Size matters, especially in the National Football League.
If you’re small, you’re often overlooked or doubted. We all know the story of Rudy, when Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger dreamt of (and accomplished) his goal of playing college football at Notre Dame despite his rather diminutive size. And how about the 1986 movie Lucas, where Corey Haim portrayed a smallish kid who tried to make his high school football team to impress a girl he was forever crushing on?
Hollywood makes movies about smaller dudes trying to play football because it’s so rare, and it’s inspiring when the result is successful. That leads me to the 2023 NFL draft class, which saw a 5’10”, 204-pound quarterback, Bryce Young, get picked first overall by the Panthers. He is the smallest No. 1 pick ever.
