youngest tight end to ever start in an nfl game

Jean Fugett is the youngest tight end in a game. He was 20 years and 276 days old against the Eagles on September 17, 1972.

Interpreted as:

youngest tight end to ever start in an NFL regular-season game

	NAME	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-276	9/17/1972	DAL	vs	PHI	0		0		0	0	0		0
2	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-283	9/24/1972	DAL	@	NYG	0		0		0	0	0		0
3	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-290	10/1/1972	DAL	@	GB	0		0		0	0	0		0
4	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-297	10/8/1972	DAL	vs	PIT	0		0		0	-2	1	-2.0	0
5	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-304	10/15/1972	DAL	@	BAL	0		0		0	0	0		0
6	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-310	9/12/2010	NE	vs	CIN	1	2	45	45.0	0	0	0		0
7	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-311	10/22/1972	DAL	@	WAS	0		0		0	0	0		0
8	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-317	9/19/2010	NE	@	NYJ	6	6	101	16.8	0	0	0		0
9	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-319	10/30/1972	DAL	vs	DET	2		30	15.0	0	0	0		0
10	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-324	9/26/2010	NE	vs	BUF	6	7	65	10.8	0	13	1	13.0	0
11	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-325	11/5/1972	DAL	@	SD	0		0		0	-5	1	-5.0	0
12	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-332	10/4/2010	NE	@	MIA	5	5	29	5.8	0	0	0		0
13	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-332	11/12/1972	DAL	vs	STL	1		7	7.0	0	0	0		0
14	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-339	11/19/1972	DAL	@	PHI	2		39	19.5	0	0	0		0
15	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	20-341	9/12/2021	ATL	vs	PHI	4	8	31	7.8	0	0	0		0
16	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-343	11/23/1972	DAL	vs	SF	1		13	13.0	0	0	0		0
17	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-345	10/17/2010	NE	vs	BAL	4	6	61	15.3	0	18	1	18.0	0
18	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	20-348	9/19/2021	ATL	@	TB	5	6	73	14.6	0	0	0		0
19	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-352	10/24/2010	NE	@	SD	5	8	54	10.8	0	0	0		0
20	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-353	12/3/1972	DAL	@	STL	1		5	5.0	0	9	1	9.0	0
21	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	20-355	9/26/2021	ATL	@	NYG	2	3	35	17.5	0	0	0		0
22	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	20-359	10/31/2010	NE	vs	MIN	2	3	33	16.5	0	0	0		0
23	Jean Fugett J. Fugett	20-359	12/9/1972	DAL	vs	WAS	0		0		0	0	0		0
24	Kyle Pitts Sr. K. Pitts Sr.	20-362	10/3/2021	ATL	vs	WAS	4	9	50	12.5	0	0	0		0
25	Aaron Hernandez A. Hernandez	21-001	11/7/2010	NE	@	CLE	5	9	48	9.6	2	0	0		0

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