Measuring arm length.

[Rain Man]

I got curious about how I measure up, so I looked for how arm length is measured by the NFL. Apparently I found the only thing in the world that is not on the internet.

I found one definition that said it's "from the top of the bicep to the fingertip", and there's no way that's correct. That's missing the whole shoulder joint. I saw another diagram that shows a measurement from the top of the deltoid muscle to the fingertip, and that makes more sense. But most text says it's from the biceps. Anyone know?

I measured my distance from the top of the deltoid and came in at about 32 inches. I'm kind of long-armed, but that would make a lot of these football players seem kind of stumpy since they're all taller than me. So maybe the top of the deltoid isn't right. If I measure to the top of the bicep, I come in at 27 1/4, which seems really short since, as mentioned earlier, I have generally long arms. What should I be measuring?

[Dunerdr]

I looked this up last year. Couldn’t find anything concrete. Saw one video where they laid down and stretched arms flat on the ground above their heads and went ac joint to finger tip. I’m sure one of these people on CP will have a better idea.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I looked this up last year. Couldn’t find anything concrete. Saw one video where they laid down and stretched arms flat on the ground above their heads and went ac joint to finger tip. I’m sure one of these people on CP will have a better idea.

I'm kind of shocked that it's not all over the internet. You'd think there'd be video of prospects actually being measured, but I see nothing.

[kccrow]

I have no clue how embed tiktok... but here you go for a video

https://www.tiktok.com/@rickspielman...nder_device=pc

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

I looked this up last year. Couldn’t find anything concrete. Saw one video where they laid down and stretched arms flat on the ground above their heads and went ac joint to finger tip. I’m sure one of these people on CP will have a better idea.

It is AC Joint to Fingertip, but the only time I've ever seen flat above their heads is at this year's Combine. It has always been arms stretched to the side.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by kccrow

It is AC Joint to Fingertip, but the only time I've ever seen flat above their heads is at this year's Combine. It has always been arms stretched to the side.

If that's the measure, I've got 32 inch arms. I could line up at guard and lock out, but at 175 pounds I'd probably have trouble against bull rushes.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by kccrow

It is AC Joint to Fingertip, but the only time I've ever seen flat above their heads is at this year's Combine. It has always been arms stretched to the side.

That’s what I always assumed, because to me it makes sense. But then there’s alll kinds of misinformation. Bicep head to fingertip is a completely different measurement but I’ve seen it out there.