New Roster Weights
- By WaveON
- Joe Kennedy's Wave Crest
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I don’t put a lot of faith in “roster weights” since many are exaggerated up or down for one reason or another, but looking at the changes from the 2015 roster to the one recently released, some numbers stick out.
First, a lot of the freshmen are listed as heavier than shown on the previous roster before they arrived at school. Beyond the obvious issue of the potential errors in the roster weights, are these guys arriving out of shape or have they packed on weight due to intensive training and good eating?
Lots of possible reasons. But, for example, Phabion Woodard, the offensive lineman is now listed at 320# vice the previous 293#. Tyler Johnson is +10# to 280#. The two QB’s, Bradley and Brantwell are +10# and +17# respectively.
On the defensive side, Jonathan Wilson (+25#), Deion Rainey (+25#), and DeAndre Williams (+30#) are listed at 265#, 270#, and 270# respectively. That’s heavier than most defensive ends we’ve had over the years, even when they were seniors. And even a couple of the defensive backs, P.J. Hall (+15#) and Will Harper (+25#) are presumably much bigger at 190# and 205# respectively. If those numbers are accurate and reflect muscle, not fat, these kids are growing into men at a rapid rate.
Of the returning veterans, several of our “fat” guys seem to have made some progress, though previous weights and current ones probably deserve the most scrutiny. Jason Stewart (-29#) and Devon Johnson (-9#) are now listed at 360# and 315# respectively. At the same time, Diaz is up 8 to 300# and Jacquet is up 23 to 315#. More surprisingly, redshirt freshman Keyshayn McLeod is listed at 290#, up 40 from last year’s roster. Disappointingly, Leeward Brown is up an addition 6# to 350#.
There’s a lot of weight gain listed on the defensive line with Aruna up 24 to 265#; Kennedy up 29 to 265#; Carroll up 24 to 235#, Eldrick Washington up 17 to 280#, and Sean Wilson up 24 to 295#. Only John Washington has lost weight, down 17 to 290#. I don’t know if that is good or bad; I don’t remember ever really seeing him.
Several of the defensive backs have put on 10-12 pounds, including Lewis, Shenall, Francis, and Lofton, who each now are listed in the 180#-190# range. I think that’s good since they appeared to be boys against men last year. And Teamer, who looked pretty healthy last year, is up another 14# to 205#. Nickerson and Allen are both down a few pounds and neither was overweight by any stretch , so I’m not sure that’s a good thing. And, back to the offense, Glenn is now listed at 155#, down 9# from last year when he was the smallest guy on the field.
Anyway, it will be good to hear people’s impressions when we get to camp because, like I said at the beginning, I don’t put much faith in roster heights or weights; they don’t seem to hold up. And since I vary a few pounds from before and after eating, I’m not worried about minor weight fluctuation; they mean nothing.
Roll Wave!!
First, a lot of the freshmen are listed as heavier than shown on the previous roster before they arrived at school. Beyond the obvious issue of the potential errors in the roster weights, are these guys arriving out of shape or have they packed on weight due to intensive training and good eating?
Lots of possible reasons. But, for example, Phabion Woodard, the offensive lineman is now listed at 320# vice the previous 293#. Tyler Johnson is +10# to 280#. The two QB’s, Bradley and Brantwell are +10# and +17# respectively.On the defensive side, Jonathan Wilson (+25#), Deion Rainey (+25#), and DeAndre Williams (+30#) are listed at 265#, 270#, and 270# respectively. That’s heavier than most defensive ends we’ve had over the years, even when they were seniors. And even a couple of the defensive backs, P.J. Hall (+15#) and Will Harper (+25#) are presumably much bigger at 190# and 205# respectively. If those numbers are accurate and reflect muscle, not fat, these kids are growing into men at a rapid rate.
Of the returning veterans, several of our “fat” guys seem to have made some progress, though previous weights and current ones probably deserve the most scrutiny. Jason Stewart (-29#) and Devon Johnson (-9#) are now listed at 360# and 315# respectively. At the same time, Diaz is up 8 to 300# and Jacquet is up 23 to 315#. More surprisingly, redshirt freshman Keyshayn McLeod is listed at 290#, up 40 from last year’s roster. Disappointingly, Leeward Brown is up an addition 6# to 350#.
There’s a lot of weight gain listed on the defensive line with Aruna up 24 to 265#; Kennedy up 29 to 265#; Carroll up 24 to 235#, Eldrick Washington up 17 to 280#, and Sean Wilson up 24 to 295#. Only John Washington has lost weight, down 17 to 290#. I don’t know if that is good or bad; I don’t remember ever really seeing him.
Several of the defensive backs have put on 10-12 pounds, including Lewis, Shenall, Francis, and Lofton, who each now are listed in the 180#-190# range. I think that’s good since they appeared to be boys against men last year. And Teamer, who looked pretty healthy last year, is up another 14# to 205#. Nickerson and Allen are both down a few pounds and neither was overweight by any stretch , so I’m not sure that’s a good thing. And, back to the offense, Glenn is now listed at 155#, down 9# from last year when he was the smallest guy on the field.
Anyway, it will be good to hear people’s impressions when we get to camp because, like I said at the beginning, I don’t put much faith in roster heights or weights; they don’t seem to hold up. And since I vary a few pounds from before and after eating, I’m not worried about minor weight fluctuation; they mean nothing.
Roll Wave!!
