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YOUNGEST, HEAVIEST, TALLEST

-- A LOOK AT 2001 NFL KICKOFF WEEKEND ROSTERS

 

FLORIDA STATE REMAINS ON TOP:  For the second consecutive year, Florida State is the school with the most players on NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.  FSU placed 40 players on NFL rosters after leading all colleges with 38 last year.  Notre Dame was second this year with 36 players, followed by Michigan with 34, Miami (Fla.) with 33, and Florida and Texas A&M each tied for fifth with 32.  A total of 249 colleges were represented on Kickoff Weekend rosters.  Following is a breakdown by position of schools with the most players on 2001 NFL rosters:

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

 

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

C

Virginia Tech

4

 

DT

Notre Dame, Texas A&M

5

G

Ariz., Neb., Penn St.

4

 

DE

Florida State, North Carolina

5

T

Auburn

5

 

LB

Florida State

8

TE

Michigan, Washington

4

 

CB

Notre Dame

6

QB

Washington

5

 

S

Nebraska

5

RB

Auburn

6

 

P

Colorado, North Texas, Notre Dame

2

WR

Ohio State

8

 

K

Michigan St., Syracuse, Washington St.

2

HEAVYWEIGHTS ON THE LINE:  On NFL 2001 Kickoff rosters, there were 290 players weighing at least 300 pounds. There were 83 (52 in AFC; 31 in NFC) 300-pounders in 1991 according to the NFL Record & Fact Book.  The majority of this year’s 300-pounders (221 of 290, 76 percent) play on the offensive line.

The Arizona Cardinals have the NFL’s heaviest starting offensive line (averaging 329.0 per man) despite having only three 300-pounders on the line.  However, those three linemen – guard LEONARD DAVIS (360 pounds) and tackles ANTHONY CLEMENT (355) and L.J. SHELTON (341) – were among the league’s 10 heaviest players.  Of the 155 starting offensive linemen, 124 weigh at least 300 pounds with the weight of the average starter at 311.3.  Eleven clubs have all five OL starters weighing at least 300 pounds.  Denver is the only club without a 300-pound OL starter.  Following are the average weights of starting offensive lines based on 2001 Kickoff rosters:

 

AFC

 

 

 

NFC

 

Team

Avg. Weight

300-pounders

 

Team

Avg. Weight

300-pounders

Baltimore

319.6

5

 
Arizona*

329.0

3

Kansas City

318.8

5

 

Detroit

328.8

4

Cincinnati

318.6

5

 

Philadelphia

324.4

5

New England

317.4

5

 

Minnesota

324.2

5

Oakland

316.0

4

 

Dallas

315.2

4

Buffalo

313.8

5

 

Tampa Bay

314.8

4

San Diego

312.0

4

 

Green Bay

312.8

4

Miami

310.6

5

 

New Orleans

309.2

5

Jacksonville

310.2

5

 

Carolina

308.6

4

Tennessee

307.0

4

 

N.Y. Giants

308.6

4

Cleveland

305.2

3

 

Chicago

307.8

4

Pittsburgh

304.6

4

 

Atlanta

306.4

5

Seattle

303.8

4

 

San Francisco

305.2

3

Indianapolis

302.2

1

 

St. Louis

304.0

4

N.Y. Jets

301.8

3

 

Washington

302.4

4

Denver

287.6

0

 

 

 

 

*NOTE:  Arizona had Week 1 bye.  Average based on projected starters.

 

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2001 AFC ROSTERS

 

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

ROOKIE &

PLAYERS AGE

 
TEAM

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

AGE

EXPERIENCE

1ST YEAR

30 & OVER

 

 

BALTIMORE

6-1.7

 

243.6

 

27.3

 

4.96

 

13

 

16

*

 

BUFFALO

6-1.9

 

246.1

 

25.4

+

3.00

+

19

*

6

 

 

CINCINNATI

6-2.2

 

249.4

 

26.6

 

4.45

 

7

 

9

 

 

CLEVELAND

6-2.1

 

243.4

 

26.0

 

3.74

 

10

 

5

+

 

DENVER

6-1.7

 

240.9

+

27.5

 

5.15

 

6

 

15

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS

6-1.8

 

241.1

 

25.9

 

3.45

 

16

 

7

 

 

JACKSONVILLE

6-2.0

 

244.8

 

25.9

 

3.49

 

13

 

5

+

 

KANSAS CITY

6-2.1

 

247.5

 

27.2

 

4.89

 

5

+

11

 

 

MIAMI

6-1.7

 

245.2

 

26.4

 

4.02

 

9

 

6

 

 

NEW ENGLAND

6-1.8

 

244.2

 

27.0

 

5.23

 

8

 

12

 

 

NY JETS

6-1.9

 

244.5

 

26.3

 

3.98

 

14

 

7

 

 

OAKLAND

6-2.4

*

246.4

 

27.6

*

5.57

*

7

 

15

 

 

PITTSBURGH

6-1.6

+

250.0

*

26.1

 

4.08

 

9

 

8

 

 

SAN DIEGO

6-1.9

 

245.1

 

26.7

 

4.04

 

13

 

13

 

 

SEATTLE

6-1.6

+

244.2

 

26.2

 

4.06

 

12

 

10

 

 

TENNESSEE

6-2.2

 

243.6

 

26.4

 

4.38

 

10

 

7

 

 

AFC AVERAGE

6-1.9

 

244.9

 

26.5

 

4.28

 

10.7

 

9.5

 

 

NFC AVERAGE

6-1.8

 

244.1

 

26.3

 

4.12

 

12.1

 

9.4

 

 

NFL AVERAGE

6-1.8

 

244.5

 

26.4

 

4.20

 

11.4

 

9.5

 
                                         

* AFC high; + AFC low           

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2001 NFC ROSTERS

 

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

ROOKIE &

PLAYERS AGE

 

TEAM

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

AGE

EXPERIENCE

1ST YEAR

30 & OVER

 

 

ARIZONA

6-1.9

 

246.3

 

25.2

+

3.30

 

13

 

6

+

 

ATLANTA

6-1.7

 

242.3

 

26.9

 

4.96

 

9

 

12

 

 

CAROLINA

6-2.2

*

244.6

 

26.6

 

4.13

 

10

 

10

 

 

CHICAGO

6-1.7

 

246.5

 

25.9

 

3.85

 

9

 

7

 

 

DALLAS

6-1.6

 

243.8

 

25.4

 

3.11

 

16

 

6

+

 

DETROIT

6-1.7

 

244.0

 

27.3

*

5.45

*

8

+

14

*

 

GREEN BAY

6-2.1

 

247.0

 

26.5

 

4.15

 

9

 

13

 

 

MINNESOTA

6-1.8

 

248.6

*

26.5

 

4.11

 

12

 

10

 

 

NEW ORLEANS

6-1.4

 

242.2

 

27.0

 

4.49

 

9

 

10

 

 

N.Y. GIANTS

6-2.1

 

241.6

 

26.5

 

4.23

 

17

*

11

 

 

PHILADELPHIA

6-1.8

 

243.0

 

26.3

 

4.08

 

14

 

8

 

 

ST. LOUIS

6-1.3

+

243.6

 

26.2

 

4.06

 

12

 

10

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO

6-1.8

 

241.9

 

25.6

 

3.04

+

15

 

6

+

 

TAMPA BAY

6-1.3

+

241.1

+

26.0

 

4.00

 

14

 

7

 

 

WASHINGTON

6-2.2

*

245.3

 

26.9

 

4.81

 

15

 

11

 

 

NFC AVERAGE

6-1.8

 

244.1

 

26.3

 

4.12

 

12.1

 

9.4

 

 

AFC AVERAGE

6-1.9

 

244.9

 

26.5

 

4.28

 

10.7

 

9.5

 

 

NFL AVERAGE

6-1.8

 

244.5

 

26.4

 

4.20

 

11.4

 

9.5

 
                                         

*  NFC high; + NFC low