I would bet that advantages of greater height in the new engine, such as better catching, will be offset by disadvantages to abilities like agility and footwork.

IRL, a small tight-end, pitched against cumbersome linebackers and tall corners and safeties, has a better chance of finding separation in a close situation. They can also perform more awesome cut-blocks on blitzing secondaries. If a coordinator can make mismatches happen in the right areas, it can cause great difficulties for a defence.

How much of this will be applied to the game engine? Probably not a lot - but I should doubt that height, or a lack of it, will affect any position significantly.

I have one who is 6'0" and the other is 6'8". My best wide receiver is 5'9", but there's one in training who's 6'9". I'm pretty sure it won't make a fig's worth of difference either way.

5'9" = any position on special teams only