Defensive tackle Jaheim Oatis has lost nearly 100 pounds since leaving high school for the University of Alabama.
Oatis, who weighed 417 pounds at one point, said he's now at 320 pounds, with a goal of 330 pounds for the 2023 season. On Tuesday, he spoke about his weight loss.
"When I had all that weight on me, it was a lot. But now that I lost all of it, I feel better," he told Nick Alvarez of AL.com.
"In high school, I ate what I wanted. Miss Amy [Bragg, Alabama director of performance nutrition] though, it's a lot of baked food.