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Both quarterbacks were first-round picks last year. They were among 56 players age 24 or older drafted in 2024.

That number was up from 54 in 2023, 44 in 2022, 16 in 2021 and 19 in 2020.

There have been more聽older prospects drafted in recent years because the COVID-19 pandemic gave players an option to stay in school an extra year. Even though the window is ending, the transfer portal and NIL deals might continue to keep some players in school longer.

Teams used to shy away from older prospects. Scouts and general managers once considered the age of 24 a red flag in some cases.

But the success of guys like Nix and Jayden Daniels, who turned 24 during an outstanding rookie season, shows that experience can help players make an immediate impact in the pros.

鈥淚 came from BYU, where kids go on missions for a couple years, and so people go: 鈥榃ell, they鈥檙e too old,'鈥� Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. 鈥淲ell, then they come in and they do a pretty good job. So, and really, if you start taking averages of careers, career length, there鈥檚 maybe a cutoff somewhere, but the careers aren鈥檛 very long as it is. But we do look at (age), though."

A majority of the older players selected in the draft last year were Day 3 picks, going in the sixth or seventh round. That indicates teams are more likely to overlook age later in the draft.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just unique to where we鈥檙e at right now in kind of the football world,鈥� Raiders general manager John Spytek said. 鈥淵ou got guys with sixth and seventh years really, and so you鈥檝e got to talk about a value of are we going to have a problem with the 25- or 26-year-old? Some people have more problems with that. I鈥檓 just looking for good football players, and I鈥檓 trying to impress that upon our scouts, too. Let鈥檚 just find good football players. We鈥檒l figure it out. So I will say it鈥檚 been really hard on the area scouts.

鈥淵ou go into these schools like Georgia and Michigan, Ohio State, and they鈥檝e got a list of 30 guys that can potentially come out. ... I mean it used to just be like here鈥檚 these 10 juniors, maybe half of them come out. Now it鈥檚 like, you got a fourth-year, fifth-year senior, and he might take another year. So it adds a lot more names to it and uncertainty and a lot more work that has to get done in a finite amount of time. And that鈥檚 why the scouts鈥� jobs are so critical to go through all that in an efficient way and present the players the right way. We鈥檙e relying on it. It鈥檚 critical to every organization.鈥�

The number of older players drafted will decrease this season. There are 46 players age 23 or older who are draft eligible, including 17 who are 24 or older.

Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough, who turns 26 in September, was the oldest player at the scouting combine. He spent seven years at three colleges, including Oregon, where he backed up Justin Herbert in 2019, and Texas Tech.

Tennessee wide receiver Bru McCoy, San聽Jose State wideout Nick Nash and Arkansas receiver Andrew Armstrong were among the 24-year-old draft prospects at the combine.

Teams that stick to the old philosophy of聽avoiding older players limit their talent pool.

鈥淚 think sometimes you have to ask yourself, are you trying to get this guy for 12 years? If you鈥檙e looking for that, it鈥檚 a small percentage,鈥� 49ers general manager John Lynch said. 鈥淥r are you looking for one contract and then hopefully more? It鈥檚 an interesting topic. It鈥檚 one we constantly discuss. There are pluses and minuses to both sides. Having a young guy that you think you can develop and is already a good player, and then a guy who鈥檚 a little more battle-tested ... bent through a little more. It鈥檚 an interesting conversation.鈥�

College experience is most valuable for quarterbacks. Nix and Daniels proved it last year when they led their teams to the playoffs. Meanwhile, Anthony Richardson threw just 393 passes in college before the Colts drafted him No. 4 overall in 2023. He has struggled to adjust at the NFL level.

The oldest player ever selected in the draft was quarterback Chris Weinke. He was 28 years and 264 days old when the Panthers selected him in the fourth round of the 2000 draft. Weinke started just 20 games in the NFL, going 2-18.

Quarterback Brandon Weeden was the oldest player ever drafted in the first round. He was 28 years and 195 days old when the Browns chose him 22nd overall in 2012. Weeden made 25 starts, going 6-19. Both Weinke and Weeden played minor-league baseball before college football.

Depending on the position of a player and the round, age can be a determining factor when a team is choosing between two guys.

鈥淲hen two players are level, even, same grade, you start weighing what they have,鈥� Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz said about age. 鈥淥K, he鈥檚 a three-year starter and he鈥檚 a four-year starter. Great leader, team captain, those little things give them a bump. It鈥檚 not intentional but you talk through it and it shakes out that way.鈥�