‘I can do same things a 6-3 guy can do.’ Texas’ Gary Johnson isn’t worried about height

Several NFL teams have requirements for prospects when it comes to measurables.

They like linemen to have a certain arm length, or quarterbacks to have a certain hand size. For linebackers? Well, being shorter is typically frowned upon.

From Lawrence Taylor (6-foot-3) to Brian Urlacher (6-foot-4) to Leighton Vander Esch (6-foot-4), teams gravitate toward the longer, lengthier players at linebacker.

But Texas linebacker Gary Johnson hopes to become an exception to the rule. At 6-foot, Johnson knows he has to overcome the “short” stereotype to NFL scouts.

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