Weight Gains Year over Year

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WinOneThisCentury

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I always like to look at this stuff. Some serious progress for a few people. I've said in the past that this year our line would average well over 300lbs and there were some skeptics. Based on the spring depth chart...here you go:

Scherff - 315
Boffeli - 295
Blythe - 300 (plus 25 wow)
Donnal - 305
Van Sloten - 300

I think Simmons is going to push Boffeli also...and he's 305. I just have a feeling we are going to be strong upfront and are going to be able to run the ball.

Impressive weight gains on the defensive side also...especially with some of the DE's.


UPDATED WEIGHTS

These were the biggest weight changes when comparing things to the 2012 roster.

Michael Malloy - from 180 to 215 (+35)

Austin Blythe - from 275 to 300 (+25)

Reid Sealby - from 250 to 275 (+25)

Dean Tsopanides - from 240 to 265 (+25)

Connor Kornbrath - from 215 to 240 (+25)

Drew Ott - from 245 to 265 (+20)

Louis Trinca-Pasat - from 270 to 290 (+20)

Jordan Walsh - from 270 to 290 (+20)

Cole Croston - from 230 to 250 (+20)

David Tann - from 185 to 205 (+20)

C.J. Beathard - from 180 to 195 (+15)

Christian Kirksey - from 220 to 235 (+15)

George Kittle - from 210 to 225 (+15)

Riley McMinn - from 245 to 260 (+15)

Wil Rathjen - from 250 to 265 (+15)

Gavin Smith - from 175 to 190 (+15)

Ryan Ward - from 275 to 290 (+15)

Tommy Gaul - from 264 to 277 (+13)

Jordan Canzeri - from 180 to 192 (+12)

Faith Ekakitie - from 275 to 287 (+12)

Mark Weisman - from 225 to 236 (+11)

Kevin Buford - from 170 to 180 (+10)

Laron Taylor - from 215 to 225 (+10)

Jake Duzey - from 235 to 245 (+10)

Cole Fisher - from 218 to 228 (+10)

Henry Krieger-Coble - from 235 to 245 (+10)

Palmer Foster - from 210 to 220 (+10)

Don Shumpert - from 190 to 200 (+10)

Melvin Spears - from 255 to 265 (+10)

Tevaun Smith - from 190 to 200 (+10)

Jaleel Johnson - from 300 to 310 (+10)

James Morris - from 230 to 240 (+10)

Ruben Lile - from 200 to 210 (+10)

Anthony Hitchens - from 224 to 233 (+9)

Macon Plewa - from 225 to 234 (+9)

Quinton Alston - from 224 to 232 (+8)

Brett Van Sloten - from 292 to 300 (+8)

Dalton Shaull - from 205 to 213 (+8)

Barkley Hill - from 210 to 218 (+8)

Marcus Collins - from 215 to 222 (+7)

Jordan Cotton - from 185 to 192 (+7)

Tanner Miller - from 201 to 207 (+6)

Conor Boffeli - from 290 to 295 (+5)

Damon Bullock - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Jordan Lomax - from 190 to 195 (+5)

Torrey Campbell - from 183 to 188 (+5)

Nico Law - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Mitch Keppy - from 290 to 295 (+5)

Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara - from 230 to 235 (+5)

Anthony Gair - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Jake Rudock - from 200 to 205 (+5)

Cameron Wilson - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Brandon Scherff - from 310 to 315 (+5)

Adam Cox - from 210 to 215 (+5)

B.J. Lowery - from 188 to 193 (+5)

Mike Hardy - from 270 to 275 (+5)

Carl Davis - from 310 to 315 (+5)

Ray Hamilton - from 248 to 252 (+4)

Nolan MacMillan - from 290 to 294 (+4)

John Lowdermilk - from 203 to 207 (+4)

Andrew Donnal - from 302 to 305 (+3)

Maurice Fleming - from 185 to 188 (+3)

Travis Perry - from 230 to 232 (+2)


NEW ADDITIONS

#47 LB John Kenny - High school recruit who enrolled at semester

#46 LB Chad Gilson - Transfer from UNI

#40 FB Berkley Grimm - Transfer from North Dakota State

#18 K Alden Haffer - JUCO walk-on who enrolled at semester

#20 DB Andrew Stone - JUCO walk-on who enrolled at semester

#17 K Brent Wilker - Grayshirt walk-on from last year's class


NUMBER CHANGES

RB Damon Bullock - Now wearing #5 (was #32)

WR Tevaun Smith - Now wearing #4 (was #81)

DB Greg Mabin - Now wearing #17 (was #88 as a WR, moved to DB)

OL Steve Ferentz - Now wearing #54 (was #84 as a TE, moved to OL)


ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Players: 97

Seniors: 17

Juniors: 22

Sophomores: 30

Redshirt Freshmen: 27

Freshmen: 1

Returning Lettermen: 39 (19 offense, 17 defense, 3 specialty)
 
I wonder how accurate all of these are. I don't know if I buy Michael Malloy packing on 35 pounds. Are they trying to convert him to LB?
 
GoHawks24 said:
I wonder how accurate all of these are. I don't know if I buy Michael Malloy packing on 35 pounds. Are they trying to convert him to LB?
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Dude, it's on the internet, so it must be true. Yeah...Malloy has a big frame, but that is a ton of weight for a tailback. What's interesting is that Ferentz has singled him out as a potential find or a guy with promise, so who knows. I knew Blythe was going to blow up with no wrestling, etc. He has a big frame to add weight and my guess is that he didn't lose any quicks either.

For Iowa standards, that is a big offensive line...and they all are very athletic and can move. You get that kind of beef all moving in lock step on the stretch play and it's going to create some serious cutback lanes. I don't think you will see the kind of penetration we saw in the last six games in the running game. I also like our chances in third and short situations. I'm really looking forward to seeing these guys in the fall. They still have a summer of lifting to add a few more pounds of muscle.

Stay healthy my friends.
 
Drew Ott going from 245 to 265 could also bode well for us. I really hope this kid is a player...and can excel at this level, this young.
 
I think most lines now are over 300 now for the most part, so while this is positive, I think this puts us in the norm versus a bigger than normal line.
 
Looks like all three LBers added weight. Hopefully they kept some quickness and will be able to maintain pass coverage. I thought last years coverage was an improvement from the year before, with a slimmed down LB core.

Additionally, Barkley Hill up near 220. He's gonna be a bruiser in the next few years.

And finally, the Hebrew Hammer... 236! Offda!
 
Great job putting that all together. This is very interesting, as I'd imagine Doyle can get within a pound or two on his goal weight for each player. If there's one guy whose job shouldn't ever be questioned, it's him.
 
I don't care about how much weight Kornbrath put on as long as he averages over 40 yards a punt. His 37.9 avg last year was 114th out of 118.
 
EST1847 said:
I don't care about how much weight Kornbrath put on as long as he averages over 40 yards a punt. His 37.9 avg last year was 114th out of 118.
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I would imagine Doyle told him something like this..."You're going to work as hard as you ****ing can to turn your legs into a carbon copy of Maurice Jones Drew.":p

Hopefully most of it went there.
 
HawkeyeMcNutt said:
Great job putting that all together. This is very interesting, as I'd imagine Doyle can get within a pound or two on his goal weight for each player. If there's one guy whose job shouldn't ever be questioned, it's him.
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I don't know about that....

I've been questioning our performance related to strength and conditioning ever since the Rhabdo incident (and even a little before as we did not look physical at all the 2nd half of the season in 2010). We haven't been nearly as physical at the point of attack as we have before, we aren't nearly as physical or as ferocious in our tackling as we normally have been, and we don't look nearly as "fit" from an eye test standpoint.
 
So maybe we are not undersized now, maybe. So the playing field is level now, do we then have the skills, experience, playmakers, talent, etc?
 
I think Spider may be on to something. We may have had a key tool to our program taken away on that deal. I know before then the guys were told by players from other schools their work outs were not near as tough as Iowa. These kids used to set their alarm and get up in the middle of the night to eat. As they had to consume a certain number of calories so many time a day. It was a very strict ruotine they were on.
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
I always like to look at this stuff. Some serious progress for a few people. I've said in the past that this year our line would average well over 300lbs and there were some skeptics. Based on the spring depth chart...here you go:

Scherff - 315
Boffeli - 295
Blythe - 300 (plus 25 wow)
Donnal - 305
Van Sloten - 300

I think Simmons is going to push Boffeli also...and he's 305. I just have a feeling we are going to be strong upfront and are going to be able to run the ball.

Impressive weight gains on the defensive side also...especially with some of the DE's.


UPDATED WEIGHTS

These were the biggest weight changes when comparing things to the 2012 roster.

Michael Malloy - from 180 to 215 (+35)

Austin Blythe - from 275 to 300 (+25)

Reid Sealby - from 250 to 275 (+25)

Dean Tsopanides - from 240 to 265 (+25)

Connor Kornbrath - from 215 to 240 (+25)

Drew Ott - from 245 to 265 (+20)

Louis Trinca-Pasat - from 270 to 290 (+20)

Jordan Walsh - from 270 to 290 (+20)

Cole Croston - from 230 to 250 (+20)

David Tann - from 185 to 205 (+20)

C.J. Beathard - from 180 to 195 (+15)

Christian Kirksey - from 220 to 235 (+15)

George Kittle - from 210 to 225 (+15)

Riley McMinn - from 245 to 260 (+15)

Wil Rathjen - from 250 to 265 (+15)

Gavin Smith - from 175 to 190 (+15)

Ryan Ward - from 275 to 290 (+15)

Tommy Gaul - from 264 to 277 (+13)

Jordan Canzeri - from 180 to 192 (+12)

Faith Ekakitie - from 275 to 287 (+12)

Mark Weisman - from 225 to 236 (+11)

Kevin Buford - from 170 to 180 (+10)

Laron Taylor - from 215 to 225 (+10)

Jake Duzey - from 235 to 245 (+10)

Cole Fisher - from 218 to 228 (+10)

Henry Krieger-Coble - from 235 to 245 (+10)

Palmer Foster - from 210 to 220 (+10)

Don Shumpert - from 190 to 200 (+10)

Melvin Spears - from 255 to 265 (+10)

Tevaun Smith - from 190 to 200 (+10)

Jaleel Johnson - from 300 to 310 (+10)

James Morris - from 230 to 240 (+10)

Ruben Lile - from 200 to 210 (+10)

Anthony Hitchens - from 224 to 233 (+9)

Macon Plewa - from 225 to 234 (+9)

Quinton Alston - from 224 to 232 (+8)

Brett Van Sloten - from 292 to 300 (+8)

Dalton Shaull - from 205 to 213 (+8)

Barkley Hill - from 210 to 218 (+8)

Marcus Collins - from 215 to 222 (+7)

Jordan Cotton - from 185 to 192 (+7)

Tanner Miller - from 201 to 207 (+6)

Conor Boffeli - from 290 to 295 (+5)

Damon Bullock - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Jordan Lomax - from 190 to 195 (+5)

Torrey Campbell - from 183 to 188 (+5)

Nico Law - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Mitch Keppy - from 290 to 295 (+5)

Daumantas Venckus-Cucchiara - from 230 to 235 (+5)

Anthony Gair - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Jake Rudock - from 200 to 205 (+5)

Cameron Wilson - from 195 to 200 (+5)

Brandon Scherff - from 310 to 315 (+5)

Adam Cox - from 210 to 215 (+5)

B.J. Lowery - from 188 to 193 (+5)

Mike Hardy - from 270 to 275 (+5)

Carl Davis - from 310 to 315 (+5)

Ray Hamilton - from 248 to 252 (+4)

Nolan MacMillan - from 290 to 294 (+4)

John Lowdermilk - from 203 to 207 (+4)

Andrew Donnal - from 302 to 305 (+3)

Maurice Fleming - from 185 to 188 (+3)

Travis Perry - from 230 to 232 (+2)


NEW ADDITIONS

#47 LB John Kenny - High school recruit who enrolled at semester

#46 LB Chad Gilson - Transfer from UNI

#40 FB Berkley Grimm - Transfer from North Dakota State

#18 K Alden Haffer - JUCO walk-on who enrolled at semester

#20 DB Andrew Stone - JUCO walk-on who enrolled at semester

#17 K Brent Wilker - Grayshirt walk-on from last year's class


NUMBER CHANGES

RB Damon Bullock - Now wearing #5 (was #32)

WR Tevaun Smith - Now wearing #4 (was #81)

DB Greg Mabin - Now wearing #17 (was #88 as a WR, moved to DB)

OL Steve Ferentz - Now wearing #54 (was #84 as a TE, moved to OL)


ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Players: 97

Seniors: 17

Juniors: 22

Sophomores: 30

Redshirt Freshmen: 27

Freshmen: 1

Returning Lettermen: 39 (19 offense, 17 defense, 3 specialty)
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Herby would be proud.
 
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