oldest rookies drafted in the first round nfl after 2000

Since 2001, Brandon Weeden is the oldest by a 1st round pick in his rookie season. He was 29 years old in 2012.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Brandon Weeden
B. Weeden
29
2012
15
99
6.6
0
111
7.4
0
-9
-0.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Danny Watkins
D. Watkins
27
2011
12
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Akheem Mesidor
A. Mesidor
25
2026
8
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Hayden Hurst
H. Hurst
25
2018
12
163
13.6
1
0
0.0
0
163
13.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5William Jackson
W. Jackson
25
2017
15
75
5.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Garett Bolles
G. Bolles
25
2017
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Kyle Long
K. Long
25
2013
16
-1
-0.1
0
0
0.0
0
-1
-0.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Sylvester Williams
S. Williams
25
2013
13
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Bruce Irvin
B. Irvin
25
2012
16
35
2.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Peria Jerry
P. Jerry
25
2009
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Aaron Ross
A. Ross
25
2007
15
51
3.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Jason Campbell
J. Campbell
25
2006
7
107
15.3
0
107
15.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Carson Palmer
C. Palmer
25
2004
13
47
3.6
1
47
3.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Jerome McDougle
J. McDougle
25
2003
8
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Terence Newman
T. Newman
25
2003
16
23
1.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Jahdae Barron
J. Barron
24
2025
17
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
24
2024
17
880
51.8
6
891
52.4
6
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Michael Penix Jr.
M. Penix Jr.
24
2024
5
11
2.2
1
11
2.2
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Bo Nix
B. Nix
24
2024
17
430
25.3
5
430
25.3
4
2
0.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Laiatu Latu
L. Latu
24
2024
17
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Jared Verse
J. Verse
24
2024
17
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Troy Fautanu
T. Fautanu
24
2024
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Ricky Pearsall
R. Pearsall
24
2024
11
486
44.2
3
45
4.1
0
400
36.4
3
0
0.0
0
41
3.7
0
24Will McDonald IV
W. McDonald IV
24
2023
15
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Dalton Kincaid
D. Kincaid
24
2023
16
673
42.1
2
0
0.0
0
673
42.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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