Who Is The Youngest Nfl Quarterback In 2021?
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The NFL season is just getting underway and there are already a lot of great storylines. One of the most intriguing is who is the youngest quarterback in the league?
As of right now, that title belongs to Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. He is just 21 years old and was drafted in 2020.
However, there are a few other young quarterbacks who could challenge for the title in 2021. They include Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers (22 years old
The Youngest Quarterbacks in the NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league. The league is made up of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). Each team has 16 games in their regular season schedule. The NFL season typically runs from September to December.
Kyler Murray – Arizona Cardinals
Among active NFL quarterbacks, Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals is the youngest at 23 years old. A first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, Murray was born on May 1, 1997. He is followed by two other 23-year-olds: Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys and Jimmy Garoppolo of the San Francisco 49ers.
Tua Tagovailoa – Miami Dolphins
As of the 2021 NFL season, the title for youngest starting quarterback goes to Miami Dolphin’s rookie Tua Tagovailoa. At 22 years and 8 days old, Tagovailoa is over a year younger than the next youngest starter, Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers.
While Tagovailoa may be the youngest starter in the NFL right now, he’s not the only young gun under center. A number of quarterbacks who are 23 or younger are expected to start for their teams in 2021. This includes Kyler Murray (Cardinals), Dak Prescott (Cowboys), Josh Allen (Bills), and Lamar Jackson (Ravens).
So, while Tagovailoa may be the youngest starting quarterback in the NFL right now, it’s safe to say that he won’t hold that title for long.
Justin Herbert – Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert (born March 10, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks, where he was recipient of the Rose Bowl Player of the Game and Polynesian College Football Player of the Year honors after leading his team to victory in the 2020 Rose Bowl. He was drafted by the Chargers sixth overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Quarterbacks with the Most Potential
The NFL is constantly looking for the next big thing. A quarterback with a strong arm, accuracy, and the ability to read defenses is always in high demand. This year, there are a few young quarterbacks who have the potential to be the next big thing.
Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State University. As a senior in 2015, he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. In his rookie season, Prescott started all 16 regular-season games following Tony Romo’s back injury; he helped lead them to an NFC-best 13–3 record and was selected to the Pro Bowl, becoming just the third rookie quarterback to do so since 1967. He broke numerous franchise and NFL records as well as Rookie of the Year honors.
In 2019, Prescott signed a four-year, $160 million contract extension with Dallas making him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in NFL history.
Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens
During his MVP 2019 season, Jackson became the youngest player in NFL history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. In 2020, he again led the league in touchdown passes (36) and quarterback rushing yards (1,005), becoming the first player in NFL history to accomplish that feat in consecutive seasons. He also set the NFL single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback.
Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen (born May 21, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming, and was drafted by the Bills in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
