It’s NFL combine week, which means we get a highly coveted measurement from 2022 NFL draft prospects: hand size.

There seems to always be anticipation surrounding combine hand measurements, and this year is no different. Top quarterback prospect Kenny Pickett has the smallest hands among the quarterbacks at the combine, measuring at 8 1/2 inches. They are smaller than any other quarterback in the NFL.

How much does hand size matter? Well, it matters to the teams doing the drafting, though ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. doesn’t think Pickett’s hand size will affect his first-round status. Two years ago, in the lead-up to the 2020 draft, top prospect Joe Burrow joked on Twitter that he was “considering retirement after I was informed the football will be slipping out of my tiny hands.” His hands are 9 inches. Pickett acknowledged the hand-size concerns last month at the Senior Bowl, but played it down.

The average hand size for the 39 quarterbacks taken in the first round from 2008 to 2020 is 9.7 inches, according to ESPN Stats & Information. The signal-caller with the largest hands of that group was Mark Sanchez in 2009 (10½), while the smallest is 9 inches by Burrow, Ryan Tannehill and Jared Goff. Taysom Hill, who did not participate in the 2017 combine, has the smallest hands of any current quarterback (8¾ inches), while Russell Wilson has the biggest (10¼).

Here are the hand sizes for the primary starting quarterbacks for every NFL team in 2021, according to NFL measurements and sorted from smallest to largest:

Hand size for 32 NFL starting QBs, from smallest to largest

Taysom Hill, New Orleans Saints: 8¾ inches

Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals: 9Ryan Tannehill, Tennessee Titans: 9Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: 9

Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders: 9⅛Justin Fields, Chicago Bears: 9⅛

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Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns: 9¼Teddy Bridgewater, Denver Broncos: 9¼Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: 9¼Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers: 9¼Taylor Heinicke, Washington Commanders: 9¼

Sam Darnold, Carolina Panthers: 9⅜Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 9⅜

Zach Wilson, New York Jets: 9½Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: 9½Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons: 9½Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals: 9½Davis Mills, Houston Texans: 9½

Mac Jones, New England Patriots: 9¾Daniel Jones, New York Giants: 9¾Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: 9¾

Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings: 9⅞Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 9⅞

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins: 10Carson Wentz, Indianapolis Colts: 10Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars: 10Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers: 10Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys: 10Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams: 10

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: 10⅛Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers: 10⅛

Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks: 10¼

Notable backups

Drew Lock, Denver Broncos: 9 inches

Trey Lance, San Francisco 49ers: 9⅛Mason Rudolph, Pittsburgh Steelers: 9⅛

Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers: 10Tyrod Taylor, Houston Texans: 10

Gardner Minshew, Philadelphia Eagles: 10⅛

Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers: 10½