BYU Football Players Who Gained, Lost Most Weight Entering Spring
Mar 2, 2020, 4:20 PM
Brigham Young Cougars defensive back Zayne Anderson celebrates recovering a fumble from the San Jose State Spartans during NCAA football in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (Ravell Call, Deseret News)
(Ravell Call, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – The weight room and nutrition are important components to the success of a college football program and the BYU Football team is no different.
Head Coach Kalani Sitake has made the weight room led by strength and conditioning coach Nu’u Tafisi a big piece to the way BYU’s program is run.
BYU Football players who added weight
Will Watanabe, DB – 202 (+12)
Gabe Summers, DL – 251 (+12)
Alema Pilimai, TE – 245 (+10)
Payton Wilgar, LB – 245 (+10)
Darius McFarland, DL – 254 (+9)
Keenan Pili, LB – 233 (+9)
Isaac Rex, TE – 247 (+7)
Keenan Ellis, DB – 218 (+6)
Mitchell Price, DB – 195 (+6)
Carter Wheat, TE – 236 (+6)
Javelle Brown, DB – 187 (+5)
Pepe Tanuvasa, LB – 230 (+5)
Ben Bywater, LB – 220 (+5)
Ammon Hannemann, DB – 205 (+5)
Rhett Reilly, QB – 180 (+5)
Austin Chambers, DL – 305 (+4)
Tavita Gagnier, DB – 196 (+4)
Kade Pupunu, LB – 225 (+3)
Kimball Henstrom, DB – 191 (+2)
Dax Milne, WR – 189 (+2)
Troy Warner, DB – 204 (+2)
Zac Dawe, DL – 271 (+1)
Players who lost weight since last season
Zayne Anderson, LB/DB – 200 (-22)
Mo Unutoa, OL – 290 (-14)
Max Tooley, LB – 215 (-10)
Neil Pau’u, WR – 215 (-8)
Alec Wyble-Meza, RB – 200 (-6)
Matt Bushman, TE – 240 (-5)
Jacob Talbot, WR – 200 (-5)
Lorenzo Fauatea, DL – 295 (-5)
Kavika Fonua, LB – 205 (-5)
Chris Wilcox, CB – 195 (-5)
Bracken El-Bakri, DL – 286 (-4)
Chapman Beaird, LB – 196 (-4)
Uriah Leiataua, DL – 259 (-3)
George Udo, DB – 201 (-2)
Kyle Griffitts, FB – 235 (-1)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
