youngest nfl player to win comeback player of the year

Matthew Stafford is the youngest NFL Comeback Player of the Year in a season. He was 23 years old in 2011.

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youngest NFL player to win comeback player of the year in a regular season

	NAME	Age	CPOY	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	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	23	1	2011	DET	16	74	4.6	0	78	4.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	25	1	2021	CIN	16	118	7.4	2	118	7.4	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Keenan Allen K. Allen	25	1	2017	LAC	16	1,461	91.3	7	9	0.6	0	1,393	87.1	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	25	1	2014	NE	15	1,124	74.9	12	0	0.0	0	1,124	74.9	12	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Drew Brees D. Brees	25	1	2004	SD	15	114	7.6	2	85	5.7	2	38	2.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	26	1	2005	CAR	16	1,940	121.3	13	25	1.6	1	1,563	97.7	12	61	3.8	0	286	17.9	0
7	Eric Berry E. Berry	27	1	2015	KC	16	40	2.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Bryant Young B. Young	27	1	1999	SF	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	28	1	2024	CIN	17	198	11.6	2	201	11.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	28	1	2000	NO	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Andrew Luck A. Luck	29	1	2018	IND	16	139	8.7	0	148	9.3	0	4	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Michael Vick M. Vick	30	1	2010	PHI	12	672	56.0	9	676	56.3	9	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	30	1	2006	NYJ	16	113	7.1	0	109	6.8	0	7	0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	30	1	2001	SF	16	1,553	97.1	5	1,206	75.4	4	347	21.7	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	31	1	2019	TEN	12	184	15.3	4	185	15.4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Jordy Nelson J. Nelson	31	1	2016	GB	16	1,257	78.6	14	0	0.0	0	1,257	78.6	14	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Jon Kitna J. Kitna	31	1	2003	CIN	16	113	7.1	0	113	7.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Tommy Maddox T. Maddox	31	1	2002	PIT	15	40	2.7	0	43	2.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Geno Smith G. Smith	32	1	2022	SEA	17	368	21.6	1	366	21.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Philip Rivers P. Rivers	32	1	2013	SD	16	57	3.6	0	72	4.5	0	-9	-0.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Tom Brady T. Brady	32	1	2009	NE	16	44	2.8	1	44	2.8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Chad Pennington C. Pennington	32	1	2008	MIA	16	59	3.7	1	62	3.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Greg Ellis G. Ellis	32	1	2007	DAL	13	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi	32	1	2005	NE	9	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Alex Smith A. Smith	36	1	2020	WAS	8	-1	-0.1	0	3	0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	5	0	.688
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	8	9	0	.471
Panthers	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	7	9	0	.438
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
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Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Rams - w	11	5	0	.688
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

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Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
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Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
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AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27
Sat 9/27	CHI	@	LV	25-24
Sat 9/27	BAL	@	KC	20-37
Sat 9/27	GB	@	DAL	40-40
Sun 9/28	NYJ	@	MIA	21-27

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Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	NYJ	@	BUF	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	LAC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 1/4	MIA	@	NE	4:25 PM
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