Going into the 2019 Georgia season, quarterback Jake Fromm was projected as a first round NFL Draft pick by most publications, going as high in the top-five in multiple mock drafts.
But then a sub-par 2019 season hit Fromm and the Georgia offense, and the three-time SEC East winning quarterback saw his draft stock slide.
Now projected anywhere between a third and fifth round pick, Fromm is in Indianapolis partaking in the NFL Combine, where his hand measurement has now presented another obstacle for him hurdle.
I don’t buy into these measurements too much, and for Fromm’s sake hopefully there’s a few NFL GMs out there who can overlook his hand-size, which measured at 8 7/8 inches. (Player’s hand size is measured from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your pinky.)
By NFL quarterback standards, that’s a low measurement.
For comparison, former Georgia quarterback Jacob Eason, now representing Washington at the Combine, had a hand-size measurement of 9 4/8 inches, per Yahoo NFL Reporter Charles Robinson.
Fromm’s small hands were never an issue for him at Georgia, as he leaves Athens as one of the most decorated passers in the program’s history.
And when asked to address his hand measurements, Fromm had the best possible answer:
“It’s an eighth of an inch away from being the desired nine inches, no big deal,” Fromm said.
“The same hands that went to three SEC Championships, Rose Bowl, National Championship and some Sugar Bowls. I think it’s played plenty of football and done well enough so far.”
That’s my quarterback.