This is the follow up graphic from yesterday with the average, maximum and minimum size of college football players for defensive positions. Consistently, the D1-A players are an inch or two taller and 10-15 lbs heavier. Also, when looking at these numbers keep in mind these are all college players, and the weights you see listed for many of the positions include seniors who have had four to five years of weight training to reach those weights.
Something that is common in the D1-A football is for coaches to recruit the best athletes they can find and move them to defensive positions. This is especially true for positions like safety, corner and sometime linebacker. At these positions, the height is not as valuable as speed and strength.
However, positions on the defensive line are more difficult to fill because they require a more specific body type. This is especially true at the defensive end position. It is not a coincidence that the #1 football recruit in the country two of the last three years have played the defensive end position. Looking back to 2011, Jadeveon Clowney measure in at 6’6” 245lbs coming out of high school. The consensus #1 recruit for the class of 2013 is Robert Nkemdiche another freak Defensive End at 6’5” 260lbs.
The best way to use this graphic as a potential college football player is to be realistic about your prospects in college. Height and weight are not the only measure of a football player, but when coaches are faced with looking through recruiting class of thousands of athletes they often break their searches down by height and weight at the start. That is why as an undersized player, it is so difficult to get coaches attention in the recruiting process.
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Hi I want to play American Football for an NCAA FBS Team. I currently play for London Blitz. Is it possible for me to get a scholarship and how. I am 14 and hope to get one at 17. I am 140lbs 5″8 at the moment. I am very athletic with a 12.5 in the 100m and a good vertical reach. I am only 14 and I am still honing my skills
Getting recruited as an international athlete it is critical you get film together. I would recommend two things moving forward. First, make sure you get film of all of your games and plan on making a highlight video and putting it online. Second, get all of your combine numbers verified by a trusted source. Once you do all of that you can begin emailing coaches and seeing who might be interested. Good luck.
How should I approach a getting a scholarship? I’m a 6’3″ 230 pound sophomore and I play Defensive End? When it comes to this I’m lost.
I would work with you high school coach and see what kind of help they can offer. Also, you need to get a highlight tape together. Once you have that tape, you can begin emailing college coaches. Also, have you created a recruiting profile on our site? Based on your size, I am sure you profile will get a lot of views and that can help in getting discovered by coaches.
Im 6’2″ 215ibs and a 15 year old sophmore and I started varsity at DE this year i made a profile on this site but what else should I do? I would like to play D1 or D2 football
You need to put together a list of schools that you are interested and begin emailing the coaches. Make sure you have a link to your highlight film in your emails to coaches.
I’m a 5’11 195lbs safety from kahuku high school in hawaii! I’m a sophmore and was pulled up to play safety on varsity! I want to get a scholarship from D1… What can I do? Mahalo
You have the size to catch coaches attention, the next step is doing the things to get more exposure. It will be critical you take advantage of all of the camps and combines in Hawaii over the spring and summer. Second, it is critical each year you make a highlight tape and make sure to email that to the coaches and the schools you are mos interested in. Here is more information on the process of emailing college coaches.