Table 5. .

Body Weight by Position in 4 American Football Leagues, 2011−2012 (Arithmetic Mean [% Coefficient of Variation])

Position	League, lb (kg [% Coefficient of Variation])
	New England Small College Athletic Conference	Ivy League	Atlantic Coast Conference	Big 10
Offensive line	264 (118.8 [9])	277 (124.7 [5])	296 (133.2 [7])	295 (132.8 [6])
Defensive line	237 (106.7 [8])	259 (116.6 [8])	283 (127.4 [9])	277 (124.7 [9])
Tight end	224 (100.8 [6])	237 (106.7 [5])	243 (109.4 [6])	244 (109.8 [6])
Defensive end	229 (103.1 [7])	238 (107.1 [5])	252 (113.4 [7])	251 (113.0 [6])
Wide receiver	185 (83.3 [8])	191 (86.0 [7])	191 (86.0 [8])	195 (87.8 [7])
Linebacker	206 (92.7 [7])	217 (97.7 [6])	223 (100.4 [6])	225 (101.3 [5])
Defensive back	181 (81.5 [7])	189 (85.1 [7])	192 (86.4 [8])	192 (86.4 [7])
Running back	194 (87.3 [8])	202 (90.9 [9])	208 (93.6 [11])	213 (95.9 [11])
Quarterback	192 (86.4 [6])	203 (91.4 [9])	209 (94.1 [8])	207 (93.2 [8])
Kicker	187 (84.2 [13])	186 (83.7 [9])	189 (85.1 [9])	193 (86.9 [8])