Clemson football weigh-in: Heaviest and lightest player, biggest weight gain and loss

Scott Keepfer, Greenville News
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Clemson football held its annual “Big Weigh-In” on Thursday in the weight room at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex.

The team, which opened preseason practice Friday, watched and cheered as 134 players took turns hopping on the scale with the entire football staff looking on.

Among the results:

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Heaviest player: Dietrick Pennington

Clemson offensive lineman Dietrick Pennington (59) during Spring practice in Clemson, S.C. Monday, March 7, 2022.
Clemson offensive lineman Dietrick Pennington (59) during Spring practice in Clemson, S.C. Monday, March 7, 2022.

Pennington, a redshirt freshman from Memphis, packed 25 pounds on to his 6-foot-5 frame since last season and tipped the scales at 360. Now if he can just remain healthy; he played four snaps in his debut against South Carolina State last year before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Honorable mention: Soph. OL Bryn Tucker, 333; Soph. OL Marcus Tate, 328; Fr. OL Collin Sadler, 323; RS Fr. OL Tristan Leigh, 317; Soph. DT Payton Page, 317.

Lightest player: Quinn Castner

Clemson kicker Quinn Castner(36) looks up after the opening kickoff during the first quarter of the game with The Citadel Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C.
Clemson kicker Quinn Castner(36) looks up after the opening kickoff during the first quarter of the game with The Citadel Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C.

To no one’s surprise, the lightest player was a kicker – redshirt sophomore Quinn Castner of Rock Hill. The 5-5, 145-pound Castner is a bioengineering major who was an ACC Honor Roll selection last year. A walk-on, he made his Clemson debut against The Citadel in 2020, booming a touchback on his first and only career kickoff.

Honorable mention: Soph. P Aiden Swanson, 165; RS Fr. PK Hogan Morton, 165; Fr. WR Clay Swinney, 167; RS Fr. S Jacob Hendricks, 171.

Biggest weight gain: Collin Sadler

Clemson offensive lineman Collin Sadler (50) during Spring practice in Clemson, S.C. Friday, March 4, 2022.
Clemson offensive lineman Collin Sadler (50) during Spring practice in Clemson, S.C. Friday, March 4, 2022.

A freshman and mid-year enrollee, Sadler weighed in at 295 pounds when he enrolled at Clemson in January; on Thursday he tipped the scales at 323 pounds, a gain of 28 pounds.

Honorable mention: Pennington, 25; RS Fr. LB Reed Morrissey, 23; RS Soph. RB Domonique Thomas, 20; Fr. DE Jahiem Lawson, 18.

Biggest weight loss: Payton Page

Clemson defensive tackle Payton Page grabs some crackers from the championship trophy during the Cheez-It Bowl Day for Kids at Fun Spot America theme park in Orlando, Florida Monday, December 27, 2021.
Clemson defensive tackle Payton Page grabs some crackers from the championship trophy during the Cheez-It Bowl Day for Kids at Fun Spot America theme park in Orlando, Florida Monday, December 27, 2021.

Page, who still checks in at 317 after shedding 18 pounds, has wasted little time in impressing new defensive tackles coach Nick Eason.

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“He’s a guy that’s going to be a dominant nose tackle on the inside moving forward,” Eason said. “I’m looking for a breakout year for him. I would definitely say he’s the most improved.”

Honorable mention: Jr. QB D.J. Uiagalelei, 16; Jr. DE Kevin Swint, 16; Swanson, 15; Fr. OL Peyton Pitts, 14.

This article originally appeared on Greenville News: How Clemson football players measured up from the heaviest to lightest