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Arguably the most physical conference in the country, the SEC is well aware that size matters on the football field.
Like they have in previous years, all 14 conference teams made size a priority this recruiting season, with an eye toward winning their weekly battles in the trenches.
Now that National Signing Day has come and gone, here are the biggest players from each SEC team’s 2016 recruiting class in terms of height and weight. Some of these measurements will definitely raise an eyebrow or two.
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Here’s a look:
| TEAM | HEIGHT | WEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Raekwon Davis, DT — 6-6.5 | Kendell Jones, DT — 375 pounds |
| Arkansas | Cole Kelley, QB — 6-7 | Terrance Malone, OG — 308 |
| Auburn | Prince Sammons, DE — 6-8 | Brodarious Hamm, OT — 320 |
| Florida | Stone Forsythe, OT — 6-7.5 | Jawaan Taylor, OG — 330 |
| Georgia | Ben Cleveland, OT — 6-6 | Solomon Kindley, OG — 330 |
| Kentucky | Dakota Holtzclaw, TE; Landon Young, OT — 6-7 | Naquez Pringle, DT — 330 |
| LSU | Willie Allen, OT — 6-7.5 | Donavaughn Campbell, OG — 347 |
| Mississippi State | Greg Eiland, OT — 6-7 | Stewart Reese, OG — 340 |
| Missouri | Albert Okwuegbunam, TE; Trevour Simms, OT — 6-5 | Markell Utsey, DT; Simms — 290 |
| Ole Miss | Royce Newman, OT — 6-7 | Gregory Little, OT — 305 |
| South Carolina | Akeem Cooperwood, OT — 6-7 | Cooperwood — 325 |
| Tennessee | Marcus Tatum, OT — 6-6.5 | Alexis Johnson, DT — 297 |
| Texas A&M | Kellen Diesch, OT — 6-7 | Austin Anderson, OT; Riley Anderson, OT — 285 |
| Vanderbilt | Devin Cochran, OT — 6-7 | Cochran — 305 |
NOTES: The tallest and heaviest recruits in the conference are marked in boldface. Heights and weights were found on 247sports.com
Stan Chrapowicki is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Alabama and Auburn.
