As the Iowa State defensive linemen lined up for group pictures, two figures couldn’t help but stand out.
Jhaustin Thomas lorded over the defensive ends at 6-foot-6, 265-pounds, like a high schooler lost in a middle school lunch line. In a mass of defensive tackle humanity, Bobby Leath’s girth and tree trunk thick bottom half separated him from the rest.
Leath and Thomas come as if straight from central casting, but the Cyclones need them playing the part too. Camp is about getting the late arriving junior college transfers oozing with potential to start contributing as fast as possible.