Sorry for the delay, but here are all the new weights of the players and their corresponding gain or loss in parentheses. Some of the most interesting changes I have put in bold and I have some highlights in the comments below:
Brandon Blackshear 177 (-6)
Trevor Bell 178 (+3)
Cameron Dunn
209 (+10)
Chad Washington
259 (+7)
Alan Watson 176 (-2)
Cameron Nizialek 206
(+13)
Trevor McDonagh
207 (+3)
Toba Akinleye 254 (+24)
Skyler Mornhinweg
218 (+1)
Toure Douglas 204 (+1)
Dylan Weldon 164 (-4)
Denzel Hill 196 (+4)
Anders Hill
214 (+6)
Nicholas Annabi 193 (+3)
Kyle Castner
203 (-12)
Ryan Suitt 164 (-16)
Jacob Young
185 (+5)
Colinn Early 174 (+7)
Daniel Hong 215 (+5)
Ben Kaplan 191 (-1)
Hank Trumbull 236 (+35)
Scooter Hollis 175
(+3)
Matthew Cahal 198 (+9)
Jared Katz 200 (-2)
Brock Kenyon 199 (+4)
Cameron Roane 193
(+3)
Leander Cutler 215 (+13)
Kevin McCarthy 207
(+7)
Willie Peoples 199 (+9)
Lucas Faria 223 (+33)
Tre Gabriel 151 (-6)
H.T. Minor 173 (-5)
Landon Baty 183
(+3)
Ryan Gilbert 176 (-4)
Cameron Molina 200 (+7)
Chris Schroer 209 (-6)
Tyler Holmes 174 (+4)
Gianmarco Rea 232 (+15)
John
Riley McLaughlin 200 (+5)
Parker Tobia 225
(+10)
Christian Conway 205 (-10)
Joshua Foster 178 (+3)
Turner DeMuth 205 (+13)
John Hunton 243 (+12)
Travis Reim 193 (+1)
Ian Tyler 231 (+28)
Logan Waters 213 (+3)
Hagen Patterson 223 (+1)
Max Keefe 230 (+14)
Tyler Kwiatkowski 223 (+12)
Jackson Conway 235 (no change)
Sean White 228 (+3)
Nick Durham 254 (+17)
Mark Cieslak 237 (+14)
Clay Caruso 226 (+6)
Keith Brady 230 (+17)
Greg Washington 232 (+17)
Cal Falkenhayn 223
(-7)
Jason Vravick 227 (-3)
Charles Melka 251 (+21)
Justin Aimonetti 272 (+21)
Mike Hinton 224 (-3)
Tyler Schonewolf 260 (no change)
Markham Paukune 303
(+13)
Nathan Gibbs 288 (+8)
Reid Stables 282 (+13)
Patrick Eby 230 (-10)
Cole McDonough 307 (+17)
Bewley Wales 300 (+12)
Michael McGrath 318 (+16)
David Donovan 237
(+19)
Patrick Denny 275
(+14)
Benjamin Robbins 298 (+10)
Liam Talty 245 (+5)
Connor Halm 280 (no change)
Billy Lawrence 296 (+21)
Marshall Markham 282 (+12)
JD Hurt 285 (+27)
Kendall Pace 297 (+24)
Peter Szymanski 268 (-12)
Brock Anglin 240 (-5)
Charlie Flores 293 (+10)
Isaiah Gross 183 (no change)
Marcus Briscoe 211
(+6)
Brandon Krcilek 172 (-13)
Chris Alleyne 185 (no
change)
Matt Munsil 191 (-4)
Adam Armesto 223
(-17)
Luke Melsop 219 (-1)
Andrew Dobitsch 175
(-1)
Bailey Popeck 234 (+5)
Zach Dansby 240 (+20)
Dominic Perkovic 259 (+23)
Matthew Panton 215 (-5)
Alexander Holme 265 (+50)
Connor Heeb 262 (+12)
Niko Padilla 294 (+6)
William Carson 276 (+6)
Lord Hyeamang 277 (+25)
Hunter Little 255
(+1)
Collin
Breckenridge 271 (-15)
Parker Thome 200 (+8)
Noah Zgrablich 190 (no change)
Overview
It's important to remember that not all weight gains and losses are by coaches' design, (orders), and not all the gains and losses mean the players were working hard over the summer.
But for the most part, these changes are indeed by design and I think generally positive after the previous coaching regime made a deliberate total mess of the players' weights for three years.
Offensive Line
Every year, Columbia fans fret mostly over the weights of our often undersized offensive line. This year, the average weight of the 11 returning O-linemen is 293 pounds, up 14 pounds per player. Every veteran O-lineman gained weight. This is very good news.
Projected starters like Billy Lawrence and Kendall Pace added more than 20 pounds each. Charlie Flores and Marshall Markham both added 10 or more each.
Defensive Line
Before you even talk about the weights for what most believe is the most talented unit on the team, you have to marvel at the potential depth. The D-line has 16 returning veterans and three freshman for a remarkable 19 players.
15 of those 16 returning D-linemen gained weight. The one exception was Collin Breckenridge who lost 15 pounds and I think there may be more to that story. The average weight gain for the veterans was 16 pounds per player. (Strip out the outlier Breckenridge's weight and the average gain is 18 pounds per veteran). The biggest gain or loss on the entire team was Alexander Holme's 50-pound gain as he made the move from linebacker to the D-line.
Really notable though was the big 25 pound gain by Lord Hyeamang, who you might have caught on one of the Instagram or Twitter videos the football program has been posting during training camp. You might have also noticed that Hyeamang doesn't have a bit of belly fat on him and huge arms. For a player who made a good impact as a frosh last year, you have to be excited by his bigger size and better weight lifting stats as well. I stand behind my prediction that Hyeamang has a great chance to be a breakout player this year.
And don't sleep on the guys we expect to have big years anyway: Niko Padilla and Toba Akinleye. Akinleye's 24 pound gain seems like a big warning bell for the rest of the Ivies. Padilla's added six pounds are all muscle or my name is Orson Welles.
I also think the coaches have decided that the strength of the D-line should be boosted as opposed to maybe reassigning some of the better athletes up front to other areas of the team where they might fill a talent gap. This was Head Coach Al Bagnoli's M.O. at Penn, where he often overstacked already strong units of the Quakers and tried to make them as dominant as possible as opposed to diluting the strength.
Linebackers
Don't overlook the big changes for the 10 returning linebackers. Each of them gained weight over the summer and the biggest gains seem to be coming from the most likely starters. On average, the weight gain for the returning vets was 12 pounds per player led by Ian Tyler at 28 pounds. Key players who I think are going to really start or contribute, like Gianmarco Rea, Max Keefe, Mark Cieslak, and Keith Brady all gained at least 14 pounds each.
This was a unit we all knew needed to get bigger and stronger and it appears it has.
Secondary
The average weight of the 11 returning defensive backs only increased by three pounds. But the average weight of the veteran secondary is 188 pounds with a lot of projected starters either at or knocking on that 200 pound level. If the d-backs can keep up with receivers at that weight, we could be in for a season of some heavier hitting from the secondary.
The Freshmen
A few of the freshmen at both ends of the weight scale should be noted.
Tre Gabriel was fast at 157 pounds, maybe he'll be a blur at his current weight of 151. Don't let his weight fool you though, he's all muscle.
If DT Cole McDonough's 17 pound weight gain is all about gaining strength and power, then he has a chance to be a very special player in this league.
The weight losses for QB Ryan Suitt and DE Mike Hinton lead me to believe some kind of position change may be in store for them. Both of them are super fast and could make more of an impact elsewhere. Suitt mike make a great WR and Hinton could excel more at LB. This is just my speculation.
I have to think Lucas Faria's weight gain is all about gaining some bulk for the college game.
Overview
It's important to remember that not all weight gains and losses are by coaches' design, (orders), and not all the gains and losses mean the players were working hard over the summer.
But for the most part, these changes are indeed by design and I think generally positive after the previous coaching regime made a deliberate total mess of the players' weights for three years.
Offensive Line
Every year, Columbia fans fret mostly over the weights of our often undersized offensive line. This year, the average weight of the 11 returning O-linemen is 293 pounds, up 14 pounds per player. Every veteran O-lineman gained weight. This is very good news.
Projected starters like Billy Lawrence and Kendall Pace added more than 20 pounds each. Charlie Flores and Marshall Markham both added 10 or more each.
Defensive Line
Before you even talk about the weights for what most believe is the most talented unit on the team, you have to marvel at the potential depth. The D-line has 16 returning veterans and three freshman for a remarkable 19 players.
15 of those 16 returning D-linemen gained weight. The one exception was Collin Breckenridge who lost 15 pounds and I think there may be more to that story. The average weight gain for the veterans was 16 pounds per player. (Strip out the outlier Breckenridge's weight and the average gain is 18 pounds per veteran). The biggest gain or loss on the entire team was Alexander Holme's 50-pound gain as he made the move from linebacker to the D-line.
Really notable though was the big 25 pound gain by Lord Hyeamang, who you might have caught on one of the Instagram or Twitter videos the football program has been posting during training camp. You might have also noticed that Hyeamang doesn't have a bit of belly fat on him and huge arms. For a player who made a good impact as a frosh last year, you have to be excited by his bigger size and better weight lifting stats as well. I stand behind my prediction that Hyeamang has a great chance to be a breakout player this year.
And don't sleep on the guys we expect to have big years anyway: Niko Padilla and Toba Akinleye. Akinleye's 24 pound gain seems like a big warning bell for the rest of the Ivies. Padilla's added six pounds are all muscle or my name is Orson Welles.
I also think the coaches have decided that the strength of the D-line should be boosted as opposed to maybe reassigning some of the better athletes up front to other areas of the team where they might fill a talent gap. This was Head Coach Al Bagnoli's M.O. at Penn, where he often overstacked already strong units of the Quakers and tried to make them as dominant as possible as opposed to diluting the strength.
Linebackers
Don't overlook the big changes for the 10 returning linebackers. Each of them gained weight over the summer and the biggest gains seem to be coming from the most likely starters. On average, the weight gain for the returning vets was 12 pounds per player led by Ian Tyler at 28 pounds. Key players who I think are going to really start or contribute, like Gianmarco Rea, Max Keefe, Mark Cieslak, and Keith Brady all gained at least 14 pounds each.
This was a unit we all knew needed to get bigger and stronger and it appears it has.
Secondary
The average weight of the 11 returning defensive backs only increased by three pounds. But the average weight of the veteran secondary is 188 pounds with a lot of projected starters either at or knocking on that 200 pound level. If the d-backs can keep up with receivers at that weight, we could be in for a season of some heavier hitting from the secondary.
The Freshmen
A few of the freshmen at both ends of the weight scale should be noted.
Tre Gabriel was fast at 157 pounds, maybe he'll be a blur at his current weight of 151. Don't let his weight fool you though, he's all muscle.
If DT Cole McDonough's 17 pound weight gain is all about gaining strength and power, then he has a chance to be a very special player in this league.
The weight losses for QB Ryan Suitt and DE Mike Hinton lead me to believe some kind of position change may be in store for them. Both of them are super fast and could make more of an impact elsewhere. Suitt mike make a great WR and Hinton could excel more at LB. This is just my speculation.
I have to think Lucas Faria's weight gain is all about gaining some bulk for the college game.
8 comments:
Lucas Faria is about 190
I think that there are serious NFL and CFL caliber players on the roster. Niko Padilla had to get closer to 300 to help his NFL stock. He could be a beast in the CFL as most undersized lineman (only 6'1). Toba Akinleye was a little too small for NFL teams coming into the season. Now that he has gained bulk, he he is a more versatile pass rusher now. If not, he would do well in the CFL because of his ability in open space. Cameron Molina is not fast enough for the NFL but is quick in space and and that translates well to the CFL.
Bob Hast, are you totally denying Faria's new listed weight of 223?
It indeed could be wrong. Mistakes happen.
I am surprised to read the comment that Molina lacks speed. His effectiveness as a receiver is based in large part on his speed. I'm not saying he is a 4.4 guy but I would expect him to be somewhere in the 4.5/4.6 range.
I am feeling OPTIMISTIC this is going to be a season for the Ivy underdog (excluding Cornell of course since they are unfortunate bottom dweller).
Hard to see a running back adding 30 lbs! Changes his running physics a lot!
Eight guys over 290
Thirteen over 280. A lot of beef to choose from for Oline. Can't be bad.
Controlling my enthusiasm however. . . . .
The Molina comment I made was false. He ran 4.60 in a 40 yard dash coming out of high school. He is probrably 4.45-4.55 right now. That's why is will be good in Canada. If he gets to 1000 yards and Columbia uses him as a " bell-cow" running back and give Jackson Conway 10-15 carries, we can actually be in the top 5 in the Ivy league.
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