Prime suspects
Stats gurus in four sports find peak ages for key positions
Originally Published: September 21, 2012
By Mag Staff | ESPN The Magazine
Peak age for QB: 28.4 yrs
Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ersAge: 28
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