It’s no secret to anyone who watched the Ohio State Buckeyes this season that offensive tackle Dawand Jones is an absolutely massive player. But when he was officially measured at this year’s NFL Scouting Combine, the actual numbers were even more mindblowing than anyone ever expected.
On Sunday, Dawand Jones went through his measurements, and it became clear that he might be one of the biggest players ever to enter the NFL Draft – or perhaps even the biggest.
As NFL Draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah of The NFL Network shared on Twitter, Jones weighed in at over 6-foot-8, 374 pounds with an 11 5/8 inch hand size, 36 3/8 inch arm length, and an 87 7/8 inch wing span.
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11 5/8 hand
36 3/8 arm
87 7/8 wing— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) March 5, 2023
According to those measurements, Jones’ hand measurement ranks in the top 10 of players ever to play in the league and his wingspan is the second largest in the history of the NFL combine.
Simply put, Jones is absolutely massive, and these numbers confirm it. As a result, the NFL world had plenty to say about it on Twitter with many reacting in astonishment at just how big he truly is.
“To Indy!” pic.twitter.com/3UJL9Js5Li
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) March 5, 2023
2nd largest wingspan in the HISTORY of the NFL Combine. https://t.co/CNa5Suz84K
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) March 5, 2023
He blocks out the sun. https://t.co/lXL8FEPNXg
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) March 5, 2023
The Mountain https://t.co/cBJhiiUo4r
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) March 5, 2023
I'll never not stop and just stare and these measurements https://t.co/iTLi6yao0b
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) March 5, 2023
Dawand Jones will enter the NFL in the top 10 of biggest hands EVER to play in the league. Crazy. https://t.co/m4k6dXo09g
— Shane P. Hallam (@ShanePHallam) March 5, 2023
While size isn’t everything when it comes to NFL offensive linemen, it’s safe to say these numbers will help his NFL Draft stock.
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