He's around 275 lbs now so he needs to gain around 35 or 40 lbs to be able to hold up. Anything less than 315 he'll get thrown around like a rag doll.maheo30;n193944 said:Great!!! An undersized tackle playing as a freshman. He needs to gain at least 20 pounds to even be useful which isn't likely to happen. While he'll play due to lack of depth, don't expect him to be any good while under weight as he is going to get muscled repeatedly.
If so that's great! It's a lot easier to put on 15-20 pounds of muscle than 40 lbs. LolGatorJ;n193996 said:I don't think those weights are accurate. I saw somewhere that's he's almost 300 lbs now.
It will help him against speed rushers but not against a bull rush or in the run game.rogdochar;n194028 said:Just curious, if Ivey has an exceptional burst of speed, will that help make up for less weight ?
Compared to whom? I didn't see it. I hope he didn't struggle against HS pash rushers if he is expected to start in the SEC in a 20 weeks or so.GatorJ;n194035 said:He was actually the best tackle against the run. He struggled a little bit against elite pass rushers at The Open.
Law98gator;n194072 said:Compared to whom? I didn't see it. I hope he didn't struggle against HS pash rushers if he is expected to start in the SEC in a 20 weeks or so.
Sorry. By "I didn't see it", I meant I didn't watch those games or camp scrimmages, not that I watched them and I didn't see him miss some blocks, if that wasn't clear.Concrete Helmet;n194076 said:Cowart beat him pretty bad at some of the camps last summer....Apopka HS runs a Winged T offense, just like Bob Davie's study UM.
t-gator;n194088 said:Didn't apopka run behind him for back to back 8a state championships? Wasn't he the best o-line prospect in the last two years? If any o lineman can play as a frosh it would be Ivey