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Much of the discussion ahead of the Pittsburgh quarterback draft of Kenny Pickett, a potential first-round pick and a consensus top two pitchers in the 2022 class, focused on the size of the caller’s hand. QB prospects are measured by hand every year, and 9-inch measurements are generally considered appropriate for the NFL, according to NFL.com. However, Pickett recorded only an 8.5-inch measurement in the scout combine on Thursday, which put him in historic company before the draft in April.
Of the 663 QB leads that have been measuring hands since 1987, according to NFL analyst Warren Sharp, only nine had smaller hands than Pickett. No QB with hands smaller than 8.5 inches has entered the NFL in the past five years, Sharpe added, citing former Falcons and Eagles star Michael Wick, who played from 2001-15, as the latest example of success. QB in the NFL with 8.5-inch hands. Of all the NFL’s active QBs, as ESPN notes, only Saints’ Taysom Hill has hands less than 9 inches in size.
The picket, which also has a double thumb, downplayed concerns about the size of its hand, while previous leading prospects, including Bengals Pro Bowler Joe Barrow (whose hands were measured exactly 9 inches in 2020), did the same. However, assuming Pickett is elected next month, he will be ready to join the NFL in a minority at hand.
Pickett was ranked No. 22 by CBS Sports in the 2022 draft, while analyst Josh Edwards named it the best promising QB for this year. Edwards’ latest first-round draft pick made Pickett sixth in sixth place for the Panthers.
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