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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young absolutely tore up the college football world over his two seasons as the Crimson Tide starter.
The California native threw for 8,356 yards, 80 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2021 and led Bama to a College Football Playoff final appearance in the same year.
His performance led him to the top of a number of 2023 NFL Draft boards. But whether he’s at the tippy top of those boards is up for the debate.
Young’s performance is not up for debate. The numbers don’t lie and it seems he’s got the leadership skills to match. But the NFL is full of very large athletes. Young will not be considered among them.
That’s because there are a number of concerns about both the star quarterback’s height and weight. Some scouts believed Young to stand as short at 5-foot-9 (short kings, stand up!) and as scant at 190 pounds.
But eventually, we were always going to find out the truth. While Young won’t throw at the NFL Draft combine in Indianapolis, he is taking part in interviews and the rest of the evaluation process.
That includes taking his measurements. Young’s official measurements took place on Saturday morning and the results may have launched him to the top of a number of draft boards.
Alabama QB Bryce Young measurements at the Combine:
Height: 5-10 and 1/8th of an inch
Weight: 204 pounds
Hands: 9 and 3/4ths of an inch— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 4, 2023
At 5-foot-10 (and 1/8th!) and 204 pounds, Young compared very similarly to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.
Kyler Murray’s measurements at the 2019 Combine:
Height: 5-10 and 1/8th of an inch
Weight: 207 pounds
Hands: 9 and 1/2 of an inchBryce Young is virtually identical today. https://t.co/8zuCrYP5Gw
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 4, 2023
The Cards made Murray the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 overall draft pick and he’s since been selected to two Pro Bowls.
Additionally, Young does not seem to have the same obsession with Call of Duty that Murray reportedly has.
While the height is inarguable, many worried that Young only reached the 204-pound mark by bulking.
Bryce Young must have been eating a lot of cheese burgers lol…..
— The Entertainah (@TheEntertainah) March 4, 2023
I know you’re at least half joking, Ross.
But, 204 after crushing protein powder for weeks and chugging water before the weigh-in doesn’t make me feel great about the measurement.
Still, film is incredible. Hard to gauge what this means to individual teams right now.
— Mike Blewitt (@mikeblewitt) March 4, 2023
Bryce must have eaten some peanut butter sandwiches before the weigh-in 👀 https://t.co/EQ0xnpdRq3
— Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) March 4, 2023
Still, it’s clear that Young won’t be too undersized and given his tape, should probably be in consideration to go No. 1 in April’s NFL Draft.