oldest rookie quarterbacks taken in the first round

Brandon Weeden was 29 years old in his rookie season in 2012.

NAME AGE SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
29
2012
CLE CLE
15
297
517
57.4
3,385
6.5
225.7
14
17
72.6
2.7
3.3
28
186
2 Tom Harmon
T. Harmon
27
1946
LA LA
10
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
3 Jim Kelly
J. Kelly
26
1986
BUF BUF
16
285
480
59.4
3,593
7.5
224.6
22
17
83.3
4.6
3.5
43
330
4 Elmer Barbour
E. Barbour
26
1945
NYG NYG
3
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
5 Jason Campbell
J. Campbell
25
2006
WAS WAS
7
110
207
53.1
1,297
6.3
185.3
10
6
76.5
4.8
2.9
7
55
6 Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
25
2004
CIN CIN
13
263
432
60.9
2,897
6.7
222.8
18
18
77.3
4.2
4.2
25
178
7 Jim Druckenmiller
J. Druckenmiller
25
1997
SF SF
4
21
52
40.4
239
4.6
59.8
1
4
29.2
1.9
7.7
4
32
8 Phil Simms
P. Simms
25
1979
NYG NYG
12
134
265
50.6
1,743
6.6
145.3
13
14
66.0
4.9
5.3
39
319
9 Steve Pisarkiewicz
S. Pisarkiewicz
25
1978
STL STL
3
10
29
34.5
164
5.7
54.7
0
3
14.8
0.0
10.3
2
20
10 Don Allard
D. Allard
25
1961
NYT NYT
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
11 Travis Tidwell
T. Tidwell
25
1950
NYG NYG
8
25
55
45.5
338
6.1
42.3
4
3
67.1
7.3
5.5
12 Paul Governali
P. Governali
25
1946
BOS
11
83
192
43.2
1,293
6.7
117.5
13
10
67.0
6.8
5.2
13 Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
24
2024
WAS WAS
17
331
480
69.0
3,568
7.4
209.9
25
9
100.1
5.2
1.9
47
238
14 Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
24
2024
ATL ATL
5
61
105
58.1
775
7.4
155.0
3
3
78.9
2.9
2.9
4
14
15 Bo Nix
B. Nix
24
2024
DEN DEN
17
376
567
66.3
3,775
6.7
222.1
29
12
93.3
5.1
2.1
24
198
16 Kenny Pickett
K. Pickett
24
2022
PIT PIT
13
245
389
63.0
2,404
6.2
184.9
7
9
76.7
1.8
2.3
27
182
17 Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
24
2020
CIN CIN
10
264
404
65.3
2,688
6.7
268.8
13
5
89.8
3.2
1.2
32
231
18 Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
24
2016
PHI PHI
16
379
607
62.4
3,782
6.2
236.4
16
14
79.3
2.6
2.3
33
213
19 Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
24
2012
MIA MIA
16
282
484
58.3
3,294
6.8
205.9
12
13
76.1
2.5
2.7
35
234
20 Joey Harrington
J. Harrington
24
2002
DET DET
14
215
429
50.1
2,294
5.3
163.9
12
16
59.9
2.8
3.7
8
75
21 Chad Pennington
C. Pennington
24
2000
NYJ NYJ
1
2
5
40.0
67
13.4
67.0
1
0
127.1
20.0
0.0
1
4
22 Akili Smith
A. Smith
24
1999
CIN CIN
7
80
153
52.3
805
5.3
115.0
2
6
55.6
1.3
3.9
19
110
23 Dan McGwire
D. McGwire
24
1991
SEA SEA
1
3
7
42.9
27
3.9
27.0
0
1
14.3
0.0
14.3
0
0
24 Kelly Stouffer
K. Stouffer
24
1988
SEA SEA
8
98
173
56.6
1,106
6.4
138.3
4
6
69.2
2.3
3.5
13
110
25 Jim Harbaugh
J. Harbaugh
24
1987
CHI CHI
6
8
11
72.7
62
5.6
10.3
0
0
86.2
0.0
0.0
4
45

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Team Rankings

PPG

14.0

31st

OPP PPG

25.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

84.8

30th

PASS YDS/G

208.5

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
Browns Browns
1
3
0
.250
Ravens Ravens
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

3 - 1 - 0

34

Final

10

CLE Browns

1 - 3 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM