Jorvorskie Lane

Jorvorskie is blessed with incredible quickness for a man his size. He has amazing hands, and can even throw the ball. Jorvorskie is listed at 6' 270 pounds. That height may be accurate, but the weight is questionable.

New Aggie head coach Mike Sherman tells Jorvorskie to get down to 265, and to add insult to the fat talk, tells Jorvorskie he is going to play fullback.

It appears as if the previous staff looked a blind eye to Jorvorskie's weight and conditioning. The new staff approaches the subject head on.

Mike Sherman knows the NFL, and knows what it will take for Jorvorskie to make it.
The NFL is a league of measureables. They measure:
40-yard dash
Bench press
Three cone drill
Broad jump
Vertical leap
20-yard shuttle
60-yard shuttle
Position specific drills
Physical measurements
NFL team interviews
The Wonderlic Test
The Cybex Test
Injury evaluation

A good work out and good height weight, a player can overcome years of collegiate mediocrity. Come in over weight, out of shape, weak, and it doesn't matter what you did in college. You may lose your chance. There's no deceiving the NFL about your height and weight. They know.

Let's compare Jorvorskies height and weight to 3 postions in the NFL. HB, FB, and TE. Jorvorskie has played HB and FB, but TE you may ask? Bare with me. One of the recent trends in the NFL is to have more TE's than FB's on the roster, and have an H-back. An H-back is really a hybrid FB/TE. The H-Back is a lead blocker, and will catch the ball out of the backfield. An H-back can stay back and protect the QB as well. It's the kind of role Jorvorskie should be performing for the Ags right now, but due to injuries and no line play, it hasn't progressed.
There really is no technical H-back position, it's usually a TE or a FB playing that role. A good example of the H-Back is how the Cowboys use 6'5" 251 Tony Curtis out of the backfield or the Redskins use 6'3" 258 Chris Cooley.

Jorvorskie is listed at 6' 270. He's probably heavier than that. Aggies don't lie, cheat, or steal, so we'll go with those numbers.

There are 116 HB's on NFL active rosters, not including IR, PUP, and DEV.
The average size for an NFL RB is 5'10" 217 lbs. The median is 5'11" and 217, and the mode is 5'11" 225. The smallest is 5'6" 181 Darren Sproles and the largest is 6'4" 264 Brandon Jacobs. There are 20 HB's taller than Jorvorskie and there are none that are heavier.

There are 94 TE's on NFL active rosters, not including IR, PUP, and DEV.
The average size is 6'4" 256. The median is 6'4" 255, and mode is 6'4" 255. The shortest is 6' and the lightest is 223. The tallest is 6'8 and the heaviest is 288. 93 TE's are taller than Jorvorskie and Jorvorski is heavier than 83.

There are 39 FB's on active rosters, not including IR, PUP, and DEV. What's interesting about this is 5 teams don't even have a FB on their roster. They use more of a TE/H-Back out of the backfield for a lead blocker or not at all.
The average size is around 6' 248. Median and mode are 6' 250. The tallest is 6'4" and the lightest is 225. Jorvorskie is heavier than all but 1 FB in the league.

What does all this mean? Does this mean that he can't play in the NFL? No. But in a league that is all about measurables, it's going to be tough for him to get a shot. The FB that weighs more is in his 9th year, so I'm pretty sure that girth was acquired over the years.

A FB/HB in the NFL has to do more than just block and catch passes. He needs to be able to run down the field on kickoffs and punts, and block for special teams. Martellus Bennent was a 2nd round draft pick at TE, and he's on all special team units for the Cowboys as 2nd string TE. At 270+ pounds, it would be very difficult to run up and down the field multiple times. With the NFL roster at 46 for game days, there is no room for a running back that can't do more than short yardage.

However, if he gets down to 260, he's still heavier than most and can use it to his advantage of size and amazing quickness. If he learns to block, and might be light enough to run up and down the field, Jorvorskie stands a chance.

If he shows up to the combine at anything over 270 (actual weight), he won't be drafted. And if he gets a rookie contract, and is over that weight, he won't make a team.

He's a great player, and I hope he makes it for his and his families sake. And he'll break the alltime TD record on September 20.