Comments on: Median Age of Defensive Interceptions http://www.footballperspective.com/median-age-of-defensive-interceptions/ NFL History and Stats Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chase http://www.footballperspective.com/median-age-of-defensive-interceptions/#comment-323634 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:43:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=32339#comment-323634 In reply to Chase.

In 1983, 9 of the 14 players with at least 7 interceptions were 24 or younger. That helps to explain the big dip that year: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1983/defense.htm

]]> By: Chase http://www.footballperspective.com/median-age-of-defensive-interceptions/#comment-323628 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:23:00 +0000 http://www.footballperspective.com/?p=32339#comment-323628 And for the data wonks out there….

Year Age
2015 26.7
2014 26.3
2013 26.4
2012 26.5
2011 26.7
2010 26.7
2009 26.3
2008 26.5
2007 26.5
2006 26.5
2005 27.1
2004 26.2
2003 26.8
2002 27.0
2001 27.0
2000 27.0
1999 26.4
1998 27.2
1997 27.0
1996 26.9
1995 26.7
1994 26.7
1993 27.0
1992 26.9
1991 26.7
1990 26.8
1989 26.1
1988 26.3
1987 25.8
1986 26.1
1985 26.1
1984 25.8
1983 25.5
1982 26.5
1981 26.0
1980 26.3
1979 26.0
1978 26.0
1977 26.3
1976 26.0
1975 26.7
1974 26.0
1973 26.2
1972 25.8
1971 26.8
1970 27.1
1969 26.3
1968 26.5
1967 26.5
1966 26.6
1965 26.1
1964 25.5
1963 25.7
1962 25.3
1961 25.3
1960 25.5
1959 26.4
1958 26.6
1957 26.8
1956 26.5
1955 25.7
1954 25.9
1953 26.2
1952 25.5
1951 25.8
1950 26.3
1949 26.0
1948 26.6
1947 26.8
1946 26.6
1945 27.3
1944 26.5
1943 26.4
1942 25.6
1941 24.5
1940 24.5

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