Generally, in sports, bigger is better. Big trumps little.
Conventional wisdom doesn’t apply where it comes to quarterback, most notably where height comes into play for the NFL.
Some NFL teams ahead of the draft downgraded former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett because he measured 6-7.
So it probably shouldn’t surprise when Feleipe Franks objected when new teammate Trey Knox, measured at 6-5, said the new Arkansas quarterback was a couple of inches taller, a good 6-7.
“I’m 6-6,” Franks said. “I’m not trying to grow.