Mods feel free to split this off into a different thread i dont think we have one on QBs/QB recruiting…. but after seeing Fahey as the backup and seeing he’s listed as shorter than Sayin… I asked AI to compile combine/pro day heights of all the national title winning QBs. Is height the end all be all for winning nattys no but when it comes to a QB there’s some interesting things here
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| Season |
Champion |
QB |
Height |
| 2006 |
Florida |
Chris Leak |
5'11⅞" |
| 2007 |
LSU |
Matt Flynn |
6'2¼" |
| 2008 |
Florida |
Tim Tebow |
6'2¾" |
| 2009 |
Alabama |
Greg McElroy |
6'1⅞" |
| 2010 |
Auburn |
Cam Newton |
6'5" |
| 2011 |
Alabama |
AJ McCarron |
6'3¼" |
| 2012 |
Alabama |
AJ McCarron |
6'3¼" |
| 2013 |
Florida State |
Jameis Winston |
6'3¾" |
| 2014 |
Ohio State |
Cardale Jones |
6'5" |
| 2015 |
Alabama |
Jake Coker |
6'5½" |
| 2016 |
Clemson |
Deshaun Watson |
6'2⅛" |
| 2017 |
Alabama |
Jalen Hurts / Tua Tagovailoa |
6'1" / 6'0" |
| 2018 |
Clemson |
Trevor Lawrence |
6'5⅝" |
| 2019 |
LSU |
Joe Burrow |
6'3⅝" |
| 2020 |
Alabama |
Mac Jones |
6'2⅝" |
| 2021 |
Georgia |
Stetson Bennett |
5'11⅜" |
| 2022 |
Georgia |
Stetson Bennett |
5'11⅜" |
| 2023 |
Michigan |
J.J. McCarthy |
6'2½" |
| 2024 |
Ohio State |
Will Howard |
6'4" |
| 2025 |
Indiana |
Fernando Mendoza |
6'4¾" |
Every champion from 2006 through last season now has a real measured height, no gaps left. A couple of things worth flagging: Coker and Mac Jones are both pro-day numbers rather than combine numbers (Coker wasn't invited; the 2021 combine had no in-person testing at all due to COVID), so they're measured on a slightly different standard than the rest of the table — pro days are run by the school, and heights measured that way tend to run a touch generous compared to the NFL's own combine measurers.
Shortest: Bennett and Leak (both under 6'0"/right at it). Tallest: Lawrence and Coker (6'5½"–6'5⅝"). Average across all 21 QB-seasons lands right around 6'3".
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Part of this was also spurred on by Sayin not really throwing over the middle or missing guys when he’s in a dirty pocket, or even a clean one…
Anyways I found this kinda interesting but it probably means nothing…
Go bucks