oldest starting defensive players in the nfl this year

Aaron Rodgers is the oldest this season. He is 43 years old.

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	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	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	43	2026	PIT	6	17	2.8	0	17	2.8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Nick Folk N. Folk	42	2026	ATL	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	41	2026	CIN	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Calais Campbell C. Campbell	40	2026	BAL	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Morgan Cox M. Cox	40	2026	TEN	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	JJ Jansen	40	2026	CAR	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Jon Weeks J. Weeks	40	2026	SF	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Andy Dalton A. Dalton	39	2026	PHI	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Andrew DePaola A. DePaola	39	2026	MIN	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Bryan Anger B. Anger	38	2026	DAL	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	38	2026	LV	6	-2	-0.3	0	-2	-0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Case Keenum C. Keenum	38	2026	CHI	3	10	3.3	1	10	3.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	38	2026	LAR	6	21	3.5	0	21	3.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Trent Williams T. Williams	38	2026	SF	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Demario Davis D. Davis	37	2026	NYJ	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Josh Harris J. Harris	37	2026	LAC	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Cameron Heyward C. Heyward	37	2026	PIT	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	John Jenkins J. Jenkins	37	2026	BAL	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Cameron Jordan C. Jordan	37	2026	NO	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	37	2026	KC	5	299	59.8	2	0	0.0	0	299	59.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Von Miller V. Miller	37	2026	DAL	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Harrison Smith H. Smith	37	2026	MIN	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Tyrod Taylor T. Taylor	37	2026	GB	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2	-2.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	James Winchester J. Winchester	37	2026	KC	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Zach Ertz Z. Ertz	36	2026	PHI	3	22	7.3	0	0	0.0	0	22	7.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,487

Rodgers

RUSH

460

Warren

REC

318

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

22.8

17th

OPP PPG

21.3

12th

RUSH YDS/G

99.2

20th

PASS YDS/G

247.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	4	2	.667
Browns	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	2	.667
Bengals	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM

Last Game

Steelers

4 - 2

Final

Buccaneers

1 - 5

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	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 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Aaron Rodgers is the oldest this season. He is 43 years old.

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641

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8

7

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6

5

119.6

118.1

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

108.5

115.9

89.8

83.1

70.3

63.7

54.2

84

68

65

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