Notables from the new Strength and Conditioning article

[snowcraig2.0]

Some great news out of that article on Cyclones.com. FYI, it is a great article, everyone should read it.


Jake McDonough is 289 right now, and Rump is at 290. That would be a couple legit interior defensive linemen. Yancy mentions that both kids are still only 19. Allot of potential in those two. Maybe this is why the staff hasn't been after as many D linemen as most of us thought they should have been.

Darks is up to 196. That's great news for our WR group. I see him as another RJ Sumrall.

Burris is 6'7", and 293. Yancy calls him our most athletic offensive lineman.

Lattimer and Neal have had some great gains, good news for the DE group. Parker is quickly returning to form.

Jake Knott sounds like he is going to be a beast. The strength of an interior lineman and the agility of a corner according to Yancy.

LJ and Benton look to both be in great shape, and O'Connell looks good as well. He mentioned that Washington at the safety spot is up to 207. That's some nice size at safety. Look like we are going to be very good and deep in the secondary.



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[d4nim4l]

As long as Knott knows how to put it together on the field (and all indications says he will, just look at special teams last year) he will be a force by the end of the season.

 

[Frak]

That really helps with some of my concerns...

Burris last year was listed at 276. I thought that was light, but 260 is WAY light. Regardless, he did play some last year, especially in the Nebraska game. Having him at a fairly lean 293 (I assume they wouldn't put bad weight on him) makes him a legit starter and not a liability.

Interior DL...McDonough was listed at 270 for the spring and Rump at 280. Having them both near 290 makes me feel a lot better about our interior run D. I wonder where Bailey Johnson and Alburtis are weight-wise. Really, they have a chance to be a pretty good four man rotation.

DE, I always wondered how Pat Neal could do anything at 227. Having him at 240 can only help. Sounds like Parker is rounding back into shape. Man, I would like to see Rony Nelson working out with the team.

It's surprising to me to hear that about Knott. Not that I don't believe McKnight, but here's a kid who had pretty much no offers out of HS. He was going to UNI before CPR got hired. How does a kid with those kinds of phyisical skills, playing 4A CIML ball, almost slip through the cracks??

 

[isuno1fan]

Knott was closing in on an Iowa offer...at least a greyshirt when we offered.

 

[Clone9]

Oh man...reading that stuff gets me amped for football season!!!!

I can't wait to see what Jake Knott can do.

 

[tazclone]

As long as Knott knows how to put it together on the field (and all indications says he will, just look at special teams last year) he will be a force by the end of the season.

Same could be said for Klein. I know people are worried about Klein and Knott filling in the LB spot. That is understandable as Jesse Smith was a great player. BUT anyone that watched Knott and Klein play on special teams last year should be confident in their abilities. Those two were always in position. ALWAYS. At one point (late in the season) they were top ten in tackles having only played special teams.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Someone at ISU knew something though, basically the first thing CPR did when he got hired was to offer Knott a scholly.

 

[CYKOFAN]

When I saw Knott play in high school he was dominant on both offense and defense, and was amazed that a kid with that size and athletic ability wasn't being heavily recruited. I heard that one of the first things CPR did when he got the job was touch base with his old Ankeny coaches and they told him about Knott, and CPR wisely went right after him.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Knott was closing in on an Iowa offer...at least a greyshirt when we offered.

Yes. I doubt he would have been offered a scholly but the greyshirt was a very good possibility.

 

[Isuandrew]

Knott is an athlete he owns basiclly every record at waukee he dead lifted 705 and ran 4.6 in the forty according to the records posted in there gym

 

[snowcraig2.0]

Does anyone have any insight or thoughts on Taufoou in the middle?

 

[Meinhardt4ISU]

After CPR's first signing day he commented on how he thought Knott Was going to be a impact player. The way he played last year and after hearing form Yancy thats what he is.

Once again he is a JuggerKnott.

 

[CycloneGamecock]

Knott is an athlete he owns basiclly every record at waukee he dead lifted 705 and ran 4.6 in the forty according to the records posted in there gym

That is insane for a high school kid if true

 

[josh777]

Knott is an athlete he owns basiclly every record at waukee he dead lifted 705 and ran 4.6 in the forty according to the records posted in there gym

Sounds like you may have seen this personally but I would like to see/read some more verification on him deadlifting 705 lbs. in hs before completely buying it. That's a hell of a lift for a college fb player let alone a hs one.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Once again he is a JuggerKnott.

Well played...

 

[CloneIce]

Well that article definitely got me pumped for the season. Great stuff in that article. Interesting to note that Ruempolhammer cut 3% of his body fat while still weighing in at 290, that should make him quicker off the ball which is of course huge for DL.

Neal put on more good weight which was needed, he will always be an effort guy but would love it if he could continue to improve and play at a Sean Moorehead level. Mcknight calls Lattimer a combo LB/DE, I am guessing he will play a little strong side and also lineup with his hand down at times (Josh Raven did this last year a few times). I thought Lattimer looked good blitzing last year, would love to see him help out our pass rush.

Good to know Darks had a good offseason, this is a big year for he and the other upperclassmen WR. Wow I knew Burris was light last year but didn't know he was 260, and I thought he held his own pretty well for a freshman at that weight. Really need him to play well this year (and we really need to avoid any injuries to startin OL or LBs this season or we could be in a world of hurt).

 

[tazclone]

That really helps with some of my concerns...

Burris last year was listed at 276. I thought that was light, but 260 is WAY light. Regardless, he did play some last year, especially in the Nebraska game. Having him at a fairly lean 293 (I assume they wouldn't put bad weight on him) makes him a legit starter and not a liability.

Interior DL...McDonough was listed at 270 for the spring and Rump at 280. Having them both near 290 makes me feel a lot better about our interior run D. I wonder where Bailey Johnson and Alburtis are weight-wise. Really, they have a chance to be a pretty good four man rotation.

DE, I always wondered how Pat Neal could do anything at 227. Having him at 240 can only help. Sounds like Parker is rounding back into shape. Man, I would like to see Rony Nelson working out with the team.

It's surprising to me to hear that about Knott. Not that I don't believe McKnight, but here's a kid who had pretty much no offers out of HS. He was going to UNI before CPR got hired. How does a kid with those kinds of phyisical skills, playing 4A CIML ball, almost slip through the cracks??

I like the DL size. Particularly with spread offenses. Back in the day of the power running game it was essential to have a big body to plug the middle. Now I think you need guys that can disrupt and and move a little better. Size is important for endurance but not as important as speed and the twitch. Unfortunately, look at the guys to the east of us. They have had good to great interior liine play for years and none of those guys have been huge. King, Kroul, Klug, etc were all in the 280 range. Those guys just disrupted with speed.

Of course if you can get speed and size great:wink:

 

[isuno1fan]

As happens every year, most of the weight that the "big boys" have put on will likely be sweat off once camp opens in August. I would expect all of them to be about 10lbs lighter when the season kicks off.

 

[Isuandrew]

Sounds like you may have seen this personally but I would like to see/read some more verification on him deadlifting 705 lbs. in hs before completely buying it. That's a hell of a lift for a college fb player let alone a hs one.

I couldn't believe it either because the heaviest lift I've ever seen was 550 and I thought that was heavy. But the records are in their gym I can only remember the 40 time and dead lift though

 

[tazclone]

As happens every year, most of the weight that the "big boys" have put on will likely be sweat off once camp opens in August. I would expect all of them to be about 10lbs lighter when the season kicks off.

Good news is the body fat content of the players has gone down even though their weight has increased.