Some big changes for UW Football as heights and weights have been updated
An annual rite leading into spring and fall football, the school officially updates player measurements. There are also changes to jersey numbers, where listed.
It’s an annual rite when the University of Washington updates its player heights and weights, both in spring and fall. For fans, it’s one way to form an idea as to who has put in work during the offseason and the summer. Obviously, there’s no access to UW’s strength and conditioning program, so the image is always that of the players being locked in the gym, going to work for four months, and then coming out looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The reality is clearly different, but the announcement of the heights and weights does act as a window into where certain players are headed in terms of getting bigger, stronger, and faster. And it might also provide some not-so-subtle clues as to how a player might eventually be used during the season.
If a tight end gained 20 pounds in the off-season, does that mean he’s going to be more of an inline blocking tight end, in essence, an extra offensive lineman? And if said tight end loses 10 pounds, does that mean they’re going to be used more as a receiver?
If a defensive back gains weight, does that mean the staff wants to play them closer to the line of scrimmage, where they’ll have to be bigger and stronger to take on bigger opposition? If an outside linebacker trimmed down, does that mean they’re moving inside?
So many questions and hypotheses can be formulated as the mind wanders. The good news is that we will get a decent chance to see what the players look like during the first six practices of fall camp, so that gives us a solid baseline.
The changes in heights and weights will be shown compared to where they were during last fall, so there will be some transfers that aren’t listed because they obviously weren’t at UW until a couple of months ago. Some of the true freshmen will also have changes as they are now enrolled.
