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Ryan Kelly had yet to reach that point, always below that benchmark weight for an offensive lineman.
Until this offseason.
"Just changed my diet a little bit [this offseason] honestly," said the 6-foot-5 Kelly, who arrived at Alabama in 2011 weighing 280 pounds. "I use the theory that if you eat more you get bigger. I eat the right foods, though. With that and [director of strength and conditioning Scott Cochran], it helped me get above 300 pounds. That's pretty big because I've never been there before. I think it will help me, especially because I always lose a little weight before the season starts. The bigger and stronger I can be the better."
Entering his third season as Alabama's starting center, the redshirt senior is one of just two returning starters on the Tide offense, which replaces three starters along the offensive line.
"I feel a little bit older," said Kelly, who is listed at 296 pounds. "I think it's more of a leadership role. ... I think with everybody being so new and this being my third year starting, I think it's mandatory that I take a leadership role upon myself to help other guys out, especially because they don't have a lot of game experience. To bring them up to the standard that we keep ourselves to as an offensive line here, I think that's going to be the biggest role that I play with them this year."
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Until this offseason.
"Just changed my diet a little bit [this offseason] honestly," said the 6-foot-5 Kelly, who arrived at Alabama in 2011 weighing 280 pounds. "I use the theory that if you eat more you get bigger. I eat the right foods, though. With that and [director of strength and conditioning Scott Cochran], it helped me get above 300 pounds. That's pretty big because I've never been there before. I think it will help me, especially because I always lose a little weight before the season starts. The bigger and stronger I can be the better."
Entering his third season as Alabama's starting center, the redshirt senior is one of just two returning starters on the Tide offense, which replaces three starters along the offensive line.
"I feel a little bit older," said Kelly, who is listed at 296 pounds. "I think it's more of a leadership role. ... I think with everybody being so new and this being my third year starting, I think it's mandatory that I take a leadership role upon myself to help other guys out, especially because they don't have a lot of game experience. To bring them up to the standard that we keep ourselves to as an offensive line here, I think that's going to be the biggest role that I play with them this year."
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