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Roster Update: New offense, new look offensive line

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Army’s new shotgun scheme has produced gains in the weight room and size upfront.

Checking Army’s current online roster, there’s a noticeable increased in the weight of the Black Knights’ offensive lineman. Eight of Army’s top 10 returning offensive lineman have gained 20 pounds or more from last year’s roster listing.

Senior and co-captain Connor Finucane is listed at 320 pounds, up from 295 last season. Sam Barczak, who is in the mix to start at center, is now 315 pounds, an increase for 30 pounds from his 2022 weight.

Army’s move to more of a zone read and the potential to pass more could be reasons for a bigger offensive line in 2023.  

The Black Knights had one offensive lineman weighing 300 or more pounds last season. They have currently have 11 out 21 in excess of 300 pounds or more on their roster for this season.

Here’s a list of Army’s offensive lineman and their gains (Player, 2022 Ht./Wgt., 2023 Ht/Wgt. Gain/Loss):

Sam Barczak 6-2, 285  6-2, 315 +30
Tanner Bivins 6-1, 265  6-1, 295 +30
Beau Lombardi 6-2, 270  6-2, 300 +30
Luke McCurdy 6-3, 247 6-3, 275  +28
Connor Finucane 6-4, 295  6-4, 320 +25
Bill Katsigiannis  6-1, 280 6-1, 305  +25
Lucas Scott 6-3, 275  6-3, 300 +25
James Maloney 6-6, 228  6-6, 250  +22
Ned Brady  6-4, 244 6-4, 265  +21
Matthew Adoghe 6-3, 305  6-3. 325 +20     
Boobie Law 6-4, 275  6-4, 295 +20     
Jackson Filipowicz 6-3, 275 6-3, 295 +20
David Hoyt 6-4, 295  6-4, 315  +20
Simon Dellinger 6-3, 280  6-3, 300 +20
Shayne Buckingham 6-4, 280 6-4, 300 +20
Matthew Robbins 6-5, 270  6-5, 295 +20
Braden Bartosh 6-2, 279  6-2, 295 +16
Isaiah Filisi  6-3, 315  6-3, 300  +15
Will Jeffcoat  6-2, 295  6-2, 306  +11
Aidan Gaines 6-foot, 290  6-foot, 290  0
David Hayward 6-3, 267  6-3, 265  -2

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  1. Fearless 6

    May 12, 2023 at 11:21 AM

    Sal: Check out the weight decreases amongst D linemen and LB. DL Smith, Hill, Frey , Lewis , Gray and Miller look to have dropped 10 pounds each. LBs Powell, Jones Ciarlo, Sofia , Crummie , O’Gara , and Banks have all dropped some pounds too. DC looking for more quickness?

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