Oregon Football: Ducks Show Up for Spring with Major Weight Changes

Oregon released an updated list of weights for its players on the morning of its first spring practice Tuesday, highlighted by a couple near-30-pound increases along with some smaller improvements from the Ducks' most important players.

Here is the complete list of notable changes, per Matt Prehm of Duck Territory on the 247Sports network:

Player	Old Weight (lbs)	New Weight (lbs)	Change (lbs)
DL Sam Kamp	258	287	+29
OG Doug Brenner	279	305	+26
QB Damion Hobbs	195	220	+25
DL T.J. Daniel	253	275	+22
OL Elijah George	250	272	+22
OL Cameron Hunt	265	285	+20
TE Johnny Mundt	232	252	+20
OL Matt Pierson	260	280	+20
LB Tyrell Robinson	201	221	+20
LB Joe Walker	219	237	+18
OL Evan Voeller	278	295	+17
LB Tyson Coleman	223	240	+17
DL Arik Armstead	280	296	+16
OL Jamal Prater	281	296	+15
DL Stetzon Bair	276	290	+14
RB Thomas Tyner	201	215	+14
LB Danny Mattingly	222	235	+13
K/P Matt Wogan	197	210	+13
RB Kani Benoit	200	210	+10
Ifo Ekpre-Olomu	185	195	+10
WR Bralon Addison	181	190	+9
DT Alex Balducci	297	305	+8
LB Derrick Malone	212	220	+8
RB Byron Marshall	207	201	-6
LB Rodney Hardrick	243	231	-12

Sam Kamp tops the list and jumps off the page for obvious reasons, having added 29 pounds from a season ago. Recruited as a sprightlier 240-pound, 3-star defensive end, Kamp now looks poised to crack the rotation at defensive tackle.

Also standing out is rising sophomore tight end Johnny Mundt, who added 20 pounds to his frame after a breakout freshman year that saw him replace troubled starter Colt Lyerla (who left the team around the time of a cocaine arrest in October) and finish with 16 catches for 281 yards and three touchdowns.

Further but not far down the list lie some of Oregon's top projected contributors in 2014: Junior defensive lineman Arik Armstead gained 17 pounds, sophomore running back Thomas Tyner gained 14 pounds, senior cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu gained 10 pounds and junior wide receiver Bralon Addison gained nine pounds.

The last two players listed above, Ekpre-Olomu and Addison, are arguably the most talented outside-the-numbers players on Oregon's defense and offense, respectively. Though their games are predicated more on speed and agility than power, putting on weight—provided it's the good kind—should help them build on 2013 and hold up better against physical teams (read: Stanford) this season.

Oregon will hold its spring game on Saturday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

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