Football is a very different sport than basketball, and while a factor like height plays an important role, it is not always the most important one. The average height of an NFL player is 1.88 mbut there are quite a few differences by position, and there are several players who are much smaller than average and who have nevertheless been quite successful in the league.

Who will be the shortest player in the NFL in 2024?

The shortest player in the NFL in 2024 is Dallas Cowboys running back Deuce Vaughn. Vaughn was drafted by the Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2023 draft and is currently 5′5″The smallest player in the history of the NFL Scouting Combine.

In high school, Vaughn was a track and field athlete, playing football for Cedar Ridge. In his senior year, he broke the record for most runs in a single season and earned a scholarship to Kansas State. With the Wildcats, Vaughn won the 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year award and was named one of only two Big 12 players to ever record 3,600 rushing yards and 1,250 receiving yards in their college career (at the same time as DeMarco Murray).

In his rookie season with the Cowboys, Vaughn only played in seven games as RB3 and finished the season with 23 carries for 40 yards, seven pass catches for another 40 yards, and four punt returns for 19 yards. On Tuesday, He beat out experienced running back Royce Freeman for the Cowboys’ RB4 spot on the final 53-man squad. Although he may get more opportunities this season as part of Dallas’ running back committee, he will most likely be used as a starting returner. Either way, Deuce is out to prove that size is just a number.

Who are the shortest players to ever play in the NFL?

On the list of shortest NFL players of all time, Deuce Vaughn is led by only two others – Jack Shapiro and Trindon Holliday. Like Vaughn, Jack Shapiro was a running back and, at 5’1″ and 125 pounds, holds the record as the shortest and smallest NFL player of all time. Shapiro played in only one NFL game in 1929 for the Staten Island Stapletons.

At 5’5″ tall, wide receiver Trindon Holliday is the second shortest NFL player. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans and excelled on special teams during his time in the league. He also played for the Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cowboys run back Deuce Vaughn is third on the list of shortest NFL players of all time.