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NFL Kickoff Weekend Rosters Broken Down

Before the rest of the league kicks off the second week of the 2010 NFL season today I have one last post chock full of stats to share with you. This comes directly from the NFL and it's they're annual breakdown of every teams kickoff weekend roster by college, age, height, weight, etc.

Pretty interesting stuff. The Saints seem to fall right smack in the middle of most of these categories. Give it a look over and share your own thoughts and analysis.

Come back later today when we have an open thread for all of the afternoon games then another thread for the Manning Bowl later tonight.

A LOOK AT 2010 NFL KICKOFF WEEKEND ROSTERS

TEXAS LEADS ALL COLLEGES WITH 40 NFL PLAYERS

LONGHORNS LEAD THE WAY: The University of Texas has the most players on NFL Kickoff 2010 rosters with 40, the NFL announced today. Last year, Texas ranked third with 37 players on Kickoff Weekend rosters.

A total of 242 colleges were represented on Kickoff 2010 Weekend rosters. The top 10 colleges with the most players in the NFL:

COLLEGE

PLAYERS

COLLEGE

PLAYERS

Texas

40

Florida

33

Miami

38

Georgia

33

Southern California

36

Tennessee

33

Louisiana State

35

California

31

Ohio State

34

Michigan

29

Following is a breakdown by position of colleges with the most players in the NFL:

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

C

Boston College, Iowa, Louisiana State, Mississippi, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon State

2

DT

Michigan State, Penn State, Tennessee,

Texas A&M

5

G

Alabama, Nebraska, Texas

4

DE

Georgia

6

T

Miami

5

LB

Miami

9

TE

Miami

4

DB

Ohio State

10

QB

Southern California

4

P

Ball State, Tennessee

2

RB

Louisiana State

5

K

Florida State, North Carolina, Washington State

2

WR

Florida, Ohio State

6

THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT: On NFL Kickoff rosters, there were 259 players weighing 200 pounds or less, 313 players under six feet tall, and 377 players weighing at least 300 pounds.

Chicago and Cincinnati each have 12 players weighing 200 pounds or less, the league's highest total in that category. Atlanta has the most players under six-feet tall with 14. Dallas has 17 players weighing 300 pounds or more, the most in the league. Following is a team-by-team player dimension breakdown based on 2010 Kickoff rosters:

AFC

TEAM

200 LBS. OR LESS

UNDER 6-FEET

300-POUNDERS

Baltimore

7

9

14

Buffalo

10

11

13

Cincinnati

12

11

12

Cleveland

4

11

11

Denver

11

10

15

Houston

7

9

9

Indianapolis

9

13

11

Jacksonville

10

9

10

Kansas City

9

8

9

Miami

5

8

12

New England

8

13

12

NY Jets

5

11

13

Oakland

7

8

13

Pittsburgh

9

11

13

San Diego

7

9

14

Tennessee

10

10

8


NFC

TEAM

200 LBS. OR LESS

UNDER 6-FEET

300-POUNDERS

Arizona

9

9

13

Atlanta

9

14

9

Carolina

8

12

7

Chicago

12

10

10

Dallas

4

7

17

Detroit

9

10

11

Green Bay

7

7

14

Minnesota

7

7

12

New Orleans

9

10

9

NY Giants

7

5

13

Philadelphia

8

11

14

St. Louis

7

9

12

San Francisco

8

7

12

Seattle

10

13

13

Tampa Bay

6

9

10

Washington

9

12

12

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2010 AFC & NFC ROSTERS

AFC

Team

Height

Weight

Age

Experience

Rookie & 1st year

Players Age 30 & Over

Baltimore

6.15

253.64

*

26.77

4.89

8

9

Buffalo

6.15

246.81

26.51

4.28

11

9

Cincinnati

6.19

251.53

26.25

4.08

9

8

Cleveland

6.17

250.60

27.49

*

5.23

*

6

18

*

Denver

6.16

248.98

26.43

4.19

15

*

11

Houston

6.18

249.26

25.98

3.91

10

5

Indianapolis

6.10

246.06

26.08

4.09

12

10

Jacksonville

6.06

+

242.98

25.58

+

3.60

11

8

Kansas City

6.15

246.43

25.98

4.04

13

8

Miami

6.22

253.62

25.77

3.47

+

13

4

+

New England

6.13

247.87

26.34

4.19

13

12

NY Jets

6.17

251.72

27.06

4.85

11

12

Oakland

6.23

*

248.28

26.51

4.32

10

11

Pittsburgh

6.15

247.70

26.43

5.17

9

17

San Diego

6.17

251.81

27.11

4.92

4

+

11

Tennessee

6.18

241.51

+

26.19

4.11

10

8

AFC Average

6.16

248.68

26.44

4.30

10.3

9.7

NFC Average

6.17

247.57

26.46

4.40

10.6

10.1

All NFL Average

6.16

248.13

26.45

4.35

10.5

9.9

* AFC high

+ AFC low


NFC

Team

Height

Weight

Age

Experience

Rookie & 1st year

Players Age 30 & Over

Arizona

6.18

247.23

26.55

4.36

12

11

Atlanta

6.14

245.66

26.70

4.53

12

12

Carolina

6.13

+

243.30

25.15

+

3.30

+

12

5

+

Chicago

6.15

242.25

+

27.15

5.42

10

13

Dallas

6.22

*

255.98

*

26.30

4.30

13

10

Detroit

6.17

247.00

26.34

4.36

7

9

Green Bay

6.16

250.43

25.92

4.06

11

7

Minnesota

6.19

248.28

27.38

5.28

6

+

14

New Orleans

6.14

242.38

26.66

4.68

9

10

NY Giants

6.22

*

247.53

26.36

4.40

8

8

Philadelphia

6.13

+

251.09

26.00

3.89

12

6

St. Louis

6.17

248.98

26.04

3.66

14

9

San Francisco

6.18

247.64

26.74

5.02

10

15

*

Seattle

6.14

247.91

26.66

4.32

10

10

Tampa Bay

6.17

244.60

25.58

3.43

15

*

7

Washington

6.16

250.79

27.70

*

5.43

*

8

15

*

NFC Average

6.17

247.57

26.46

4.40

10.6

10.1

AFC Average

6.16

248.68

26.44

4.30

10.3

9.7

All NFL Average

6.16

248.13

26.45

4.35

10.5

9.9

* NFC high

+ NFC low