I'd venture to say most Sooner fans are aware Coach Stoops is pretty notorious for speaking in generalities and releasing as little as possible to the mainstream media. So when he and/or the university actually gives us something interesting to talk about (and let's face it, this close to the season finally starting every shred of info can start some kind of conversation), I tend to jump all over it. Which leads me to the information below released via soonersports.com detailing some of the off season strength and conditioning highlights for each respective position.
Check out the numbers after the jump.
It should be noted, that the statement noted that not every player participated.
Bench Press | |
Centers | Ben Habern, 445 |
Offensive Guards | Stephen Good, 480 |
Offensive Tackles | Cory Brandon, 430 |
Receivers | Ryan Broyles, 345 |
Running Backs | DeMarco Murray, 380 |
Tight Ends/Fullbacks | Brandon Crow, 390 |
Quarterbacks | Landry Jones, John Nimmo, 325 |
Cornerbacks | Jamell Fleming, 345 |
Safeties | Sam Proctor, 355 |
Defensive Ends | David King, 420 |
Defensive Tackles | Adrian Taylor, 445 |
Linebackers | Travis Lewis, 405 |
40-Yard Dash | |
Centers | Ben Habern, 5.12 |
Offensive Guards | Gabe Ikard, 5.11 |
Offensive Tackles | Donald Stephenson, 5.10 |
Receivers | Kenny Stills, 4.40 |
Running Backs | Roy Finch, 4.50 |
Tight Ends/Fullbacks | James Hanna, 4.53 |
Quarterbacks | Drew Allen, 4.65 |
Cornerbacks | Jamell Fleming, 4.48 |
Safeties | Jonathan Nelson, 4.40 |
Defensive Ends | Pryce Macon, R.J. Washington, 4.72 |
Defensive Tackles | Casey Walker, 5.00 |
Linebackers | Ronnell Lewis, 4.56 |
Squat | |
Centers | Austin Woods, 365 |
Offensive Guards | Stephen Good, 625 |
Offensive Tackles | Cory Brandon, 475 |
Receivers | James Winchester, 460 |
Running Backs | - |
Tight Ends/Fullbacks | Brandon Crow, 500 |
Quarterbacks | Drew Allen, 405 |
Cornerbacks | Gabe Lynn, 375 |
Safeties | Quinton Carter, 445 |
Defensive Ends | J. Beal, J. Brown, R.J. Washington, 485 |
Defensive Tackles | Casey Walker, 625 |
Linebackers | Daniel Franklin, 525 |
Vertical Jump | |
Centers | Ben Habern, 25.5 |
Offensive Guards | Gabe Ikard, 27 |
Offensive Tackles | Donald Stephenson, 30.5 |
Receivers | Ryan Broyles, 37.0 |
Running Backs | Roy Finch, 35.0 |
Tight Ends/Fullbacks | James Hanna, 34.5 |
Quarterbacks | Blake Bell, 31.0 |
Cornerbacks | Lamar Harris, 41.0 |
Safeties | Quinton Carter, 40.0 |
Defensive Ends | R.J. Washington, 32.0 |
Defensive Tackles | Stacy McGee, 30.5 |
Linebackers | Travis Lewis, 36.0 |
Body Fat % | |
Centers | Ben Habern, 19.7% |
Offensive Guards | Gabe Ikard, 20.5% |
Offensive Tackles | Eric Mensik, 15.1% |
Receivers | Brandon Caleb, 4.4% |
Running Backs | Mossis Madu, 8.4% |
Tight Ends/Fullbacks | Trent Ratterree, 10.1% |
Quarterbacks | Blake Bell, 7.0% |
Cornerbacks | Jamell Fleming, 7.3% |
Safeties | Quentin Hayes, 6.5% |
Defensive Ends | Geneo Grissom, 7.3% |
Defensive Tackles | Stacy McGee, 10.7% |
Linebackers | Daniel Franklin, 7.2% |
Plenty of info in here to get into so jump in down in the comments to keep the discussion going. I'll highlight a few of the stats that stood out to me. Stephen Good is a beast! Those who follow recruiting will be familiar with the stories about his power lifting in high school, so his strength should come as no surprise. I'll admit I was surprised to see Travis Lewis with the top bench given everyone seems to marvel at The Hammer's strength in the weight room. Now that said, Ronnell running a 4.56 40 at his size is just wrong! Dude is listed at 6-2 240 and is approaching the 40 time of freshman RB Roy Finch who is listed at 5-8 180. Wow, just wow.
Kenny Stills is going to impress some people this year. I think the hype surrounding Ronnell Lewis is significant and justified, but I could see Stills having just a big of impact on offense as Lewis does on defense this year. R.J. Washington continues to prove to be an impressive athlete, but he just hasn't been able to put it all together and get on the field yet. I'm really hope this is the year the light bulb comes on or it might wind up being the perpetual case of what might have been with him.
What did I miss? What stood out to you? Discuss . . .