USC offensive tackle Zach Banner and nose tackle Stevie Tu’ikolovatu turned heads on measurement day at the Senior Bowl.
The Senior Bowl kicked off their week of practices in Mobile, Alabama on Tuesday with measurements and a pair of Trojans were the talk of the town.
Two of USC’s biggest players from 2016, Zach Banner and Stevie Tu’ikolovatu, were on hand to try to improve their prospects ahead of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Banner weighed in at 361 pounds, standing 6-foot-8 with hand size of 10 3/4 inches, arms measured at 33 5/8 and a wingspan of 82 6/8.
Among all the players measured at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday, Banner was the heaviest and the tallest.
Tu’ikolovatu also turned some heads weighing in at 350 pounds. He was listed on USC’s 2016 roster at 320 pounds.
He also measured at 6-foot-1 with 9 7/8-inch hands, 31 7/8-inch arms and a wingspan of 78 3/8.
With measurements locked in and the first practice kicked off, here’s some of the commentary observers had for Banner and Tu’ikolovatu…
On Zach Banner:
15 minute break and then the North team weighs in. AKA 16.5 minutes until everyone marvels at Zach Banner's size.
— Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) January 24, 2017
#USC OT Zach Banner
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January 24, 2017
HT: 6083
WT: 361
82" wingspan, 10.6" hands
He has his own gravitational pull
This USC offensive lineman Zach Banner is the largest football player I've ever seen. Bigger than Bryant McKinnie.
— Omar Kelly (@OmarKelly) January 24, 2017
Former USC offensive tackle Zach Banner weighed 361 pounds today at the Senior Bowl. That's still 26 pounds lighter than his junior season.
— Joey Kaufman (@joeyrkaufman) January 24, 2017
Zach Banner just said he's lost 20 pounds since the Rose Bowl and plans to lose another 30 before the combine. #SeniorBowl
— Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) January 24, 2017
Zach Banner - OL - USC: 6083/361: carrying too much weight up front. But better than I expected for his weight
— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) January 24, 2017
Zach Banner just weighed in at 6'8, 361. My goodness. - AJ
— 2020 NFL Draft (@DraftRT) January 24, 2017
Massive USC OT Zach Banner was surprisingly good and won most of his 1v1 matchups, only beaten around the edge once #seniorbowl
— Mike Margittai - Football Alliance (@DraftMaverick) January 24, 2017
.@USC_Athletics OT Zach Banner v. Illinois DE Dawuane Smoot.#seniorbowl pic.twitter.com/TzL3RWVmIu
— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) January 24, 2017
#USC tackle Zach Banner is having some fun, taking handoffs in warm-ups from fellow PAC-12 player Sefo Liufau. pic.twitter.com/gPc4hsSgTf
— Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) January 24, 2017
On Stevie Tu’ikolovatu:
The best Noise guard in this draft is overaged Stevie Tu'Ikolovatu. 6011 350(!) 31 7/8" arms and 9 7/8" hands
— Coach Robert Ortiz (@CoachOrtizOL) January 24, 2017
DeAndre Hopkins, 4th-year pro, is younger than Stevie Tu'ikolovatu and within 100 days of Carroll Phillips, who will be at the Senior Bowl.
— Virtual Bubble Justo (Day 294) (@JuMosq) January 22, 2017
Youngest players at the Senior Bowl:
— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) January 24, 2017
Jourdan Lewis (21.4 y/o)
Jonnu Smith
Justin Evans
Oldest:
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu (25.6 y/o)
#USC DT Stevie Tu'ikolovatu
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) January 24, 2017
HT: 6011
WT: 350
That's a big boy
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu came in at 6'1, 350. And they pronounced his namen correctly! #USC pic.twitter.com/WEHdEdnVgm
— Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) January 24, 2017
2017 NFL Draft Pronunciation Guide - Senior Bowl Edition! USC DT Stevie Tu’ikolovatu is “tooey-kolo-va-too”. https://t.co/QFFblIJk6I
— Scott Wright (@DraftCountdown) January 24, 2017
Back to back on back on #seniorbowl scales:
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) January 24, 2017
La Tech WR Trent Taylor, 177 lbs
USC DT Stevie Tu'ikolovatu, 350 lbs
Stevie Tu'ikolovatu #SeniorBowl weigh-in.
— PFF College (@PFF_College) January 24, 2017
The former USC and Utah DT recorded a 12.6% Run Stop Percentage in 2016, 4th best among DTs. pic.twitter.com/fP487Qgjrq
North:
— Jackson Safon (@JacksonSafon) January 25, 2017
RBs: Hunt & Smith
WRs: Kupp & Jones
OL: Feeney, Moton, Morgan
DL: Smoot, Johnson, Tu'ikolovatu#SeniorBowl
Banner and Tu’ikolovatu will continue to participate in practices this week until Saturday when the Senior Bowl kicks off at 12:30 p.m. on NFL Network.