Heaviest, tallest college football players for 2024 season
(BVM) 鈥� Meet the biggest college football players: the heaviest and tallest athletes set to tower over their opponents during the 2024-25 season.听
There are , and several teams stand out for having some of the biggest players in college football.听
Editor鈥檚 note: Official heights and weights per college football rosters as of Aug. 21.
Heaviest college football players in 2024听
1. Florida DL Desmond Watson (6-foot-5, )听听
2. North Texas OL Keon Johnson (6-foot-4, ) 听
3. Arkansas DL Ian Geffrard (6-foot-5, )
T-4. Minnesota OL Aluma Nkele (6-foot-6, 380 pounds)
T-4. Mississippi State OL TJ Lockhart (6-foot-5, 380 pounds)
Weighing in at 449 pounds, Florida Gators senior defensive lineman Desmond Watson is the heaviest college football player in 2024 鈥� and is the only athlete on college rosters tipping the scales above 400 pounds.
In 2023, Watson made , one tackle-for-loss and a sack with two quarterback hurries in 12 games with the Gators.
To put Watson鈥檚 weight into perspective, only , per Clutch Points: Nate Newton (401 pounds) played 13 years in the NFL, and Aaron Gibson (410 pounds) played for six seasons.听
Watson鈥檚 size is comparable to last season鈥檚 viral sensation 鈥� TCU鈥檚 Brione Ramsey-Brooks, known as 鈥淏ig Bubba.鈥� He last entered the but hasn鈥檛 signed with a new team for 2024.听
Tallest college football players in 2024
1. UCF OL Paul Rubelt (, 325 pounds)听
T-2. Arizona State OL Brandon Lloyd (, 370 pounds)听
T-2. Georgia OL Jahzare Jackson (, 348 pounds) 听
T-2. Ball State OL Chris Hood (, 337 pounds)听
T-2. Central Michigan OL Dane Sickler (, 315 pounds)听
T-2. Nebraska OL Teddy Prochazka (, 315 pounds)听
Standing at 6-foot-11, UCF Knights redshirt junior Paul Rubel is the tallest college football player for the 2024 season. Notably, Jacksonville State OL Tom Hadary once , but he鈥檚
The 6-foot-10 Georgia Bulldogs freshman Jahzare Jackson stands out among the tallest college football players. Jackson initially declared for the but later opted for a shot at success on the gridiron.听
Interestingly, no player at the NFL scouting combine since 2000 has registered , per the NY Times citing Pro Football Reference.听听
Jahzare Jackson is a 6'11" offensive tackle who just committed to Georgia football 馃槼
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Overall, the 2024 season isn鈥檛 breaking any 鈥渂ig鈥� records 鈥� as the overall is believed to be former Portland State OL John Krahn, who measured at 7-feet, 440 pounds.
