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Average Age of Each Super Bowl 57 Roster

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Average Age of Each Super Bowl 57 Roster
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Youth will be on the side of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 57.

The Chiefs have the younger overall roster vs. the Philadelphia Eagles heading into The Big Game. 

The Chiefs' roster will average 26 years, 7 months, 13 days on Sunday. The average age on Philadelphia's roster will be 27 years, 1 month, 26 days.

Much to the delight of Roger Goodell and the NFL marketing arm, the two quarterbacks in Super Bowl 57 are "Young Guns" who have either yet to approach their prime or are enjoying it on the front end. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts turned 24 just before the start of the NFL season. He was born on August 8, 1998. He is younger than back-to-back college football national championship QB Stetson Bennett IV of the Georgia Bulldogs. 

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes was 26 when he played at State Farm Stadium in Week 1 of this season. He turned 27 on September 17. 

Super Bowl Sunday - Average Roster Age 

Here is the average age of each 53-man roster for the teams playing in Super Bowl 57.

RankTeamAverage Roster Age
1. (Oldest)Philadelphia Eagles27 years, 1 month, 26 days
2. (Youngest)Kansas City Chiefs26 years, 7 months, 13 days

NOTE: The arithmetic was performed using an Excel formula to determine the difference in days between each player’s birthdate and February 12, 2023 - the date of Super Bowl 57. We then converted that number into years, months, and days. These are 53-man rosters as of publication, with the potential for slight change due to injury, etc.

Super Bowl 57 Roster Breakdown: Oldest & Youngest 

The Chiefs opened as 2.5-point favorites on Kansas betting apps but the line swung as much as 5 points in the other direction before settling with the Eagles as 1.5-point favorites. The total is 50.5. 

Kansas City backup QB Chad Henne will be the oldest player on a Super Bowl roster this weekend at 37 years, 7 months and 12 days old on Super Bowl Sunday. Punter Brett Kern is the oldest player on the Eagles at 36 years, 11 months, 25 days on Sunday. 

Mahomes will be 27 years, 4 months and 28 days old Sunday. Hurts will be 24 years, 6 months, 7 days old on Sunday. Kansas City rookie George Karlaftis was born in Athens, Greece on April 3, 2001. He will be 21 years, 10 months and 10 days old on Sunday. The youngest player on the Eagles at kickoff Sunday will be linebacker Nakobe Dean at 22 years, 2 months, 1 day. 

10 Oldest Players For Super Bowl 57

Here are the 10 oldest players (with their age in years, months, and days) expected to play for the Chiefs or Eagles on Super Bowl Sunday.

Player Team Pos. YR MO DAY
1. Chad HenneKCQB 37713
2. Brett KernPHIP 361125
3. Ndamukong SuhPHIDL 3616
4. Jason KelcePHIC 3539
5. Brandon GrahamPHIDE341010
6. Carlos DunlapKCDE 331114
7. Travis KelceKCTE 3349
8. Lane JohnsonPHIOT3296
9. Robert QuinnPHIDE32826
10. Fletcher CoxPHIDT 32112

10 Youngest Players For Super Bowl 57

Here are the 10 youngest players (with their age in years, months, and days) expected to play for the Chiefs or Eagles on Super Bowl Sunday.

Player Team Pos. YR MO DAY
1. George KarlaftisKCDE 211010
2. Trent McDuffie KCCB 211114
3. Nakobe Dean PHILB 2221
4. Leo Chenal KC LB 22318
5. Skyy MooreKCWR 2253
6. Nick BoltonKCLB22114
7. Jordan DavisPHIDT23031
8. Darian KinnardKCOT23121
9. Joshua WilliamsKCCB23328
10. Bryan CookKCS23424
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Week 1 NFL Rosters : Oldest To Youngest

Before the 2022-23 season, Bookies.com examined each of the 53-man active rosters for all 32 teams. We did the math (with some help) on each of the league's 1,696 players listed to determine the mean age for each team, and the youngest and oldest rosters in the NFL.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and 45-year-old QB Tom Brady had the oldest roster in the NFL in Week 1, while the Cleveland Browns had the youngest. 

For the first time since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, all eight quarterbacks who started in the Divisional Round of the playoffs were 30 or younger. Gone after the Wild Card round were the old GOATs like Aaron Rodgers or Brady.

Of the 1,696 players surveyed before Week 1, Brady was both the oldest and the only one born during the 1970s. Brady was joined in the “Over 40” club by Arizona punter Andy Lee, who reached the milestone Aug. 11. 

The youngest player across all rosters in Week 1 was rookie Nick Cross of the Indianapolis Colts. Cross, taken in the third round of the 2022 draft, was born on Sept. 10, 2001. He turned 21 a day before the Colts’ season-opener at Houston. 

Here is a list of each NFL team with the average age of its active 53-man roster as of Sept. 5, listed in years, months, and days. The teams are listed in descending order with the oldest first. 

RankTeamAverage Roster Age
1. (Oldest)Tampa Bay
Buccaneers
27 years
5 months
13 days
2.New Orleans
Saints
27 years
5 months
2 days
3.Arizona
Cardinals
27 years
4 months
16 days
4.Las Vegas
Raiders
27 years
3 months
9 days
5.New England
Patriots
27 years
1 months
22 days
6.Houston
Texans
26 years
10 months
1 day
7.

Miami
Dolphins

26 years
9 months
27 day
8.Buffalo
Bills
26 years
9 months
14 days
9.San Francisco
49ers
26 years
8 months
25 days
10.Tennessee
Titans
26 years
8 months
22 days
11.Seattle
Seahawks
26 years
8 months
11 days
12.Los Angeles
Chargers
26 years
7 months
23 days
13.Indianapolis
Colts
26 years
7 months
8 days
14.Chicago
Bears
26 years
5 months
23 days
15.Baltimore
Ravens
26 years
5 months
19 days
16.Denver
Broncos
26 years
5 months
5 (.51) days
17.Green Bay
Packers
26 years
5 months
5(.21) days
18.New York
Jets
26 years
4 months
25 days
19.Cincinnati
Bengals
26 years
3 months
20 days
20.Philadelphia
Eagles
26 years
2 months
31 days
21.Pittsburgh
Steelers
26 years
1 months
27 days
22.New York
Giants
26 years
1 months
14 days
23.Minnesota
Vikings
26 years
1 months
11 days
24.Carolina
Panthers
26 years
1 months
8 days
25.Kansas City
Chiefs
26 years
1 months
6 days
26.Washington
Commanders
26 years
0 month
23 days
27.Los Angeles
Rams
25 years
11 months
27 days
28.Jackonsville
Jaguars
25 years
11 months
7 days
29.Dallas
Cowboys
25 years
9 months,
5 days
30.Detroit
Lions
25 years
9 months
5 days
31.Atlanta
Falcons
25 years
6 months
11 days
32. (Youngest)Cleveland
Browns
25 years
4 months
11 days

Age Did Not Serve Brady & The Buccaneers 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the oldest roster in the NFL in Week 1. That was in no small part due to Tom Brady, who turned 45 on Aug. 3.  

The Buccaneers' 53-man roster had an average age of 27 years, 5 months, and 13 days when the NFL season began. Age did not suit the Buccaneers, who stumbled to an NFC South title and an 8-9 regular season record before losing to Dallas 31-14 in the Wild Card round.  

The New Orleans Saints had the second-oldest average roster age, just 11 days behind the Buccaneers at 27 years, 5 months and 2 days. They missed the playoffs. If Brady was "just 40" instead of 45, Tampa Bay's average age would have slipped down to 27 years, 4 months and 16 days - and Tampa Bay would have ranked second overall. 

The Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots rounded out our top five oldest teams. They were also the only teams whose rosters averaged at least 27 years of age. They, too, all missed the postseason. 

The youngest team on our list was the Cleveland Browns. Their 53-man roster averaged 25 years, 4 months, and 11 days old. They missed the playoffs, too.

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How Old Is The Average NFL Player?

According to our data, the average age of every NFL player at the start of Week 1 was 26 years, 5 months, and 12 days. That translates to a March 26, 1996 birthdate. 

There were 21 teams whose players averaged 26 years old in age, and six whose rosters averaged 25 years and under. The average age for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos was the same: 26 years, 6 months, 5 days. The Broncos held the tiebreaker because their total age in terms of days is slightly higher.

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Bill Speros for Bookies.com
Bill Speros
Bill Speros is an award-winning journalist and editor whose career includes stops at USA Today Sports Network / Golfweek, Cox Media, ESPN, Orlando Sentinel and Denver Post.
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