OU Football | More Spring Roster Updates
Posted on: March 23, 2015
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A couple weeks ago OU finally updated their spring roster to include the enrollees and incoming class, but they failed to provide any updates as to the players’ heights and weight. However, they remedied that on Monday afternoon. So I figured we’d run through some of those that stuck out real quick, as it’s one of the very few insights to the program we’re allowed to track the progress/work put in during the offseason.
*1 LB Dominique Alexander: IS – 6’0″ 229, WAS – 6’0″ 227 (+2, not a ton of weight added)
*68 G Jonathan Alvarez: IS – 6’3″ 310, WAS – 6’3″ 316 (-6)
*81 WR/TE Mark Andrews: IS – 6’6″ 247, WAS – 6’6″ 236 (+11, big ol’ boy)
*27 CB Dakota Austin: IS – 5’11” 160, WAS – 5’11” 164 (-4, weight going the wrong way)
*18 LB Curtis Bolton: IS – 6’2″ 229, WAS – 6’2″ 210 (+19, obviously put in a ton of work to add some good weight)
*78 OT Orlando Brown: IS – 6’8″ 355, WAS – 6’8″ 340 (+15, wow)
*4 S Hatari Byrd: IS – 6’1″ 206, WAS – 6’1″ 201 (+5)
*70 OT Christian Daimler: IS – 6’7″ 306, WAS – 6’7″ 300 (+6)
*63 C Alex Dalton: IS – 6’4″ 297, WAS – 6’4″ 282 (+15)
*56 C Ty Darlington: IS – 6’2″ 299, WAS – 6’2″ 286 (+13, nice)
*90 DE Matt Dimon: IS – 6’2″ 274, WAS – 6’2″ 271 (+3)
*71 OT Bobby Evans: IS – 6’5″ 288, WAS – 6’5″ 270 (+18, young buck bulking up)
*26 LB Jordan Evans: IS – 6’3″ 242, WAS – 6’3″ 223 (+19, now that’s what I’m talking about)
*9 LB Tay Evans: IS – 6’2″ 235, WAS – 6’2″ 221 (+14, again, good sign here)
*72 Derek Farniok: IS – 6’9″ 345, WAS – 6’9″ 329 (+16, huge)
*21 RB Keith Ford: IS – 5’11” 213, WAS – 5’11” 206 (+7)
*73 OT Kenyon Frison: IS – 6’6″ 289, WAS – 6’6″ 285 (+4, going in the right direction but still really light for a tackle)
*14 CB Marcus Green: IS – 6’1″ 181, WAS – 6’1″ 177 (+4)
*4 QB Justice Hansen: IS – 6’3″ 215, WAS – 6’3″ 204 (+11)
*42 LS Wesley Horky: IS – 6’2″ 226, WAS – 6’2″ 217 (+9)
*9 QB Trevor Knight: IS – 6’1″ 206, WAS – 6’1″ 201 (+5)
*6 QB Baker Mayfield: IS – 6’2″ 214, WAS – 6’2″ 209 (+5)
*87 WR Jeffery Mead: IS – 6’6″ 189, WAS – 6’6″ 184 (+5, still pretty slim)
*45 TE Carson Meier: IS – 6’6″ 244, WAS – 6’6″ 226 (+18, put in a bunch of work & could thrive in this offense)
*25 RB Joe Mixon: IS – 6’2″ 217, WAS – 6’2″ 211 (+6)
*5 WR Durron Neal: IS – 5’11” 195, WAS – 5’11” 201 (-6)
*99 DE Dwayne Orso: IS – 6’6″ 294, WAS – 6’6″ 300 (-6)
*11 S Steven Parker: IS – 6’1″ 201, WAS – 6’1″ 197 (+4)
*69 OT Joseph Paul: IS – 6’4″ 356, WAS – 6’4″ 374 (-18, still a monster)
*32 RB Samaje Perine: IS – 5’11” 237, WAS – 5’11” 243 (-6)
*16 WR Michiah Quick: IS – 6’0″ 186, WAS – 6’0″ 170 (+16, wow, impressive)
*92 DT Matthew Romar: IS – 6’0″ 294, WAS – 6’0″ 287 (+7, good sign)
*15 CB Zack Sanchez: IS – 5’11” 175, WAS – 5’11” 179 (-4, again, moving in the wrong direction)
*3 WR Sterling Shepard: IS – 5’10” 191, WAS – 5’10” 195 (-4)
*17 WR Jordan Smallwood: IS – 6’2″ 208, WAS – 6’2″ 212 (-4)
*55 OT Josiah St. John: IS – 6’6″ 309, WAS – 6’6″ 300 (+9)
*19 LB Eric Striker: IS – 6’0 223, WAS – 6’0 221 (+2)
*91 DE Charles Tapper: IS – 6’4″ 283, WAS – 6’4″ 281 (+2, would have expected this to be going the other way)
*6 CB Stanvon Taylor: IS – 5’10” 174, WAS – 5’10” 179 (-5)
*13 S Ahmad Thomas: IS – 6’0″ 218, WAS – 6’0″ 209 (+9)
*7 CB Jordan Thomas: IS – 6’1″ 194, WAS – 6’1″ 183 (+11, good sign)
*93 DT Jordan Wade: IS – 6’4″ 305, WAS – 6’4″ 314 (-9)
*97 DT Charles Walker: IS – 6’2″ 299, WAS – 6’2″ 296 (+3, beast)
*87 D.J. Ward: IS – 6’2″ 251, WAS – 6’2″ 256 (-5)
*3 CB Tito Windham: IS – 5’9″ 172, WAS – 5’9″ 169 (+3)
62 Comments
Umm Darlington would have lost weight if your input is correct.
That is the last thing we want to hear there.
Hopefully that’s a transposition. I would go with dalton at 3 bills
Just flipped my numbers, s/b fixed now
What about the Juco kid that came in as a TE and switched to defense? Is he still with the team?
yes, but he has flipped over to DE now
Has Parker changed his number to 10? I believe that is him in the picture.
Yes, that is Parker in the picture. He wore #10 in HS.
i just looked over on OU’s roster. Perine Lost weight. He’s down 6 lbs . maybe trying to get a lil bit quicker.
Some of those offensive linemen are far too heavy. You do not see many Of the top offensive. lineman come out in the draft, any given year, and weigh more than 320 pounds. When you get back having you reach a point of diminishing returns. At the end of the day it is about being athletic and being able to move, and for the big guys being able to bend and move.
Did you see how tall they were? Remember Phil Loadholdt and Duke Robinson? Both 350
Yes sir. And both struggled, or in Phil’s case still do, with quicker more athletic defenders. I remember Orakpo of Texas changing Oklahoma’s entire gameplan because how much big Phil struggled with him. Florida was very much the same story as their athletic front neutralized Oklahoma as they harassed Sam all night.
Diminishing returns being that heavy. I promise they would both move better and bend better around 320 pounds. And they wouldn’t lose any strength.
Youre right about them being around 320 going into the draft but keep in mind those are the very best linemen each year and they are 22-23 years old. Where most of the kids on this roster are 19-20. So they haven’t been able to really put on muscle even though they’re still large human beings.
Really all the more reason they do not need to be carrying that amount of bad weight on their frames.
I agree. I want them big but not too big were they cant move and struggle in space.
Loadholdt didn’t struggle too much or he wouldn’t have been starting for the Vikings.
Yeah, I was going to observe that being in his seventh (?) season in the pros, he’s clearly got something going right.
It is true that Load and Duke got owned by Florida on the short yardage plays. Wilson kept running over their side and it got stuffed every time. Cost us the game, IMO.
Should have ran to Trent’s side. I mean Chris Brown was gaining yardage that way as well.
Being 6’8″ will give you problems against smaller players. And being lighter wouldn’t have made Phil be able to run a 4.7 like Brian. A lot of people struggled against Brian.
It wasn’t the whole line against Florida. It was Duke Robinson getting his lunch and dinner handed to him. He also cost us a first and goal
inside the 10 with a hold.
It was the right guard that cost us on 4th and goal getting totally blown off the ball alas brown getting stuff for a loss
I disagree that any skll position (CB & WR) we have needs to gain weight; they need to lose weight for speed’s sake. Jalen Saunders was in the 165 lb range, didn’t hinder his game any. Seeing Austin & Sanchez losing 4-5 lbs is a good sign to me. I’d also like to see our big WRs (Smallwood, Mead, Todd) slim up a little. I do take it as a good sign that Meier and Andrews bulked up if they’re going to play the TE position. I also don’t know if it’s a good sign that Orlando Brown has put on 15 lbs. He’s getting into the too heavy to move range…
I don’t put a lot of stock in a spring weight. Summer workouts and fall camp will see those numbers move.
Agreed. Okie summers have a way of losing a little weight from the big boys.
I don’t mind seeing the backer weight gains shown so maybe a few will quit freaking out and complain about us using safeties …we’re gonna be pretty salty by the 16 season if not this coming season
Agree. I think we’re going to be good now…..but I always do. 🙂
#8 Baby!!
Mead is anything but big. Slim him up a little and he is no longer a football player.
Slim him up and he isn’t even a basketball player like he was planning on being. haha
The thing about being tall and slender is, if you get hit by a mighty gust of wind, you will blow over! Haha! Mead is too small. He needs to be around 200, at least. Randy Moss may be the most athletic receiver ever, and he was 210, and 2 inches shorter than Mead. And Mead will not be a Randy Moss (no one will)! But he needs some size in order to take hits.
Jeff won’t be able to gain the weight that fast. You don’t want a skill player gaining 30 pounds in less than one year. That is just asking for knee issues.
He is getting there slowly. He is a long kid, his wingspan is close to 7 feet long so it will take him longer to bulk up. He lost body fat during the season and is just now starting to be able to add weight to his frame.
It was the same with Meier, he didn’t gain a pound during his first summer at OU but his body fat percentage went down a ton. He is now close to or at 250.
Oh, I agree completely. But people saying he needs to lose weight are crazy!
Durron needed to lose some weight.
Being light doesn’t necessarily make one faster.
On point… see Charles Tapper (4.57) and Charles Walker (4.67), according to Mongomery’s tweets this offseason. I believe our starting safety was 4.59 at 180 lbs…
Jordan Thomas needed to gain some weight, so he can play bump and run; he was too light to do it last year.
*71 OT Bobby Evans: IS – 6’5″ 288, WAS – 6’5″ 270 (+18, young buck bulking up)
*26 LB Jordan Evans: IS – 6’3″ 242, WAS – 6’3″ 223 (+19, now that’s what I’m talking about)
*9 LB Tay Evans: IS – 6’2″ 235, WAS – 6’2″ 221 (+14, again, good sign here)
Love these numbers. What about Bolton?
Bolton is 229
For those that say we have the lightest LB’s, here you go.
McGinnis,Arthur LB 6-2 225 Fr. DeBerry,Ricky LB 6-2 240 Fr
9 Evans, Tay LB 6-2 235 RFr. 18 Bolton Curtis LB 6-2 229 RFr.
82 Okoronkwo,Ogbonnia LB 6-1 237 RSo.
1 Alexander,Dominique LB 6-0 229 Jr. 26 Evans,Jordan LB 6-3 242 Jr.
23 Bond,Devante LB 6-1 236 Sr. 40 Lindley,P.L. LB 6-2 267 RSr.
19 Striker,Eric LB 6-0 223 Sr
Yes, it’s great news that the LBers are getting bigger and the new signees are big guys as well. Only negative is Dom’s weight, which is another reason I think that Shannon’s return will cost him his spot instead of Evans’ spot.
Dom had or is having wrist surgery else I’m sure he’d have more gain as well…I think Tay and for sure Bolton are gonna really push as well
Darlington pushing 300 is big. He was a little small last year and got pushed around a little. Love to see Jordan Evans and Bolton bulking up. Would like to see Sanchez around 185 so he doesn’t get bullied as much.
That’s what I was thinking too. It’s amazing that 285 is undersized in college these days, but it is. So, it’s good to see him put on some (hopefully good) weight.
Did I miss the practice updates?
Forgot who I was arguing with about the backers and in particular JEvans weight gains but here you go….
OL will slim down quite a bit due to getting out and actually practicing. Moving around and runnin gin pads will make them trimmer.
Dom alexander was gaining some weigt but its hard to really add muscle when you cant lift due to wrist injury and then having to have surgery on it.
Got to agree. Hard to believe OL going to play that big playing at a uptempo 85-95 plays a game pace!
These are good numbers. Trevor looks huge in pictures and Semaje doesn’t look like he dropped a pound. Mixon wants to be around 220 and shave 0.1 off his 40 which he’s on his way to doing. Michiah adding weight is awesome since I expect him to be. Big slot target and deep threat and needs the weight for punt return (hopefully)
what is Mixon’s current 40?
Lower 4.5
…….mcnamara transf to usc………..hope he succeeds
Yeah, good for him. He still has his redshirt, so the one year wait isn’t that big a deal. He’ll be closer to home too. It’s too bad that Heupel just never wanted to integrate the TE into the game. He had a great skill set for a receiving TE.
He won’t have to sit out a year. He’s supposed to graduate this spring
Well those are all worthless. Rivals has Baker 2 inches shorter than Trevor but this says he is 6.2. Then Daimler is 7 feet. LOL it shows Mayfield heavier than Knight. LOL. Knight is up to 218
Thanks Jordan
All I care about is the bottom line. Wins. Sweet 16 in hoops has definitely helped in healing the huge wound inflicted from football season.
Think Perine dropped weight to become quicker. Not faster, quicker.
It would help with both. He will be quicker and faster if he lost 6 pounds as he will have toned up also. OU is big on % now with new coaches.
Perine reminds me so much of Marshawn Lynch. He really has good anticipation and feel for spaces. In that regard he reminds me of Emmitt Smith.
Cody Thomas? He looks like he’s put on weight. I didn’t see him listed.
WOW…there is some impressive gains going on. Yeah, they may slim down a bit once the season starts but overall thier weight gain consist of working out, proper eating and having a year round nutritionist.
Unlike my technique which is lack of any kind of exercise, lots of beer, and a desk job.