Bryce Young provided an answer Saturday at the annual NFL combine: he’s 5-foot-10 1/8 tall and weighs 204 pounds.
Next question: will his small size hurt his draw?
Team scouts and decision-makers now have nearly eight weeks to debate whether to make Young the first quarterback — or first player — selected in the April draft.
Typically, teams want their franchise quarterbacks to be several inches taller and maybe a little heavier to avoid injury. Instead, Young would be one of the smallest quarterbacks in the league.
He doesn’t believe it’s a big deal, despite being listed at 6-0, 194 in college.
“I’ve had this height all my life. I know who I am, I know what I can do,” Young said Friday when asked about the height issue.
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Bryce Young defends his size at the NFL Combine
The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama has all the other prototypical tools franchises seek – a strong arm, quick release, good accuracy, mobility and a knack for making big plays, even on the move.
The closest comparisons might be with Kyler Murray, who the Arizona Cardinals won with the first overall pick in 2019, and Russell Wilson, a third-round pick in 2012 who led the Seattle Seahawks to their only Super Bowl title before landing with the Denver Broncos. in a blockbuster trade last season.
And while quarterbacks, tight ends and receivers were scheduled to do their on-court drills Saturday in Indianapolis, Young said he wouldn’t join them. The next time scouts see Young will be at the scheduled pro day in Alabama.
Associated Press report.
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