Who Is The Shortest NFL Quarterback?
In the NFL, there are a lot of tall quarterbacks. But who is the shortest quarterback in the league? We did some research to find out.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees is the shortest quarterback in the NFL. He is listed at 6’0″, but that is probably a generous listing. He might be closer to 5’11”. Brees has been one of the most successful quarterbacks in the NFL over the past decade. He has led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl victory and has been selected to twelve Pro Bowls.
Russell Wilson
Russell Wilson is the NFL’s shortest quarterback. The Seahawks’ signal-caller is just five-feet-eleven-inches tall, which is an inch shorter than Drew Brees and two inches shorter than Dak Prescott. Despite his lack of height, Wilson has been one of the league’s most successful quarterbacks over the past few years. He has led the Seahawks to six playoff appearances, winning a Super Bowl in 2013.
Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield (born April 14, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman Trophy in 2017.
Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray is an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma and was drafted by the Cardinals first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft. Born and raised in Texas, Murray was a dual-sport athlete in high school, also playing baseball as a center fielder. Murray decided to pursue a career in football andbegin his collegiate career playing for the Texas A&M Aggies before transferring to Oklahoma after one season. As a redshirt sophomore for the Sooners in 2018, he became only the second player ever to win both the Heisman Trophy and Associated Press College Football Player of the Year awards in the same season.
Listed at 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 207 pounds, Murray is currently tied with Drew Brees as the shortest quarterbacksin NFL history.
