey	28	2023	DAL	17	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Jeremiah Kolone J. Kolone	28	2022	LAR	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Isaiah Williams I. Williams	28	2021	NYJ	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Jon Brown J. Brown	28	2020	JAX	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Nick Moore N. Moore	28	2020	BAL	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Bennett Jackson B. Jackson	28	2019	TOT	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Jake Rodgers J. Rodgers	28	2019	DEN	14	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Zach Triner Z. Triner	28	2019	TB	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Alex Tanney A. Tanney	28	2015	TEN	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Uani' Unga U. Unga	28	2015	NYG	13	1	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
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