The hand hysteria started again at the NFL Combine when LSU’s Joe Burrow measured nine inches. That was half-inch smaller than Kyler Murray, who was the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft after winning the Heisman out of Oklahoma.
The 2020 list of quarterbacks at the current Combine in Indianapolis looks like this when it came to their measurements. Will also have Draftwire.com projections for those believed to go in the first four rounds.
Kelly Bryant, Missouri
Height: 6-3 1/8
Weight: 229
Hand size: 9 4/8
Arm: 32 2/8
Wingspan: 78
Joe Burrow, LSU
Height: 6-3 4/8
Weight: 221
Hand size: 9
Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 74
Draftwire: No. 1 overall to the Bengals
Kevin Davidson, Princeton
Height: 6 4/18
Weight: 224
Hand size: 8 2/8
Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 74
Jacob Eason, Washington
Height: 6-5 7/8
Weight: 231
Hand size: 9 4/8
Arm: 32 7/8
Wingspan: 79
Draftwire: 38th overall to Carolina
Jake Fromm, Georgia
Height: 6-1 7/8
Weight: 219
Hand size: 8 7/8
Arm: 31 1/8
Wingspan: 75
Draftwire: 88th overall to New Orleans
Anthony Gordon, Washington State
Height: 6-2 3/8
Weight: 205
Hand size: 9 6/8
Arm: 31
Wingspan: 73
Justin Herbert, Oregon
Height: 6-6 2/8
Weight: 238
Hand size: 10
Arm: 32 7/8
Wingspan: 78 7/8
Draftwire: Sixth overall to LA Chargers
Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
Height: 6-1
Weight: 222
Hand size: 9 6/8
Arm: 31 6/8
Wingspan: 77 5/8
Draftwire: 111th overall to Las Vegas Raiders
Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
Height: 6-2 4/8
Weight: 213
Hand size: 10 5/8
Arm: 32 1/8
Wingspan: 75 4/8
Jordan Love, Utah State
Height: 6-3 6/8
Weight: 224
Hand size: 10 4/8
Arm: 32 5/8
Wingspan: 80
Draftwire: 13th overall to Indianapolis Colts
Jake Luton, Oregon State
Height: 6-6 1/8
Weight: 224
Hand size: 10 3/8
Arm: 31 6/8
Wingspan: 77 5/8
Cole McDonald, Hawaii
Height: 6-3 1/8
Weight: 215
Hand size: 9 6/8
Arm: 32 2/8
Wingspan: 76 6/8
Steven Montez, Colorado
Height: 6-4
Weight: 231
Hand size: 9 3/8
Arm: 32 6/8
Wingspan: 76 6/8
James Morgan, FIU
Height: 6-4
Weight: 229
Hand size: 9 6/8
Arm: 33 7/8
Wingspan: 79
Shea Patterson, Michigan
Height: 6-0 7/8
Weight: 212
Hand size: 9 3/8
Arm: 30 4/8
Wingspan: 73 4/8
Nate Stanley, Iowa
Height: 6-3 6/8
Weight: 235
Hand size: 10
Arm: 32 5-8
Wingspan: 78 2/8
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Height: 6-0
Weight: 217
Hand size: 10
Arm: 32 5/8
Wingspan: 75 2/8
Draftwire: Fifth overall to Miami
Class of 2019
So, how does Burrow stack up against some of the quarterbacks over the past six seasons who were chosen by NFL teams? In 2019, Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins hands measured 9⅝ inches. North Carolina State’s Ryan Finley’s checked in at 9½ hands, West Virginia’s Will Grier’s hands came in at 9⅜; and Duke’s Daniel Jones’ are 9¾. Missouri’s Drew Lock came in at 9 inches, like Burrow.
Looking back
The five years before that saw the following with thanks to Steven Ruiz of For The Win’s research of the hands of quarterbacks chosen over the five seasons prior to the NFL 2019.
| Dak Prescott | 10.875 |
| Paxton Lynch | 10.375 |
| Cody Kessler | 10.25 |
| Josh Allen | 10.125 |
| Carson Wentz | 10 |
| Baker Mayfield | 9.875 |
| Marcus Mariota | 9.875 |
| Johnny Manziel | 9.875 |
| Trevor Siemian | 9.875 |
| Josh Rosen | 9.875 |
| Deshone Kizer | 9.875 |
| Nathan Peterman | 9.875 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 9.75 |
| Deshaun Watson | 9.75 |
| Tom Savage | 9.625 |
| Mitch Trubisky | 9.5 |
| Lamar Jackson | 9.5 |
| Blake Bortles | 9.375 |
| CJ Beathard | 9.375 |
| Jameis Winston | 9.375 |
| Pat Mahomes | 9.25 |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | 9.25 |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 9.25 |
| Sam Darnold | 9.25 |
| Derek Carr | 9.125 |
| Jared Goff | 9 |
