Below is a look at the average weight of every nfl team. Eagles fans might not be surprised to see the 49ers ranked first overall.
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Average height and weight for each nfl position. Measure your exact height and weight. He adds what he thinks todays ideal sizes are. The average athlete in every sport but three ski jumping flyweight ufc fighting and gymnastics is taller than the average american male height of 59. If youre a high school player and are 6 feet 2 inches tall and weigh 230 pounds consider playing a position such as offensive line defensive line or linebacker. Here is bill walsh talking about how he views each position. Nfl nose tackles are the heaviest.
To find out the measurements for the average college football player by division we went to the source. For the nfl now i would say. Really depends per scheme. Then we averaged all the heights and weights for each position at all division levels. This is a solid goal for any kid trying to make it to the nfl. If a kid cannot become 62 then they can look at the average height and weight of other positions.
And nfl players had the greatest average weight at 2469 pounds nearly 25 pounds more than the average nba player. In conclusion the average size of an nfl player is about 62 245 lbs. Big people beat up little people as chip kelly would say. In terms of body mass index bmi a relationship between height and weight that does not take into account body fat percentage nfl players had the highest bmi of all at 315 while pro tennis players had the lowest at 228. Per pro football focus cobb was in the slot 873 percent of the time in 2014 and had 1067 yards from the inside position the most in the nfl and 232 more than second place finisher jordan matthews. We pulled data from all ncaa naia and njcaa football teams rosters for the past five years.
These positions are more physical and bigger players can withstand and inflict harder hits on their opponents. 63 65 220 235 andrew luck 65 235. Many wide receivers running backs and defensive backs are below this average height.