A little more detail on what I had written about height correlating to playing away from the ball.
On the OL the average height of an NFL OC is 6'3 3/4", OG is 6'4 1/4", and OT is 6'5 3/4". Notice how they get taller away from the ball. Also, TE average height is 6'4 1/2" as they are sort of like a combination of OT and WR. RB is 5'10 1/2" and WR is 6' 1/2" (they don't break it down between slot and wide receivers in the average but all of the shortest WRs are primarily slot and all of the tallest are primarily lining up out wide as I listed in the previous post). On the defensive line, DT averages 6'3 1/4 and DE averages 6'4 1/4". Notice again how the position is taller away from the ball.
Who are the Tallest Players in the NFL?
There are 16 players in the NFL who are listed at 6’8″, but the tallest is Caleb Jones who stands at 6’9″.
These players consist of 14 Offensive Tackles, 2 Tight Ends and 1 Defensive End.
Name | Position | Height | Weight | Team |
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Caleb Jones | OT | 6’9″ | 370 | Packers |
Curtis Hodges | TE | 6’8″ | 240 | Commanders |
Donald Parham | TE | 6’8″ | 237 | Chargers |
Cornelius Lucas | OT | 6’8″ | 328 | Commanders |
Stone Forsythe | OT | 6’8″ | 307 | Seahawks |
Trent Brown | OT | 6’8″ | 370 | Patriots |
Jordan Mailata | OT | 6’8″ | 365 | Eagles |
Kolton Miller | OT | 6’8″ | 325 | Raiders |
Rob Havenstein | OT | 6’8″ | 330 | Rams |
Luke Tenuta | OT | 6’8″ | 314 | Packers |
Mike McGlinchey | OT | 6’8″ | 310 | Broncos |
Matt Waletzko | OT | 6’8″ | 320 | Cowboys |
Dawand Jones | OT | 6’8″ | 375 | Browns |
Orlando Brown | OT | 6’8″ | 345 | Bengals |
Spencer Brown | OT | 6’8″ | 311 | Bills |
Daniel Faalele | OT | 6’8″ | 380 | Ravens |
Calais Campbell | DE | 6’8″ | 307 | Falcons |
Who are the Shortest Players in the NFL?
There are 9 players in the league that are 5’7″ or shorter.
They consist of 4 Wide Receivers, 4 Running Backs and a Kicker.
Name | Position | Height | Weight | Team |
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Deuce Vaughn | RB | 5’5″ | 180 | Cowboys |
Boston Scott | RB | 5’6″ | 203 | Eagles |
Deonte Harty | Slot WR | 5’6″ | 170 | Bills |
Blake Grupe | K | 5’7″ | 156 | Saints |
Devin Singletary | RB | 5’7″ | 203 | Texans |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 5’7″ | 207 | Chiefs |
Greg Dortch | Slot WR | 5’7″ | 175 | Cardinals |
Rondale Moore | Slot WR | 5’7″ | 180 | Cardinals |
KaVontae Turpin | Slot WR | 5’7″ | 155 | Cowboys |