Top 30 NFL players 30 and over: Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers headline list of best veteran players for 2022

Assessing the best of the best older players around the league

Football is a young man's game, you might say, especially when you consider how many of the NFL's premium talents are still playing on rookie contracts. But to overlook the true veterans would be to overlook just as many superstars. In fact, some of the best players at the most important position just happen to be old, by NFL standards.

So let's celebrate the best of the eldest! We already ranked the top 25 NFL players 25 and under for 2022. Now we're ranking the top 30 players 30 and over. Some clarifications: