Making sure you have the best strength and conditioning program is an undervalued component of a successful college football team.
The best teams have professional-level strength and conditioning programs, which is why the SEC players are described as the country’s biggest, strongest, and fastest.
The Razorbacks can hang with the biggest and the worst in the SEC, thanks to Jamil Walker.
“We look like an SEC football team, in my opinion, now,” coach Sam Pittman said about the team’s physical development. “I think we’ve done a really good job of developing our guys to get bigger and stronger, but also we spent a lot of time on speed development training as well.”
Walker has been a part of the Razorbacks football program since 2019, coming over from Georgia. Before that, he was at his alma mater, Wisconsin, where he played running back.
Walker has received two raises since joining the Razorbacks, validating why he is vital to the football programs. In addition, he helped keep KJ Jefferson under his goal playing weight of 240-pounds.
Many attribute Trey Knox’s body transformation as an example of Walker’s contribution to the team’s strength and conditioning. Knox went from playing wide receiver to tight end over the 16 months, adding good weight in the process – more than 40 pounds – and is expected to be one of the best tight ends in the conference.
“He’s as good as any strength coach in America,” tight ends coach Dowell Loggains said. “You always hear the stories about how important the strength coach is. You don’t know until you get here and see how much time they spend with those guys. The strength staff deserves a ton of credit. It’s a huge reason why we win, and those guys have done a great job.”
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