As important as the fall semester is for Alabama football and its fans, the seasons of spring and summer are just as important for Scott Cochran – its director of strength and conditioning.
Cochran is responsible for all players year-round, and he uses the opportunity to make sure each individual remains in the best possible shape. With fall camp drawing near, rolltide.com updated the latest weight gains and losses for players on Thursday and a few of these were interesting.
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While it was reported that starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa lost 15 pounds (going from 230 to 215), listed below are the weight changes of offensive and defensive players.
OFFENSIVE
QB Taulia Tagovailoa – 208 pounds, 211 in spring, -3
RB Najee Harris – 230 pounds, 227 in spring, +3
RB Jerome Ford – 212 pounds, 206 in spring, +6
OL Emil Ekioyor Jr – 327 pounds, 338 in spring, -11
OL Deonte Brown – 338 pounds, 342 in spring, -4
OL Pierce Quick – 291 pounds, 285 in spring, +6
OL Jedrick Wills – 320 pounds, 316 in spring, +4
TE Miller Forristall – 242 pounds, 234 in spring, +8
TE Major Tennison – 248 pounds, 244 in spring +4
DEFENSIVE
LB Ale Kaho — 228 pounds, 224 in spring, +4
LB Shane Lee – 246 pounds, 248 in spring, -2
LB Jaylen Moody – 228 pounds, 226 in spring, +2
LB Ben Davis – 243 pounds, 258 in spring, -15
LB Kevin Harris II – 222 pounds, 218 in spring, +4
DB Shyheim Carter – 191 pounds, 195 in spring, -4
CB Trevon Diggs – 207 pounds, 200 in spring, +7
DB Nigel Knott – 184 pounds, 188 in spring, -4
DB Xavier McKinney – 200 pounds, 196 in spring, +4
DB Jared Mayden – 205 pounds, 200 in spring, +5
DB Eddie Smith – 196 pounds, 190 in spring, +6
DB Josh Jobe – 189 pounds, 186 in spring, +3
DL Phidarian Mathis – 312 pounds, 317 in spring, -5
DL Antonio Alfano – 285 pounds, 290 in spring, -5
DL LaBryan Ray – 292 pounds, 285 in spring, +7
DL Stephon Wynn Jr. — 311 pounds, 295 in spring, +16
DL Tevita Musika – 338 pounds, 342 in spring, -4
DL Justin Eboigbe – 294 pounds, 283 in spring, +11
DL D.J. Dale – 308 pounds, 314 in spring, -6
DL Raekwon Davis – 312 pounds, 309 in spring, +3
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK Will Reichard – 180 pounds, 176 in spring, +4
Summer enrollee freshmen
RB Trey Sanders – 214 pounds (6’0”)
RB Keilan Robinson – 184 pounds (5’9”)
TE Jahleel Billingsley – 228 pounds (6’4”)
DB Jordan Battle – 201 pounds (6’1”)
LB Christian Harris – 244 pounds (6’2”)
LB King Mwikuta – 243 pounds (6’5”)
DB Brandon Turnage – 185 pounds (6’1”)
DB Marcus Banks – 170 pounds (6’0”)
DB DeMarcco Hellams – 213 pounds (6’1”)
DL Braylen Ingraham – 291 pounds (6’4”)
DL Ishmael Sopsher – 334 pounds (6’4”)
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