Average Size of SEC Offensive Linemen 2024 (Height & Weight)
I’ve been a collegiate sports performance coach for 20 years. One thing I always loved doing was going through and checking out the sizes of the other teams in our conference.
It helped give me (and our staff) an idea of how we stacked up against our competition. It also could be used as motivation with our team both during the season and, oftentimes, during the following off-season.
So, this is essentially the same research I’ve always done, but now I’m sharing it with you. I took starting depth charts for each team in the SEC going into the 2023 season, around 350 players total and broke them down by position.
For this guide, I took an average of the heights and weights of the 70 starting Offensive Linemen (Tackles, Guards and Centers) across the conference. In addition, just for fun, I listed the tallest, shortest, heaviest and lightest Offensive Linemen as well. Go ahead and impress someone today with your newfound random football knowledge.
Average Height of an SEC Offensive Lineman
The average height of an SEC Offensive Lineman is 76.84 inches (almost 6’5″).
Average Weight of an SEC Offensive Lineman
The average weight of an SEC Offensive Lineman is 317.79 pounds.
Want to see how SEC Offensive Linemen compare with the size of NFL Linemen? Good news, I’ve run the numbers on the guys at the next level too. (Spoiler Alert: the numbers for NFL and SEC linemen are almost identical)
Who Are The Tallest Offensive Linemen in the SEC?
There are 7 O-Linemen listed at 6’7″ or taller in the SEC. Probably not surprisingly, 6 out of the 7 are offensive tackles.
| Name | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Manuel | 6’9″ | 310 | Arkansas |
| Percy Lewis | 6’8″ | 345 | Miss St |
| Reuben Fatheree | 6’8″ | 315 | Texas A&M |
| Micah Pettus | 6’7″ | 360 | Ole Miss |
| Amarius Mims | 6’7″ | 340 | Georgia |
| Xavier Truss | 6’7″ | 320 | Georgia |
| Trey Zuhn III | 6’7″ | 315 | Texas A&M |
Who are the Shortest Offensive Linemen in the SEC?
On the opposite end of the height scale, there are two linemen listed at 6’2″, the shortest in the conference.
| Name | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Leonard IV | 6’2″ | 310 | Florida |
| Trai Jones | 6’2″ | 318 | South Carolina |
Who are the Heaviest Offensive Linemen in the SEC?
There are 3 guys in the conference listed at over 350 pounds – and all three are over 360 as well.
| Name | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damien George Jr | 6’6″ | 361 | Florida |
| Delfin Xavier Castillo | 6’5″ | 361 | Vanderbilt |
| Micah Pettus | 6’7″ | 360 | Ole Miss |
Who are the Lightest Offensive Linemen in the SEC?
Think all SEC Offensive Linemen weigh over 300 pounds? Not so. There are three guys listed at 300 pounds on the dot and two that are listed under 300.
| Name | Height | Weight | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyshawn Wannamaker | 6’3″ | 290 | South Carolina |
| Eli Acker | 6’5″ | 295 | Ole Miss |
Important Notes
As a former sports scientist who poured through Catapult data to help us make decisions on weekly practice loads, I must stress that these ‘averages’ should be used for entertainment purposes only.
Why do I say that?
There are multiple issues that can make all the data in this article flawed.
First and foremost, it’s pretty commonplace in athletics to lie about heights and weights. I worked at a school where it was standard procedure to add an inch and 10 pounds to every player on the roster.
Why?
The best answer that I was ever given is that it could potentially help with NFL scouting. However, I can’t imagine in 2023 that anyone is fooling an NFL scout with the size listed in a program. I think the real answer is it’s just part of the culture.
Next, I used the heights and weights of all the projected starters leading into Week 0. Whether it’s through injury or performance, starters can and will change throughout the season.
And, if a couple of 6’8″ 350-pound players are swapped out with a couple of 6’2″ 295-pound players, the sample size is small enough that this could easily affect the overall averages.
Finally, I can tell you for a fact that players’ (probably most of all Offensive Linemen) weights can fluctuate pretty wildly from week to week and sometimes even day to day and, especially, over the course of a season.
Just because a guy weighed 305 on the first day of camp when weights were put in the program, does not mean that’s what he weighs Week 8.
So, have fun with the data above, but this is just a reminder to not take the numbers too seriously.
Finally, check out how these guys stack up against the size of SEC Defensive Linemen.
