Quarterbacks, tight ends and receivers arrived in Indianapolis to part in the NFL job fair, otherwise known as the scouting combine.
The process began Monday with players undergoing tests and measurements.
The hands of presumptive No. 1 pick Joe Burrow, of LSU, were measured at 9 inches, from pinkie to thumb. Social media fluttered after it was reported that his would be the smallest hands among first-round quarterbacks measured at the combine since 2008.
Burrow replied in kind tweeting he was “Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands.”
Considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands. Please keep me in your thoughts.
— Joey Burrow (@Joe_Burrow10) February 24, 2020
For the record, Georgia’s Jake Fromm has smaller hands. Here’s a look at the top QB prospects measured up:
Kelly Bryant, Missouri
Height: 6-foot-3 1/8
Weight: 229
Hand: 9 4/8
Arm: 32 2/8
Wingspan: 78
Joe Burrow, LSU
Height: 6-3 4/8
Weight: 221
Hand: 9
Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 74
Jacob Eason, Washington
Height: 6-5 7/8
Weight: 231
Hand: 9 4/8
Arm: 32 7/8
Wingspan: 79
Jake Fromm, Georgia
Height: 6-1 7/8
Weight: 219
Hand: 8 7/8
Arm: 31 1/8
Wingspan: 75
Justin Herbert, Oregon
Height: 6-6 2/8
Weight: 236
Hand: 10
Arm: 32 7/8
Wingspan: 78 7/8
Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
Height: 6-1
Weight: 222
Hand: 9 6/8
Arm: 31 6/8
Wingspan: 77 5/8
Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
Height: 6-2 4/8
Weight: 213
Hand: 10 5/8
Arm: 32 1/8
Wingspan: 75 4/8
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Height: 6-0
Weight: 217
Hand: 10 (left), 9 7/8 (right)
Arm: 30 4/8
Wingspan: 75 2/8
On-field skills tests for tight ends, quarterbacks and wide receivers will be held Thursday, Feb. 27 inside Lucas Oil Stadium. They will air from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on NFL Network.
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