For years we’ve heard NFL head coaches, as well as offensive and defensive coordinators, say it starts up front, meaning the offensive and defensive lines. We’ve also heard analysts and draft experts say you have to get the big guys early. The Jacksonville Jaguars may be in line to grab a lineman or two in the NFL Draft.
That’s because there are not that many guys that are big, and there are even less that are that size that also have the strength and athleticism to be NFL lineman.
The average height and weight of an American male are 5-foot-9 1/2 and 195 1/2 pounds.