For years, teams have often placed too much emphasis on the information that is collected at the NFL Combine each February. Does size matter? What about speed? You shouldn’t put much into it.
Presumptive top pick QB Joe Burrow registered a ‘hand size’ of 9″. Does that make him a worse player/prospect because no quarterback in the last 20 years has succeeded with hands that size? Should Jordan Love be considered a higher pick because his hands came in at 10 1/2 inches?
If speed was the indication of a stud player, LB Zach Thomas’ 4.85 40-yard dash would have meant he didn’t make the 53-man roster.