youngest players to start a playoff game

Jean Fugett is the youngest in a playoff game. He was 21 years and 7 days old in the 1972 NFC divisional game versus the 49ers on December 23, 1972.

	NAME	Age	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	21-007	12/23/1972	NFC Divisional	DAL	@	SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	21-015	12/31/1972	NFC Championship	DAL	@	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Reed Bohovich R. Bohovich	21-042	12/30/1962	NFL Championship	NYG	vs	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	JuJu Smith-Schuster J. Smith-Schuster	21-053	1/14/2018	AFC Divisional	PIT	vs	JAX	28	1	0	0	5	1	23	0	0	0
5	Ernie Wright E. Wright	21-056	1/1/1961	AFL Championship	LAC	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DeAngelo Hall D. Hall	21-057	1/15/2005	NFC Divisional	ATL	vs	STL	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	DeAngelo Hall D. Hall	21-065	1/23/2005	NFC Championship	ATL	@	PHI	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
8	Reidel Anthony R. Anthony	21-069	12/28/1997	NFC Wild Card	TB	vs	DET	115	0	1	0	62	0	52	0	0	0
9	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	21-071	1/16/2011	AFC Divisional	NE	vs	NYJ	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
10	Danielle Hunter D. Hunter	21-073	1/10/2016	NFC Wild Card	MIN	vs	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Reidel Anthony R. Anthony	21-076	1/4/1998	NFC Divisional	TB	@	GB	146	0	5	0	52	0	68	0	21	0
12	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	21-084	1/3/2004	AFC Wild Card	BAL	vs	TEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Kenny Clark K. Clark	21-096	1/8/2017	NFC Wild Card	GB	vs	NYG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Mike Charles M. Charles	21-099	12/31/1983	AFC Divisional	MIA	vs	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Kenny Clark K. Clark	21-103	1/15/2017	NFC Divisional	GB	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Amp Lee A. Lee	21-108	1/17/1993	NFC Championship	SF	vs	DAL	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Kenny Clark K. Clark	21-110	1/22/2017	NFC Championship	GB	@	ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ricardo Colclough R. Colclough	21-111	1/15/2005	AFC Divisional	PIT	vs	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	James Daniels J. Daniels	21-115	1/6/2019	NFC Wild Card	CHI	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Ricardo Colclough R. Colclough	21-119	1/23/2005	AFC Championship	PIT	vs	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Ronnie Hillman R. Hillman	21-120	1/12/2013	AFC Divisional	DEN	vs	BAL	103	0	83	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
22	Marcus Williams M. Williams	21-121	1/7/2018	NFC Wild Card	NO	vs	CAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Gary Russell G. Russell	21-121	1/5/2008	AFC Wild Card	PIT	vs	JAX	8	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
24	Jacoby Shepherd J. Shepherd	21-121	12/30/2000	NFC Wild Card	STL	@	NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Lennox Gordon L. Gordon	21-121	1/8/2000	AFC Wild Card	BUF	@	TEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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