UNT O-Line; 8 guys 6-5 or over

[Harry]

This is the tallest group that I can recall... back in the Dickey bowl days we typically saw shorter offensive linemen with less size...not to mean they weren't good players in their own right. I think this may be the area in which we have seen the most change in this program over the past 5-10 years. The defensive line need to get there next.

BTW - I used "6-5 or over" because I think Antonio Johnson is 6-6...even though he is listed at 6-5...

Updated football roster link

[greenminer]

They only have so much time left to get the photos linked up and showing with this no site. If we can't do our look-a-like threads, those efs at the league office are going to have to delay the football season.

[JesseMartin]

That's a whole lotta tall...

[MCMLXXX]

78 trussell connor Connor Trussell OL 77 6-5 197 2 RS FR Arlington, TX Martin HS

Yeah but 197lbs for a lineman makes 6-5 irrelevant.

[Mean Green 93-98]

78 trussell connor Connor Trussell OL 77 6-5 197 2 RS FR Arlington, TX Martin HS

Yeah but 197lbs for a lineman makes 6-5 irrelevant.

I guarantee that's a typo.

[mgfan]

Rival had him at 285 when he was recruited

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Connor-Trussell-124105

[bleedgreen4ever]

I've met Connor and there is no way he is 197. Absolutely no way. My guess would be it's a typo and he's actually around 297.

[UNTLifer]

Maybe he went on a diet.

[bleedgreen4ever]

Maybe he went on a diet.

My guess is he will be at around 300-305 lbs by the time the season starts. The webpage should say 297, not 197. No OL has lost close to 100 lbs in a year in this team. He's been gaining some muscle weight since recruited.

Edited July 9, 2013 by bleedgreen4ever

[Harry]

He's a big dude and probably over 300 pounds with very little fat. Going to be a good player for us.

[emmitt01]

UNT90 says they're all actually 6'2". He's stood next to them.

[UNTLifer]

My guess is he will be at around 300-305 lbs by the time the season starts. The webpage should say 297, not 197. No OL has lost close to 100 lbs in a year in this team. He's been gaining some muscle weight since recruited.

Maybe I was being sarcastic, maybe.

[UNTLifer]

He's a big dude and probably over 300 pounds with very little fat. Going to be a good player for us.

Yes he is.

[JesseMartin]

It's funny when you take a step back and think about players' sizes compared to everybody else. I spent so long trying to get up to 150 pounds...and I'm in good shape, but even if I'd had parental support to play in high school, the possibility of ever playing at this level would be laughable. Unless I was a kicker...or the ball.

[trussbussdad]

OFFICIALLY...."Big C" as his mom refers to him, is 6'5, 297 ish....Believe the one that supplements his meal plan. 197 lbs is close to his 7th grade playing weight and a typo on the roster.

He does have a 16 year old brother (class of 2015) that will be at Friday night lights football camp on the 26th, that is a 6'4, 197 TE.

Edited July 9, 2013 by trussbussdad

[UNT90]

UNT90 says they're all actually 6'2". He's stood next to them.

Not yet, but I'll give it the eyeball test during the Mean Green March on Aug. 31st.

Just for you, sweetie.

I do question Y'barbo's 6'2" listing, but as long as he can move people (which he can), who really cares.

[trussbussdad]

Y'barbo plays 8' tall / 450 lbs.

[Harry]

Y'Barbo is a beast!

[GrandGreen]

It is more interesting to me that only one guy listed at 6'5, Johnson is scheduled to start.

[foutsrouts]

Dutton Watson as a 6'3" 261 DB sounds like an intriguing prospect as well. Sounds like we can look forward to some major collisions in the secondary.

[GrayEagle]

It is more interesting to me that only one guy listed at 6'5, Johnson is scheduled to start.

Well, five of the eight are new to the squad this year. The other two... Feldt, if he had lived up to his Parade All-America publicity, should be starting. Trussel is a redshirt freshman who will start before he's done here.

[SilverEagle]

If you look just below Mr. Trussell, you'll see Andrew Tucker (#20) a DB that's listed as 6'X 295. I think it's just a matter of someone getting mixed up and flipping the weight numbers..

Edited July 9, 2013 by SilverEagle

[ntmeangreen11]

I'm interested to see who what the official height and weights will be for returning players when fall practice starts. The value of having a real strength and conditioning coach cannot be overstated.

[trussbussdad]

Silver Eagle....good catch. Wish I could manage just one mistake per day.

[greenminer]

Y'barbo plays 8' tall / 450 lbs.

I hear he feeds his babies shrimp scampi and showers in vodka.

To Bill Braskey Y'Barbo!