News and Notes from Day 2 of the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine

Feb 25, 2016 at 06:40 AM

INDIANAPOLIS -- The buzz on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium centered mostly on, of all things, hand size.

With quarterbacks and wide receivers being measured, the reactionary evaluations came rolling in from national analysts.

Here is a summary of the top storylines from our second day at the 2016 NFL Combine.

Jared Goff: 6040, 215, 9 hand
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) February 25, 2016

#Memphis QB Paxton Lynch:

6'7/244 lbs. 34 1/4" arms. 10 1/4" hands.
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) February 25, 2016

Carson Wentz: 6052. 237. 10 hand
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) February 25, 2016

John Elway measured his hand size to have a basis for comparison for QB prospects. "As a player you never look at it, as a GM you always do"
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 25, 2016

#Arkansas QB Brandon Allen whose hand was measured at 8 1/2 at Senior Bowl was now measured at 8 7/8 inches at combine thx to massage work.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 25, 2016

NFL QB hand size chart for those wanting to compare while you’re supposed to be working pic.twitter.com/C4ug6Ra3kG
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) February 25, 2016

#NFLCombine QB measurements

Tallest: Paxton Lynch (6-6 5/8)
Shortest: T. Boykin (6-0)
Heaviest: Cardale Jones (253)
Lightest: Boykin (212)
— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFLDraft) February 25, 2016

"I don't want a 'job' in the NFL, I want a career."
-Cardale Jones #NFLCombine
— George Whitfield Jr. (@georgewhitfield) February 25, 2016

#NFLDraft QB prospect Kevin Hogan aided by Luck, @GoStanford upbringing: https://t.co/yVcrRLVcjr #NCAA #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/YHYkR00TzK
— Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) February 25, 2016

Carson Wentz out to prove he can handle NFL leap: https://t.co/Blg1eO2e3Z #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/4ihkpVgaVg
— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) February 25, 2016

#NFLCombine WR measurements

Heaviest: Devon Cajuste (234)
Lightest: Demarcus Ayers (182)
— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFLDraft) February 25, 2016

#NFLCombine WR measurements

Tallest: De'Runnya Wilson (6-4 5/8)
Shortest: Bralon Addison (5-9 1/4)
— CollegeFootball 24/7 (@NFLDraft) February 25, 2016

Frank Gore is here in Indy, not to hang out with Colts teammates but to try hand at scouting. #NFLCombine
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) February 25, 2016

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