. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Strength Cond Res. 2019 May;33(5):1339–1346. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001888

Table 1.

Positional Characteristics (mean±SD)

	OL (n=83)	DL (n=53)	TE (n=30)	LB (n=58)	RB (n=36)	DB (n=78)	WR (n=75)	QB (n=23)	ST (n=31)
Age (yrs)	19.6^a (1.5)	19.6^a (1.4)	19.7^a (1.5)	19.6^a (1.5)	19.7^a (1.5)	19.5^a (1.5)	19.4^a (1.4)	19.2^a (1.4)	19.7^a (1.4)
Weight (kg)	135.5^a (11.8)	120.4^b (14.2)	107.4^c (9.6)	102.0^c (6.6)	95.1^d (9.6)	87.8^e (6.5)	87.2^e (8.8)	93.9^de (8.2)	92.0^de (9.2)
Height (cm)	192.9^a (4.9)	189.1^b (3.7)	190.5^ab (5.5)	184.2^c (3.1)	179.4^d (3.9)	181.1^d (4.1)	183.9^c (6.5)	186.9^bc (4.9)	184.8^c (6.4)
BMI (kg/m²)	36.4^a (3.1)	33.7^b (4.5)	29.5^c (2.1)	30.0^c (2.0)	29.4^c (2.2)	26.5^d (2.0)	25.7^d (1.7)	26.8^d (1.9)	26.9^d (2.1)

For each row, if a position does not share a letter it is significantly different at an adjusted (p<0.05)

OL= offensive Line, DL = defensive line, TE = tight end, LB = linebacker, RB= running back, DB = defensive back, WR = wide receiver, QB = Quarterback, ST= special teams