Why NFL Teams Value Arm Length
Arm length is the new hand size, and Daniel Jeremiah isn’t running from it. He says it matters, especially for offensive linemen, where first contact can decide the rep. But like most Combine obsessions, context is king. If the tape doesn’t show a problem, he won’t invent one. Jeremiah sees a sizable gap between Fernando Mendoza and Ty Simpson, grading Simpson as a second-round talent. As for quarterbacks he missed on, he admits JaMarcus Russell’s arm once fooled him.