Who Are the Youngest Quarterbacks to Start in a Super Bowl?

At age 23, Drake Maye is one of the youngest starting quarterbacks to compete in the Big Game, and he’s playing in just his second season.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is the second-youngest QB to start in a Super Bowl. | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seahawks is expected to be a matchup for the ages. And it includes one of the youngest starting quarterbacks to ever play in the Big Game: New England’s Drake Maye.

Maye is just in his second season and already made a Super Bowl, something a very small and elite group of quarterbacks has accomplished. Where does Maye compare in NFL history to other young starting quarterbacks who played for a chance to hoist the Lombardi Trophy?

Who are the youngest NFL quarterbacks to start in a Super Bowl?

At age 23, Maye is the second youngest quarterback in NFL history to start in a Super Bowl. Here’s the list of the 10 youngest quarterbacks to start in the Big Game.

Quarterback	Age	Super Bowl & Season	Team
Dan Marino	23 years, 127 days	Super Bowl XIX, 1984	Dolphins
Drake Maye	23 years, 162 days	Super Bowl LX, 2025	Patriots
Ben Roethlisberger	23 years, 340 days	Super Bowl XL, 2005	Steelers
Brock Purdy	24 years, 46 days	2023	49ers
David Woodley	24 years, 97 days	Super Bowl XVII, 1982	Dolphins
Jared Goff	24 years, 112 days	Super Bowl LIII, 2018	Rams
Patrick Mahomes	24 years, 138 days	Super Bowl LIV, 2019	Chiefs
Tom Brady	24 years, 184 days	Super Bowl XXXVI, 2001	Patriots
Jalen Hurts	24 years, 189 days	Super Bowl LVII, 2022	Eagles
Drew Bledsoe	24 years, 346 days	Super Bowl XXXI, 1996	Patriots

Hall of Famer Dan Marino holds the record for being the youngest starting quarterback in the Super Bowl by 35 days over Maye.

Maye is the youngest Patriots quarterback to start in the Big Game, edging out Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe, both of whom were 24 when they started in their respective Super Bowls.

Which NFL quarterbacks made (and won) a Super Bowl in their second season?

There have been eight quarterbacks to start in the Super Bowl in just their second season in the league. Maye is becoming the ninth quarterback to join this elite list. Four of those quarterbacks won the Lombardi in the end—will Maye be next?

Quarterback	Super Bowl & Season	Team	Result
Dan Marino	Super Bowl XIX, 1984	Dolphins	Lost
Kurt Warner	Super Bowl XXXIV, 1999	Rams	Won
Tom Brady	Super Bowl XXXVI, 2001	Patriots	Won
Ben Roethlisberger	Super Bowl XL, 2005	Steelers	Won
Colin Kaepernick	Super Bowl XLVII, 2012	49ers	Lost
Russell Wilson	Super Bowl XLVIII, 2013	Seahawks	Won
Joe Burrow	Super Bowl LVI, 2021	Bengals	Lost
Brock Purdy	Super Bowl LVIII, 2023	49ers	Lost
Drake Maye	Super Bowl LX, 2025	Patriots	TBD

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