The Football Recruiting Process for Offensive Centers and their average size at all levels

One of the more interesting pieces of the position by position football recruiting PDF was that I broke down the size that college coaches are looking for at different positions (This e-book is still for sale at only $5.00 so click here for more information).  This got me thinking about all the different sizes of players in all classes at different positions.

I decided to take a look at the top five teams in Division I-A (aka BCS), Division I-AA (aka FCS), Division II, and Division III as they were ranked in polls a few weeks ago.  I looked up each school, their two starting offensive centers, and how big they are.  The sizes of these athletes really varied from Division to Division and it is interesting to compare those starting at the highest level possible versus Division III starters.

Outside of the Division I-A level, all schools were hit or miss in trying to find out who the starters were.  Some programs had game day releases that broke down the depth chart and that is where this information was pulled.  The athletes listed below were all listed as starters so keep that in mind as well.  I also decided to add their year in school so you can get a feel for how big they are at what year they are in college.  Onto the list:

Division I-A, aka BCS
Alabama
Antoine Caldwell | 6-3, 305, Sr

Texas Tech
Stephen Hamby | 6-3, 292, Sr

Texas
Chris Hall | 6-4, 300, Sr

Florida
Maurkice Pouncey | 6-5, 312, So

Oklahoma
Jon Cooper | 6-3, 290, Sr

Division I-AA, aka FCS
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Brett Irvin 6-0, 260, So.

Cal Poly
Stephen Field, Sr., 6-1, 290

Northern Iowa
Austin Steichen 6-3, 300, Jr.

Division II
Northwest Missouri State
Matt Nelson, 6-0, 280, Sr.

Central Washington
John Gariano 6-2, 295, Sr.

Division III
North Central
Mike Larson 6-2 225 Sr.

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