The roster has been updated with increase or decrease of weights for all of the players. I thought about organizing by position, but then I thought that wouldn’t be any fun. So, I sorted things by the weight loss and gain, saving the big weight gains for the end.

• • Surprised that Pierre lost 15 pounds and from what I can tell, defensive coordinator Keith Patterson likes his linebackers at 230 because that’s pretty much where a bunch of them are at.
  • Also interesting that Mannix lost 5 pounds, I always thought he was pretty thick, and maybe this makes him a bit sleeker.
  • I won’t go over players that didn’t gain or lose weight, but was a bit disappointed that John Holcomb didn’t gain any weight and the same for Jed Castles. I like my tight ends beefy and I need them more beefy.
  • I’m also not spending a lot of time on the 5+ pound gains, but do like that SaRodorick Thompson and Tahj Brooks gained 5 pounds.
  • Matthews, Morgenstern, and Ramirez all gained 10 pounds and are at that 230 range.
  • Burger gained 10 pounds and that’s probably great news. He was likely too light last year.
  • Was surprised that Waters gained 15 pounds as he was already probably pretty solid, but that’s probably good for him playing safety, just hope that doesn’t mean a loss of any speed.
  • Peterson, Moore, Rogers, and Keeler all gaining 10 pounds is great for the depth of the line. Generally speaking, they all need to be 300+, but I’ll take this improvement.
  • Very excited that Donovan Smith and Behren Morton gained 15 pounds. That’s going to be huge for their development and with Fouonji gaining 15, that basically makes him Big 12 ready in terms of outside receiver.
  • Mason Tharp at 250? Oh, yes, I absolutely love it. And with Townsend gaining 20 pounds and playing at 220, he’s not a change-of-pace back at all. Blidi playing at 295 and he’s a defensive end waiting to crash an offensive tackle. Also, L.B. Moore adding 20 pounds and playing 260 and he’s that pass-rush specialist I hope.