Kyler Murray is coming off the best passing season in college football history and is widely anticipated to be the first overall draft pick in this year’s NFL draft. He’s also pretty good at baseball, and at 5-foot-10 is one of the shortest QB prospects in years. In this unique explainer video, The Ringer’s Rodger Sherman goes in-depth about who Murray is, why his skill set is so valuable, and why his height doesn’t matter in today’s NFL.
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