Arizona Wildcats assistant coach Charlie Ragle told a story this week about being unable to recognize tight end Josh Kern, now a redshirt senior, in a Facebook photo depicting him on signing day back in 2012. Kern was a 197-pound quarterback then; he’s a 235-pound tight end now.
Most football players get bigger and stronger over the course of their college careers. What kind of weight gains have the Wildcats made since last season?
The list below shows the players who’ve put on the most muscle since 2015. The first figure after each player’s name is from last year's roster (weights recorded sometime before the start of the season); the second is from the roster heading into spring practice, which starts this afternoon. The list is limited to scholarship players and only includes those who have added at least five pounds.
- DE Calvin Allen: 266/281
- OL Jacob Alsadek: 298/318
- TE Brion Anduze: 227/241
- DL Jack Banda: 228/240
- OL Christian Boettcher: 274/283
- WR Shun Brown: 167/175
- DL Luca Bruno: 264/300
- LB Jamardre Cobb: 239/257
- DL Finton Connolly: 251/280
- OL Cody Creason: 283/294
- CB Dane Cruikshank: 191/204
- QB Brandon Dawkins: 195/201
- OL Gerhard De Beer: 288/311
- WR Cam Denson: 168/179
- OL Nathan Eldridge: 279/286
- DL Aiulua Fanene: 303/308
- S Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles: 182/199
- DL Sani Fuimaono: 288/294
- WR Trey Griffey: 195/209
- OL Zach Hemmila: 293/310
- CB Devin Holiday: 162/170
- WR Darick Holmes: 165/174
- LB Cody Ippolito: 242/257
- S Tellas Jones: 189/199
- TE Josh Kern: 229/235
- OL Alex Kosinski: 278/291
- S Paul Magloire Jr.: 210/221
- S Anthony Mariscal: 189/194
- LB Jake Matthews: 221/230
- CB Jarvis McCall Jr.: 182/202
- LB DeAndre’ Miller: 230/236
- LB RJ Morgan: 226/232
- CB DaVonte’ Neal: 173/178
- WR Cedric Peterson: 192/199
- QB Anu Solomon: 205/215
- OL Levi Walton: 285/290
- RB Nick Wilson: 199/215
- TE Trevor Wood: 251/261
