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In 1997, while playing for the Chiefs, he led the NFL in interception return yards [6] and was tied for second-most interceptions with 8. [ 7 ] One of the smallest players in the NFL, McMillian stood 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and was listed at various points in his career as 162 lb (73 kg), [ 8 ] 154 lb (70 kg), [ 9 ] and 148 lb (67 kg). [ 10 ]
Jack Emanuel "Soupy" Shapiro (March 22, 1907 – February 5, 2001) was an American gridiron football player who played in one game with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1929. Shapiro is most famous for being the shortest player in NFL history at about 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
At 5'5" (1.65 m), Holliday is the shortest player to play in the NFL in the last 25 years. Deuce Vaughn , drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 6th round of the 2023 NFL draft , also has a listed height of 5'5". [ 33 ]
The NFL combine proved Kyler Murray's height, 5-10, to be legitimate. Other measurements weren't so legitimate, however. NFL combine reveals actual height of college football stars
In fact, the Dolphins have the smallest receiving corps in the league, with the average height of about 5-10 and 2/3 of an inch. Take away the inactive receivers and that figure drops ...
Josh Downs was a 3-sport athlete who only wanted to be a football player like his father, despite not having his size. This has been their journey. ... What they had was more height than 5-foot-9 ...
This has resulted in greater diversity of player heights despite the league maintaining a generally constant average height, while the average player weight has generally decreased. [43] The average height of an NHL player is just over 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall. Zdeno Chára, at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), is the tallest player ever to play in the NHL.
Vaughn was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. His father, who is a scout for the Cowboys, called Vaughn to tell him he had been drafted. [ 24 ] With a measurement at the combine of 5'5", Vaughn became the shortest running back ever drafted since the NFL began tracking the combine. [ 25 ]