False. He has short arms for his height. His arms are only 32’’ long. Someone 6’1’’ should have 35-37’’ arms.
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No this is false…since 36” is the longest arms in nfl history, I’d say 35-37” is surely not average.
33-34 is average for a 6’4 plus OT, 33 for guards and 32.25 for center.
Most of which are taller than Donald.
False. Longest arms ever are 38.5 Jon Harris DE
If he wants to jump off a building and glide to the the ground.
When is the last time one QB went in the first round? If only one has been taken by the time the lions pick at 31/32, either the lions will select one or will trade the pick to someone who will.
False. Donald should have had 35-37 inch arms at 6’ tall. I’m not sure what book you are reading out of, but clearly we are reading out a different one. Aaron Donald will need to grow his arms if he wants to be successful in the NFL.
I am sorry you had to find out like this.
2013 off the top of my head. It doesn’t happen all that often, but classes also usually aren’t this bad.
Only if he’s a pterodactyl
Tony Romo came in at 8” 7/8
There’s actually been a lot of QB’s who have come in under 9” and studies have shown there no correlation between fumbles and hand size. It’s a myth that has been proven false.
Because it’s been proven you can do exercises and messages to lengthen your hand size prior to the combine. A lot of these guys like Burrow were under 9” prior to these precautions. He will likely take the precautions and come in close to or over 9” like every other QB who supposedly had too small of hands.
About the myth and those studies. Here’s an article about it.
Let me make my point clear. First, when I personally speak about hand size for quarterbacks, I am not focused on fumbling. My concern is the ability to “grip it and rip it.” Having 8 inch hands is problematic. And while some guys have managed to make it work in college, the NFL football is larger and harder to get your hands around. It can also be more slick than a college ball at times. And to the last point about the football, teams have less ability to manipulate the ball. In college if a kid is having trouble gripping a football, they can literally change the materials of the football (within the parameters).
Secondly, I think the “hand size” metric is flawed because it only accounts for one dimension. In the NBA they take finger length into account. Without that measurement, its hard to dial in the guys that will have some issues vs the guys who may have a short “span” of their hand but have long fingers to wrap around the football.
Third, you are linking a bunch of stuff that points back to guys with 9 inch hands. For me personally, as long as you can come in somewhere around 9 inches naturally, you are okay. But if you have 8 inch hands and need to pull tricks just to get to 8.75 inches, that’s a potential issue. For the most part, its rare for a QB to come in at less than 9 inches. So the data set is very limited. To me its just another box to check, not something to obsess over.
Gosder Cherilus has 11.75" hands. How did we not start this guy at QB?
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Google is your friend…
| Height | typical Dress Shirt Sleeve Length |
|---|---|
| 5’ 0" or shorter | up to 30" |
| 5’ 1" | up to 30" |
| 5’ 2" | up to 31" |
| 5’ 3" | up to 31" |
| 5’ 4" | up to 32" |
| 5’ 5" | up to 32" |
| 5’ 6" | 31" to 33" |
| 5’ 7" | 31" to 33" |
| 5’ 8" | 32" to 34" |
| 5’ 9" | 33" to 35" |
| 5’ 10" | 33" to 35" |
| 5’ 11" | 34" to 36" |
| 6’ 0" | 34" to 36" |
| 6’ 1" | 35" to 37" |
| 6’ 2" | 35" to 37" |
| 6’ 3" | 36" to 38" |
| 6’ 4" | 37" to 39" |
| 6’ 5" | 37" to 39" |
| 6’ 6" | 38" to 40" |
| 6’ 7" | 38" to 40" |
| 6’ 8" or taller | 39"to 41" + |
6’1" Aaron Donald’s arms are… wait for it… short. Like I said.
You got a source for those crazy numbers? Because according to this site, the average length of an XXL is around 27 inches:
https://www.moderntailor.com/pub/index.do?action=measurementininches
Also, not sure why you’re using sleeve size as a metric anyway. It’s measured to the wrist, where your sleeve ends. NFL arm measurement includes the hand and is measured to the tip of the middle finger. It’s apples and oranges stuff.
Ah, the NFL does it different, of course. Thanks for that link.
I think your other link has the crazy numbers. I wear a 33" length shirt and I’m 5’10". Pretty sure about that.
Here are the D-linemen from the 2014 NFL combine.
There are 10 guys with shorter arms than Donald, and 7 of them are taller than him.
Check out the bottom of list (Kerry Wynn is 6’5" and has 31.75 inch arms.
Jadeveon Clowney is known for his long arms (34.5") and is 6’5" tall.
There are only 9 guys that were 6’1" tall or shorter, and 4 of them had arms that were 33" or longer.
Perhaps more importantly… only 3 guys on the list ran faster than Donald’s 7.11 in the 3-cone.
They were all DEs.
Player Position Ht Wt - Arm Length - 40-Yard - Bench Press - Vertical Jump - Broad Jump - 3-Cone
Bromley, Jason DT Syracuse 6’3 306 33 1/2 5.06 26 33.5 106 7.92
Carrethers, Ryan NT Arkansas State 6’1 337 31 3/4 5.47 32 26 88 7.89
Clarke, Will DE West Virginia 6’6 271 34 5/8 4.77 22 32 112 7.26
Clowney, Jadeveon DE South Carolina 6’5 1/4 266 34 1/2 4.53 21 37.5 124 7.27
Coleman, Deandre DT California 6’5 314 34 3/8 - 24 - - -
Crichton, Scott DE Oregon St. 6’3 273 32 3/4 4.84 24 31.5 108 7.19
Donald, Aaron DT Pittsburgh 6’1 285 32 5/8 4.68 35 32 116 7.11
Ealy, Kony DE Missouri 6’4 273 34 1/4 4.92 22 31 114 6.83
Easley, Dominique DT Florida 6’2 288 32 7/8 - 26 - - -
Edebali, KasimDE Boston College 6’2 253 32 3/4 4.79 19 34.5 115 7.2
Ellis, Justin DT Louisiana Tech 6’1 334 33 5.27 25 28 92 7.81
Enemkpali, IK DE Louisiana Tech 6’1 261 33 1/8 5.01 28 34 112 7.67
Ferguson, Ego DT LSU 6’3 315 32 1/2 - 24 - - -
Ford, Dee DE Auburn 6’2 1/8 252 32 7/8 - - - - -
Gayle, James DE Virginia Tech 6’4 259 32 3/8 4.7 26 37 122 7.19
Hageman, Ra’Shede DT Minnesota 6’6 310 34 1/4 5.02 32 35.5 114 7.87
Hart, Taylor DE Oregon 6’6 281 32 3/4 - 21 - - -
Hyder, Kerry DT Texas Tech 6’2 290 33 1/2 5.1 20 29.5 108 7.23
Jeffcoat, Jackson DE Texas 6’3 247 33 7/8 4.63 18 36 123 6.97
Jernigan, Timmy NT Florida St. 6’2 299 31 5/8 5.06 27 29.5 102 -
Johnson, Anthony DT LSU 6’2 308 33 5.24 20 24.5 102 7.93
Jones, DaQuan DT Penn St. 6’4 322 33 1/2 5.35 25 27.5 101 7.73
Jones, Howard DE Shepherd 6’2 235 34 1/8 4.6 21 40.5 124 7.16
Kerr, Zachariah NT Delaware 6’1 326 32 7/8 5.08 28 28.5 99 7.93
Lawrence, Demarcus DE Boise St. 6’3 251 33 3/4 4.8 20 34.5 113 7.46
Lynch, Aaron DE South Florida 6’5 249 34 - 18 - - -
Manumaleuna, Eathyn DE BYU 6’2 296 32 1/4 5.16 29 28 101 7.78
Marsh, Cassius DE UCLA 6’4 252 32 3/4 4.89 14 32 108 7.08
Martin, Kareem DE North Carolina 6’6 272 35 4.72 22 35.5 129 7.2
Mauro, Josh DE Stanford 6’6 271 33 5.21 21 32 116 7.43
McCullers, Daniel DT Tennessee 6’7 352 36 5/8 - 27 20.5 97 -
Mims, Tevin DE South Florida 6’4 260 33 3/4 4.95 17 27.5 109 -
Moore, Zach DE Concordia (MN) 6’5 269 33 3/4 4.84 23 33.5 123 7.41
Newsome, Jonathan DE Ball St. 6’3 247 33 1/4 4.73 21 34 117 7.31
Nix, Louis NT Notre Dame 6’2 331 33 5.42 - 25.5 97 8.29
Pagan, Jeoffrey DE Alabama 6’3 310 33 - - - - -
Palepoi, Tenny DT Utah 6’1 298 30 1/2 5.1 31 30.5 111 7.67
Pennel, Mike DT Colorado St-Pueblo 6’4 332 33 3/8 5.23 23 28.5 102 7.94
Quarles, Kelcy DT South Carolina 6’4 297 33 1/4 5.03 27 23.5 102 -
Ramsey, Kaleb DE Boston College 6’3 293 32 7/8 - 36 - - -
Reid, Caraun DT Princeton 6’2 302 33 4.91 - 26.5 106 7.59
Sam, Michael DE Missouri 6’2 261 33 3/8 4.91 17 25.5 114 7.8
Smith, Chris DE Arkansas 6’1 266 34 1/8 4.71 28 37 121 7.55
Smith, Marcus DE Louisville 6’3 251 34 4.68 23 35 121 7.48
Stephen, Shamar DT Connecticut 6’5 309 33 1/8 5.25 25 30.5 103 -
Stinson, Ed DE Alabama 6’3 287 33 3/4 - - - - -
Sutton, Will DT Arizona State 6’0 303 31 1/4 5.36 24 28.5 99 7.93
Thomas, Robert DT Arkansas 6’1 327 33 7/8 - 32 - - -
Thornton, Khyri DT Southern Miss 6’3 304 32 1/2 5.03 28 29 112 7.83
Tuitt, Stephon DE Notre Dame 6’5 304 34 3/4 - 31 - - -
Uko, George DE USC 6’3 284 33 1/4 4.99 18 29.5 110 -
Urban, Brent DT Virginia 6’7 295 34 1/4 - - - - -
Webster, Larry DE Bloomsburg 6’6 252 33 1/2 4.58 17 36.5 123 7.29
Westbrooks, Ethan DE W. Texas A&M 6’3 267 33 1/4 4.9 19 29 110 7.3
Whaley, Chris DT Texas 6’3 269 32 1/8 - - - - -
Wynn, Kerry DT Richmond 6’5 266 31 3/4 4.97 31 34 113 -
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