How old is Drake Maye? Patriots QB on verge of adding name to illustrious Super Bowl history

Drake Maye's ascent to the Super Bowl is rare at such a young age.

Not many quarterbacks have won their conference in their second year, and even the ones who did were older than Maye. The New England Patriots quarterback was one of the youngest players in the NFL during his 2024 rookie season, and just a year later he has brought the Patriots back to the Super Bowl.

Maye is not only facing a chance to win his first championship, he is in line to make history with one more victory. During the history of the NFL, most Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks were able to win the game with more experience in their careers.

Here's a breakdown of how Maye is on the verge of some rare company.

How old is Drake Maye?

Drake Maye is 23 years-old, as he doesn't turn 24 until August. That means that if he were to win the Super Bowl, Maye would become the youngest starting quarterback to win a championship since Super Bowl 1.

When he starts the Super Bowl, Maye will become the second-youngest quarterback to do so and the youngest since Dan Marino. However, Marino was a few weeks younger in his Super Bowl appearance than Maye will be when he takes the field in Santa Clara.

In fact, Maye will become only the third quarterback ever to start a Super Bowl before his 24th birthday.

Youngest QBs to win a Super Bowl

Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest starting quarterback ever to win the Super Bowl, doing so at 23 years-old. Roethlisberger's win came a month shy of his 24th birthday, putting him on the older side of 23.

Of the six stating quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl at 25 years-old or younger, four of them won multiple, while Russell Wilson returned to the Super Bowl a year later. Only Joe Namath didn't get back to the Big Game despite having most of his career still ahead of him.

The youngest non-starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl was Mike Tomczak, who was the third-string quarterback for the 1985 Chicago Bears. Tomczak was less than 100 days past his 23rd birthday when the Bears beat the Patriots in Super Bowl 20.