Opening week rosters: A breakdown

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MIAMI LEADS ALL COLLEGES WITH 42 NFL PLAYERS
 
HURRICANES LEAD THE WAY: The University of Miami has the most players on NFL Kickoff 2011 rosters with 42, the NFL announced today. Last year, Miami ranked second with 38 players on Kickoff Weekend rosters.
 
A total of 238 colleges were represented on Kickoff 2011 Weekend rosters. The colleges with the most players in the NFL:
 

COLLEGE	PLAYERS		COLLEGE	PLAYERS
Miami	42		Georgia	34
Southern California	41		Iowa	32
Texas	40		Florida	30
Tennessee	36		California	28
Louisiana State	35		Maryland	28
Ohio State	35

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

POS.	SCHOOL	PLAYERS		POS.	SCHOOL	PLAYERS
C	Florida	3		DT	Auburn, Louisiana State, Southern California, Texas	5
G	Iowa, Nebraska	4		DE	Florida	7
T	Miami	6		LB	Miami	9
TE	Miami	5		DB	Ohio State, Texas	10
QB	Purdue, Southern California	3		P	Iowa, Tennessee	2
RB	Louisiana State	5		K	Florida State, Nebraska, Washington State	2
WR	Ohio State	7

 
QB BREAKDOWN:Quarterbacks were in the spotlight once again on Kickoff Weekend as several leaguewide passing records were set, including the most passing yards (7,842) and 300-yard passers (14) in any week in NFL history.
 
A by-the-numbers look at the 32 starting quarterbacks on Kickoff Weekend:
 

18	1st-Round Draft Picks	Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Newton, Car; Cutler, Chi; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Collins, Ind; McNabb, Min; Manning, NYG; Sanchez, NYJ; Campbell, Oak; Vick, Phi; Roethlisberger, Pit; Rivers, SD; Smith, SF; Bradford, StL; Freeman, TB; Grossman, Was
5	6th-Round Draft Picks or Later/Undrafted	Fitzpatrick, Buf; Romo, Dal; Cassel, KC; Brady, NE; Hasselbeck, Ten.
6	No. 1 Overall Draft Picks	Newton, Car; Stafford, Det; Manning, NYG; Vick, Phi; Smith, SF; Bradford, StL
8	Drafted No. 90 Overall or Later	Fitzpatrick, Buf;  Romo, Dal; Orton, Den; Schaub, Hou; McCown, Jax; Cassel, KC; Brady, NE; Hasselbeck, Ten
21	Younger than 30 years old	Kolb, Arz; Ryan, Atl; Flacco, Bal; Fitzpatrick, Buf; Newton, Car; Cutler, Chi; Dalton, Cin; McCoy, Cle; Orton, Den; Stafford, Det; Rodgers, GB; Cassel, KC; Henne, Mia; Sanchez, NYJ; Campbell, Oak; Roethlisberger, Pit; Rivers, SD; Smith, SF; Jackson, Sea; Bradford, StL; Freeman, TB
6	Starting quarterbacks from Texas, most of any state	Kolb, Arz (Victoria); Dalton, Cin (Katy); McCoy, Cle (Tuscola); Stafford, Det (Highland Park); McCown, Jax (Jacksonville); Brees, NO (Austin)
6	Starting quarterbacks to have played at SEC schools, most of any conference	Newton, Car (Auburn); Cutler, Chi (Vanderbilt); Stafford, Det (Georgia); Manning, NYG (Mississippi); Campbell, Oak (Auburn); Grossman, Was (Florida)

 
THE TALL AND SHORT OF IT: On NFL Kickoff rosters, there were 309 players weighing 200 pounds or less, 300 players under six feet tall, and 360 players weighing at least 300 pounds.
 
Detroit, New Orleans, Philadelphia and San Francisco each have 13 players weighing 200 pounds or less, the league’s highest total in that category. Detroit has the most players under six-feet tall with 16. Buffalo has 16 players weighing 300 pounds or more, the most in the league.
 
Following is a team-by-team player dimension breakdown based on 2011 Kickoff rosters:
 
 
AFC
 

TEAM	200 LBS. OR LESS		UNDER 6-FEET		300-POUNDERS
Baltimore	8		10		12
Buffalo	7		8		16
Cincinnati	11		10		12
Cleveland	11		11		11
Denver	12		10		13
Houston	8		12		8
Indianapolis	9		10		8
Jacksonville	10		9		12
Kansas City	8		5		7
Miami	6		6		12
New England	11		10		11
NY Jets	9		15		14
Oakland	9		5		11
Pittsburgh	10		8		12
San Diego	11		11		12
Tennessee	10		6		10

 
NFC
 

TEAM	200 LBS. OR LESS		UNDER 6-FEET		300-POUNDERS
Arizona	8		9		12
Atlanta	12		12		8
Carolina	10		13		7
Chicago	12		10		11
Dallas	8		7		13
Detroit	13		16		11
Green Bay	10		7		11
Minnesota	11		7		11
New Orleans	13		12		9
NY Giants	8		5		13
Philadelphia	13		10		13
St. Louis	4		6		12
San Francisco	13		8		10
Seattle	5		10		14
TampaBay	9		9		11
Washington	10		13		13

 
 

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2011 AFC & NFC ROSTERS
 

AFC
Team	Height		Weight		Age		Experience		Rookie & 1st year		Players Age 30 & Over
Baltimore	6.16		250.38		26.45		4.6		14		13
Buffalo	6.19		252.83	*	26.38		4.1		14		13
Cincinnati	6.19		247.09		25.74	+	3.6		9		2	+
Cleveland	6.16		247.08		26.02		3.5	+	17	*	9
Denver	6.18		248.72		26.34		4.2		10		8
Houston	6.17		245.70		26.26		4.1		10		7
Indianapolis	6.14	+	241.72	+	26.58		4.6		13		12
Jacksonville	6.15		246.26		26.34		4.2		12		8
Kansas City	6.17		245.91		26.38		4.2		11		6
Miami	6.26	*	252.55		26.36		4.2		7	+	7
New England	6.17		247.43		26.51		4.5		9		11
NY Jets	6.15		247.79		26.79		4.3		13		11
Oakland	6.23		246.89		26.51		4.4		10		11
Pittsburgh	6.15		247.77		27.28	*	5.3	*	8		13
San Diego	6.15		246.38		27.06		4.9		11		17	*
Tennessee	6.17		246.55		26.02		4.1		11		9
AFC Average	6.18		247.56		26.46		4.3		11.2		9.8
NFC Average	6.16		245.83		26.33		4.3		10.7		8.8
All NFL Average	6.17		246.70		26.39		4.3		10.9		9.3
* AFC high
+ AFC low

 
 

NFC
Team	Height		Weight		Age		Experience		Rookie & 1st year		Players Age 30 & Over
Arizona	6.19		246.37		26.96	*	4.9		9		12
Atlanta	6.13		244.90		26.79		4.5		10		9
Carolina	6.11	+	240.40	+	26.17		4.4		8		8
Chicago	6.18		247.02		26.28		4.4		11		8
Dallas	6.19		248.06		26.21		4.1		12		11
Detroit	6.15		244.74		26.92		5.1	*	5	+	12
Green Bay	6.15		247.68		25.74		3.7		13		6
Minnesota	6.19		244.87		26.43		4.3		11		9
New Orleans	6.11	+	241.64		26.87		4.8		8		8
NY Giants	6.21	*	249.23		26.58		4.6		12		11
Philadelphia	6.11	+	243.72		25.91		3.9		13		9
St. Louis	6.19		245.04		26.91		4.6		10		13	*
San Francisco	6.15		245.64		26.00		4.2		14	*	7
Seattle	6.20		250.02	*	25.72		3.4		14	*	3	+
TampaBay	6.16		245.08		25.17	+	3.3	+	11		4
Washington	6.15		248.87		26.60		4.3		10		11
NFC Average	6.16		245.83		26.33		4.3		10.7		8.8
AFC Average	6.18		247.56		26.46		4.3		11.2		9.8
All NFL Average	6.17		246.70		26.39		4.3		10.9		9.3
* NFC high
+ NFC low

 

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