Tallest American football players in our list

Ed "Too Tall" Jones leads this list at 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm).

The tallest 12 of the 95 American football players on this site, on one baseline and drawn to scale, beside the average US man. Type your height to stand among them; on a phone, scroll sideways.

Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than the average US man by 1 ft 0 in (30.6 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones: 6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm). Harold Carmichael: 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Harold Carmichael by 1 in (2.5 cm). Nick Foles: 6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Nick Foles by 3 in (7.6 cm). Justin Herbert: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Justin Herbert by 3 in (7.7 cm). Rob Gronkowski: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Rob Gronkowski by 3 in (7.7 cm). Trevor Lawrence: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Trevor Lawrence by 3 in (7.7 cm). Fernando Mendoza: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Fernando Mendoza by 4 in (9.7 cm). Josh Allen: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Josh Allen by 4 in (9.7 cm). Peyton Manning: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Peyton Manning by 4 in (9.7 cm). Reggie White: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Reggie White by 4 in (9.7 cm). Travis Kelce: 6 ft 5 in (196 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Travis Kelce by 4 in (9.7 cm). Calvin Johnson: 6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm). Ed "Too Tall" Jones is taller than Calvin Johnson by 4 in (10.2 cm).

American football players on this site, tallest first, drawn to scale. It covers the players on this site, not every NFL roster.

Entries 1–48 of 95: Ed "Too Tall" Jones to Brett Favre
RankNameHeight
1Ed "Too Tall" Jones6 ft 9 in (205.7 cm)
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2Harold Carmichael6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm)
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3Nick Foles6 ft 6 in (198.1 cm)
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4Justin Herbert6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
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4Rob Gronkowski6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
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4Trevor Lawrence6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
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7Fernando Mendoza6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
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7Josh Allen6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
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7Peyton Manning6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
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7Reggie White6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
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7Travis Kelce6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
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12Calvin Johnson6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12Cam Newton6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12Eli Manning6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12Howie Long6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12J. J. Watt6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12Merlin Olsen6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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12Michael Strahan6 ft 5 in (195.6 cm)
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19Brandon Burlsworth6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Colin Kaepernick6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Dan Marino6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Jack Lambert6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Jared Goff6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Randy Moss6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Troy Aikman6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Brian Urlacher6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Drake Maye6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19John Madden6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Ken Stabler6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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19Tom Brady6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
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31Derrick Henry6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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31Eric Dickerson6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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31Larry Allen6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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31Lyle Alzado6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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31Terry Bradshaw6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
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36Fred Williamson6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36Jay Cutler6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36Jim Kelly6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36John Elway6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36Kirk Cousins6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36Lawrence Taylor6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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36Roger Staubach6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)
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43Joe Namath6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Lamar Jackson6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43William Perry6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Aaron Rodgers6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Alex Karras6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Brett Favre6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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Entries 49–95 of 95: Franco Harris to Rudy Ruettiger
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43Franco Harris6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Jerry Rice6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Joe Montana6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Michael Irvin6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43O. J. Simpson6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Patrick Mahomes6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Shannon Sharpe6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Steve Young6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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43Vince Papale6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
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58Christian Okoye6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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58Dave Canales6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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58Deion Sanders6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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58Justin Jefferson6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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58Chad Johnson6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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58Ray Lewis6 ft 1 in (185.4 cm)
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64Baker Mayfield6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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64Brock Purdy6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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64Johnny Unitas6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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64Mike Alstott6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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68Aaron Donald6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
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68Brian Dawkins6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
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68Saquon Barkley6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
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71Drew Brees6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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71Fran Tarkenton6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm)
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73Cameron Skattebo5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
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73Odell Beckham Jr.5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)
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75Christian McCaffrey5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Earl Campbell5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Ed Reed5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Jerome Bettis5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Russell Wilson5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Steve Largent5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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75Tony Dorsett5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
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82Bryce Young5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
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82Kyler Murray5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
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82Troy Polamalu5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
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82Tyreek Hill5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
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86Diego Pavia5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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86Doug Flutie5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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86Julian Edelman5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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86Walter Payton5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm)
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90Emmitt Smith5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
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91Barry Sanders5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm)
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92Maurice Jones-Drew5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
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92Rondale Moore5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
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94Darren Sproles5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
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95Rudy Ruettiger5 ft 6 in (167.6 cm)
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Equal heights share a rank. This list is calculated from the published records above; it is not a claim to cover every person or place in the world.

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