6 Tiniest Hands at the 2020 NFL Combine

Much was made about the fact that LSU quarterback and projected No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow only has 9 inch hands, but that number wasn't even close to the most diminutive sets of mitts on display at the 2020 NFL Combine. These six prospects still have bright pro futures, but they face an uphill battle given how tiny their hands are.

6. Navy WR Malcolm Perry: 8 1/2

Perry was a tailback who moved to slotback in Navy's wishbone, but he starred as a quarterback for the Midshipmen his last year in college. He's making the move to wide receiver in the NFL, and the inconsistent hands he exhibited at the Shrine Bowl were likely due to the fact that they are so small. This is certainly not the measurement Perry was hoping for.

5. Arizona RB JJ Taylor: 8 1/2

Taylor only stands 5-5, so he wasn't expected to have gargantuan hands, but this is a bit on the disappointing side. Taylor ran for over 1,000 yards as the tailback in Kevin Sumlin's failed attempt to get the Air Raid to stick in Tuscon, and his elusiveness will still get teams interested in him, despite the fact that his size is a major red flag in more ways than one.

4. Tulsa CB Reggie Robinson II: 8 3/8

Robinson is a favorite of #DraftTwitter, as his feisty play on the outside and plus ball skills serve as catnip for the Twitter scouts of the world. However, his hands moved into red flag territory when they clocked in at a paltry 8 3/8 inches long. Big-handed corners are becoming the new trend in the NFL, and Robinson's small mitts could knock him down a few draft boards around the league.

3. Miami WR Jeff Thomas: 8 3/8

Thomas is as exciting a receiver as there was in the ACC, but his size at 5-10 and around 170 pounds makes him a hard sell in quite a few war rooms. When you throw his 8 3/8 inch hands into the equation, concerns about Thomas' pro potential beyond embodying a gadget slot receiver or special teamer become more valid than ever.

2. Princeton QB Kevin Davidson: 8 1/4

Imagine a quarterback having the second-smallest pair of hands at the whole combine. Davidson has a bazooka for a right arm and completed 67 percent of his passes in college, but the fact that his hands are so small could be enough to prevent the Ivy League star from getting drafted. Davidson was very impressive at the East-West Shrine Bowl, and he better hope what he put on film in that game enticed GMs enough to overlook his hands.

1. Wake Forest CB Essang Bassey: 7 7/8

Only one player failed to top the eight-inch threshold when it comes to hand size, and it was former Demon Deacons corner Essang Bassey. A sculpted corner at 190 that will jam you in the slot better than any other ACC corner, Bassey was viewed as a slot corner exclusively by many teams, and this will only feed that narrative. Between this and getting whooped at the Senior Bowl by bigger wideouts, the pre-draft process has not been kind to Bassey.