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Sizing Up the Quarterbacks
David Dorey
June 23, 2008
Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends

In all positions, size does matter to at least some degree. Obviously talent is critical but without the size to play in the NFL - does it really matter how fast a player is or how well he can pass the ball? The intent of these positional reviews is to arm yourself with the conventional wisdom about fantasy positions and typically what is successful. There are always exceptions to every rule, but it is nice to know the rule in the first place. There is a surprising amount of consistency in the measureables of star players.

#	Team	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.
1	NE	Tom Brady	6'4''	225	31	8
2	DAL	Tony Romo	6'2''	225	28	5
3	NO	Drew Brees	6'1''	209	29	7
4	IND	Peyton Manning	6'5''	230	32	10
5	CLE	Derek Anderson	6'6''	229	25	3
6	GB	Brett Favre	6'2''	222	38	16
7	SEA	Matt Hasselbeck	6'4''	225	33	9
8	PIT	Ben Roethlisberger	6'5''	241	26	4
9	CIN	Carson Palmer	6'5''	230	29	5
10	DET	Jon Kitna	6'2''	220	36	11
		Average Top 10	6'4"	226	31	8

Height - No surprise here - height matters. With the loss of Michael Vick from the top ten, the average height inches up to 6'4" this year which was helped in particular by the 6'6" Derek Anderson. Tony Romo and Drew Brees are slightly shorter than most stud quarterbacks but marginally so. The quarterbacks that are hanging on every season at the top are all 6'4" or more.

Weight - Other than Roethlisberger at 241 pounds and Drew Brees at just 209, every single top quarterback weighed in between 220 and 230 pounds regardless of height. That is a rather consistent weight range to play the position in the NFL.

Age - The average age for a top quarterback has inched upwards thanks in no small part to the now-retired Brett Favre and Jon Kitna who hangs on. But most of the top quarterbacks have been right around 28 to 32 years of age - the "prime time" apparently.

Drafted	Team	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.03	ATL	Matt Ryan	6'5''	218	23
1.18	BAL	Joe Flacco	6'6''	230	23
2.25	GB	Brian Brohm	6'4''	228	23
2.26	MIA	Chad Henne	6'2''	226	23
3.31	NE	Kevin O'Connell	6'6''	235	23
5.02	MIN	John David Booty	6'3''	215	23
5.21	PIT	Dennis Dixon	6'4''	205	23
5.25	TB	Josh Johnson	6'3''	200	22
5.27	NYJ	Erik Ainge	6'6''	225	22
6.20	WAS	Colt Brennan	6'3''	205	25
6.32	NYG	Andre' Woodson	6'5''	224	24
7.02	GB	Matt Flynn	6'3''	227	23
7.16	HOU	Alex Brink	6'2''	212	23

Rookies: The first three quarterbacks drafted all measure up to the standard for the position - 6'4" or more and around 220 to 230 pounds. There were no quarterbacks drafted at less than 6'2" though Josh Johnson and Colt Brennan come in as relative light weights.

Team	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.	Team	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age	Exp.
ARI	Matt Leinart	6'5''	230	25	3	KC	Brodie Croyle	6'2''	206	25	3
ARI	Kurt Warner	6'2''	222	37	11	KC	Damon Huard	6'3''	218	35	12
ATL	Matt Ryan	6'5''	218	23	0	MIA	John Beck	6'2''	216	27	2
ATL	Joey Harrington	6'4''	220	30	7	MIA	Josh McCown	6'4''	213	29	7
BAL	Joe Flacco	6'6''	230	23	0	MIN	Tarvaris Jackson	6'2''	232	25	3
BAL	Kyle Boller	6'3''	220	27	6	NE	Tom Brady	6'4''	225	31	9
BUF	Trent Edwards	6'4''	231	25	2	NO	Drew Brees	6'1''	209	29	8
BUF	J.P. Losman	6'2''	212	27	5	NYG	Eli Manning	6'4''	225	27	5
CAR	Jake Delhomme	6'2''	215	33	10	NYJ	Kellen Clemens	6'2''	223	25	3
CHI	Kyle Orton	6'4''	217	26	4	NYJ	Chad Pennington	6'3''	225	32	9
CHI	Rex Grossman	6'1''	217	28	6	OAK	JaMarcus Russell	6'6''	255	23	2
CIN	Carson Palmer	6'5''	230	29	6	PHI	Kevin Kolb	6'3''	218	24	2
CLE	Derek Anderson	6'6''	229	25	4	PHI	Donovan McNabb	6'2''	240	32	10
CLE	Brady Quinn	6'3''	235	24	2	PIT	Ben Roethlisberger	6'5''	241	26	5
DAL	Tony Romo	6'2''	225	28	6	SD	Philip Rivers	6'5''	228	27	5
DEN	Jay Cutler	6'3''	233	25	3	SEA	Matt Hasselbeck	6'4''	225	33	10
DET	Jon Kitna	6'2''	220	36	12	SF	Alex Smith	6'4''	210	24	4
DET	Drew Stanton	6'3''	230	24	1	SF	Shaun Hill	6'3''	235	28	7
GB	Aaron Rodgers	6'2''	223	25	4	STL	Marc Bulger	6'3''	212	31	8
HOU	Matt Schaub	6'5''	237	27	5	TB	Jeff Garcia	6'1''	205	38	10
IND	Peyton Manning	6'5''	230	32	11	TEN	Vince Young	6'5''	233	25	3
JAC	David Garrard	6'2''	240	30	7	WAS	Jason Campbell	6'5''	230	27	4

Height		Weight		Age		Experience
Joe Flacco	6'6''	JaMarcus Russell	255	Jeff Garcia	38	Jon Kitna	12
Derek Anderson	6'6''	Ben Roethlisberger	241	Kurt Warner	37	Damon Huard	12
JaMarcus Russell	6'6''	David Garrard	240	Jon Kitna	36	Kurt Warner	11
Matt Leinart	6'5''	Donovan McNabb	240	Damon Huard	35	Peyton Manning	11
Matt Ryan	6'5''	Matt Schaub	237	Jake Delhomme	33	Jake Delhomme	10
Carson Palmer	6'5''	Brady Quinn	235	Matt Hasselbeck	33	Donovan McNabb	10
Matt Schaub	6'5''	Shaun Hill	235	Peyton Manning	32	Matt Hasselbeck	10
Peyton Manning	6'5''	Jay Cutler	233	Chad Pennington	32	Jeff Garcia	10
Ben Roethlisberger	6'5''	Vince Young	233	Donovan McNabb	32	Tom Brady	9
Philip Rivers	6'5''	Tarvaris Jackson	232	Tom Brady	31	Chad Pennington	9
Vince Young	6'5''	Trent Edwards	231	Marc Bulger	31	Drew Brees	8
Jason Campbell	6'5''	Matt Leinart	230	Joey Harrington	30	Marc Bulger	8
Joey Harrington	6'4''	Joe Flacco	230	David Garrard	30	Joey Harrington	7
Trent Edwards	6'4''	Carson Palmer	230	Carson Palmer	29	David Garrard	7
Kyle Orton	6'4''	Drew Stanton	230	Josh McCown	29	Josh McCown	7
Josh McCown	6'4''	Peyton Manning	230	Drew Brees	29	Shaun Hill	7
Tom Brady	6'4''	Jason Campbell	230	Rex Grossman	28	Kyle Boller	6
Eli Manning	6'4''	Derek Anderson	229	Tony Romo	28	Rex Grossman	6
Matt Hasselbeck	6'4''	Philip Rivers	228	Shaun Hill	28	Carson Palmer	6
Alex Smith	6'4''	Chad Henne	226	Kyle Boller	27	Tony Romo	6
Kyle Boller	6'3''	Tony Romo	225	J.P. Losman	27	J.P. Losman	5
Brady Quinn	6'3''	Tom Brady	225	Matt Schaub	27	Matt Schaub	5
Jay Cutler	6'3''	Eli Manning	225	John Beck	27	Eli Manning	5
Drew Stanton	6'3''	Chad Pennington	225	Eli Manning	27	Ben Roethlisberger	5
Damon Huard	6'3''	Matt Hasselbeck	225	Philip Rivers	27	Philip Rivers	5
Chad Pennington	6'3''	Aaron Rodgers	223	Jason Campbell	27	Kyle Orton	4
Kevin Kolb	6'3''	Kellen Clemens	223	Kyle Orton	26	Derek Anderson	4
Shaun Hill	6'3''	Kurt Warner	222	Ben Roethlisberger	26	Aaron Rodgers	4
Marc Bulger	6'3''	Joey Harrington	220	Matt Leinart	25	Alex Smith	4
Kurt Warner	6'2''	Kyle Boller	220	Trent Edwards	25	Jason Campbell	4
J.P. Losman	6'2''	Jon Kitna	220	Derek Anderson	25	Matt Leinart	3
Jake Delhomme	6'2''	Matt Ryan	218	Jay Cutler	25	Jay Cutler	3
Tony Romo	6'2''	Damon Huard	218	Aaron Rodgers	25	Brodie Croyle	3
Jon Kitna	6'2''	Kevin Kolb	218	Brodie Croyle	25	Tarvaris Jackson	3
Aaron Rodgers	6'2''	Kyle Orton	217	Tarvaris Jackson	25	Kellen Clemens	3
David Garrard	6'2''	Rex Grossman	217	Kellen Clemens	25	Vince Young	3
Brodie Croyle	6'2''	John Beck	216	Vince Young	25	Trent Edwards	2
Chad Henne	6'2''	Jake Delhomme	215	Brady Quinn	24	Brady Quinn	2
John Beck	6'2''	Josh McCown	213	Drew Stanton	24	John Beck	2
Tarvaris Jackson	6'2''	J.P. Losman	212	Kevin Kolb	24	JaMarcus Russell	2
Kellen Clemens	6'2''	Marc Bulger	212	Alex Smith	24	Kevin Kolb	2
Donovan McNabb	6'2''	Alex Smith	210	Matt Ryan	23	Drew Stanton	1
Rex Grossman	6'1''	Drew Brees	209	Joe Flacco	23	Matt Ryan	0
Jeff Garcia	6'1''	Brodie Croyle	206	Chad Henne	23	Joe Flacco	0
Drew Brees	6'1''	Jeff Garcia	205	JaMarcus Russell	23	Chad Henne	0

Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends

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