DEFENSIVE LINE
The line's average strength numbers took a jump up from last spring, going from a 409.1 squat to 439.1 and with the bench going from 355 to 366.7 pounds. The power clean was down on average, though, from 282.8 last spring to 271.4.
Ufomba Kamalu was very impressive in his first spring testing. He had a 545-pound squat, 342-pound power clean and 350-pound bench while having a 29.5-inch vertical.
Corey King was also strong, putting up 515 pounds in the squat (from 430), 264 in the power clean (same as last spring) and 455 in the bench (from 430). His vertical went from 26.5 inches down to 22.5.
Olsen Pierre made nice gains (his bench went from 405 to 425, his power clean from 274 to 286 and his bench from 375 to 355; his vertical went from 25.5 to 23.5).
Al-Quadin Muhammad had his first spring testing, and he put up 495 pounds in the squat, 257 in the power clean and 345 in the bench. He had a 29.5 vertical.
Anthony Chickillo only tested in the bench due to injury - he improved from 365 to 385 pounds.
Jelani Hamilton showed nice progress. He stayed the same in the squat at 405 but went from 225 to 264 in the power clean and from 345 to 365 in the bench. His vertical also jumped from 28 to 29.5 inches.
Earl Moore made some modest gains. His squat stayed at 525, his power clean went from 252 to 264 and his bench went from 365 to 385.
David Perry was up across the board. His squat went from 370 to 425, his bench from 335 to 345 and his power clean was up to 296 from 286.
Dwayne Hoilett stayed relatively flat in testing. His squat went from 405 to 400, his power clean stayed at 264 and his bench went from 320 to 315. He had a 34.5-inch vertical. Hoilett also lost two pounds spring to spring, weighing in at 228.
Freshman Trent Harris tested for the first time and was at 345 pounds in the squat, 264 in the power clean and 310 in the bench. He had a 26-inch vertical.
Fellow newcomer Calvin Heurtelou was at a 425-pound squat, 242-pound power clean and 425-pound bench while putting up a 25-inch vertical.
"Trent Harris more than Heurtelou (has work to do to get stronger), because Heurtelou is an older kid, already physical," Swasey said. "But the good thing is Trent is here. It's been real good."
Of the DL overall, Swasey said, "Muhammad, Kamalu, O.P. (Olsen Pierre) all those dudes are doing real good. That's a real solid group."
LINEBACKERS
The linebacker group on average increased its power clean from 260.9 last spring to 271, and the bench went from 337 to 340 while the average squat went from 430 to 421.7.
Denzel Perryman is a major standout here.
Perryman tied the all-time record in squat at 600, which was set in 1985. He also tested at 308 in the power clean and 400 in the bench while putting up a 30-inch vertical. Last spring he had a 510 squat, 318 power clean and 425 bench with a 30.5 vertical.
Of Perryman bulking up to play inside, Swasey said, "It's just consistency over time. He came in 205, 210, now he's at about 245, 243. He's squatting 600 - his numbers are ridiculous. He's developed over time and he loves weight, training."
Tyriq McCord made one of the biggest jumps on the team, going from a 435-pound squat to 535. And his power clean went from 274 to 301 while his bench went from 330 to 350. On top of that his vertical improved from 35.5 inches to 37. And his body weight increased almost 10 pounds spring to spring, to close to 230 pounds.
Alex Figueroa also made some nice progress going from a 355-pound squat to 415, and his power clean went from 286 to 301 while his bench went from 310 to 325.
Raphael Kirby is also one of the strongest linebackers with a 535-pound squat (up from 500 last spring), 318-pound power clean (308 last year) and 365-pound bench (385 last year). His vertical went from 37 to 34.5.
Thurston Armbrister didn't test last year but this year had a 385 squat, 286 power clean and 315 bench along with a 31-inch vertical.
Jermaine Grace, in his first spring testing, had a 455-pound squat, 252-pound power clean and 380-pound bench while putting up a 32-inch vertical. He weighed in at 200 pounds.
"Jermaine Grace, we have to get him more size, lean mass," Swasey said. "He's definitely a strong kid who can run and play. We just want to make sure he's not undersized at that position. ... We have to continue to add weight on to him because he definitely has the total package."
Freshman Darrion Owens squatted 405 pounds with a 313-pound power clean and 350-pound bench along with a 30.5-inch vertical, and fellow newcomer Juwon Young had a 430-pound squat, 308-pound power clean and 370-pound bench along with a 33-inch vertical.
Of Young and Owens, Swasey said, "They're doing real good. Nice sized kids, long. We really got some good ones coming in."
Young is already among the top Canes in his position group.
"He's jumping in the mix, comes in a nice size kid, weighs about 239," Swasey said. "He has good weight, good size, some good strength."
* JaWand Blue did not test.
SECONDARY
The averages here: The squat went from 367.7 last spring to 411.3 now and the average power clean went from 249.1 to 246 while the average bench went from 295.4 to 290.6.
The individual results:
Good news here is Deon Bush has put up big numbers coming off hernia surgery that bothered him throughout last season. Last spring Bush tested at 405 pounds in the squat, 264 in the power clean and had a 335-pound bench press.
Now?
He went up 90 pounds in the squat to 495 and had a 242-pound power clean and 345-pound bench press. He also had a vertical of 37.5 inches (he didn't test in that last spring).
"Bush is coming back and doing some great things," Swasey said. "e was a 435 squatter and now he's close to 500, is almost at the all-time record which is 500. (His vertical) shows you his explosive power. The things he's doing, he can really make a difference for us."
In his first spring testing Jamal Carter had a 475-pound squat, 301-pound power clean and 355-pound bench press with a 31.5-inch vertical.
"Jamal Carter I think is going to do real well," Swasey said. "He's strong, explosive. He's very strong. I'm real impressed with him."
Dallas Crawford went from 405 to 415 pounds in the squat and his power clean remained at 242 with his bench at 300. He has a 29.5-inch vertical.
Larry Hope had a nice jump up, going from 365 to 455 in the squat and from 257 to 264 in the power clean. His bench press went from 290 to 265 but his vertical improved from 29 to 33 inches.
"Larry Hope PR'd in the squats at 455 (for the position)," Swasey said. "He's really gotten a lot stronger. He's still kept a good lean size on him but got a lot stronger and is holding good weight which has enabled him to be in the hunt and help our depth even though we have a lot of guys in that spot."
Tracy Howard made decent gains across the board, going from a 355 to 385 squat along with a 242-pound power clean (up from 232) and 290-pound bench (up from 275). His vertical also improved from 28.5 to 30.5 inches.
Antonio Crawford went up from a 181-pound power clean to 220 and from 255 in the bench to 290.
Ray Lewis III, in his first spring testing, had a 450-pound squat, 220-pound power clean and 265-pound bench. He also has a 26.5-inch vertical.
Freshman Ryan Mayes had a 345-pound squat, 213-pound power clean, 225-pound bench press and verticalled 32 inches.
Nate Dortch only tested in the bench, going from 210 last spring to 235 pounds now, and the same held for Rayshawn Jenkins (he improved from 325 to 340 in the bench).
SPECIAL TEAMS
Matt Goudis is the only scholarship player here. And he made strides in the weight room with a 310-pound squat, 242-pound power clean and 240-pound bench press. Last spring Goudis put up a 295-pound squat, 232-pound power clean and 235-pound bench.
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