Football

Average Size of College Football Offensive Lineman (Height & Weight)

Average Size of College Football Offensive Lineman (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…

What’s a Good Power Clean for a College Football Player?

What’s a Good Power Clean for a College Football Player?

The Power Clean is one of the most common tests used to measure the strength and explosiveness of college football players (and athletes in general). I went through 20 years of data on college football Power Clean numbers with teams that I’ve worked with, combined with numbers from other strength coaches, and have broken it…

What’s a Good Back Squat for a College Football Player?

What’s a Good Back Squat for a College Football Player?

The Back Squat is one of the standard tests used to measure the strength, particularly lower body strength, of college football players (and athletes in general). I went through 20 years of data on college football Back Squat numbers with teams that I’ve worked with, combined with numbers from other strength coaches, and have broken…

What’s a Good Bench Press for a College Football Player?

What’s a Good Bench Press for a College Football Player?

The Bench Press is one of the standard tests used to measure the strength, particularly upper body strength, of college football players (and athletes in general). A variation of the Bench Press, the 225 rep test, is performed at the NFL Combine each year with the top college prospects in the country. I went through…