During the offseason, you will see many players try to rebuild their body and get into the weight room to add muscle. We have seen many Miami Hurricanes players bulk up including Bryce Fitzgerald, OJ Frederique, Malachi Toney, Armando Blount, among many other players on the team. On the other hand, Hurricanes starting tight end Elija Lofton has been doing the opposite.

On yesterday's CanesInSight podcast, DMoney stated that Lofton has shed 10 pounds off his body and now weights 243 as he continues his diet.

"We have a little taste test thing we do for Ibis Media, where people eat desserts and all these different things. Everybody was slamming the desserts. Ethan O'Connor, Marquise Lightfoot, all these guys. Lofton said, no thank you, I'm on a diet. He's down to 243. I heard his readings on the miles per hour and all that stuff were all good," said DMoney.

Lofton has been named among many media outlets to breakout this season. This past season with the Hurricanes, he recorded 23 receptions for 218 receiving yards, and three touchdowns. The year prior, he totaled for nine receptions for 150 yards.

With Lofton dropping 10 pounds off of his body, it now makes him more of a receiving threat as he will move quicker with his acceleration and agility. This is good news for both Lofton and the Hurricanes.

Check out his sophomore highlights down below:

 

Trending very nicely. 3 catches in each of the last three games. Setting the tone physically with and without the ball in his hands. In-line/offset monster near the goaline. Effective blocking in space v db's/lb's. Give Elijah a lot of credit, and the staff too for  how he's being utilized.

 

 

Trending very nicely. 3 catches in each of the last three games. Setting the tone physically with and without the ball in his hands. In-line/offset monster near the goaline. Effective blocking in space v db's/lb's. Give Elijah a lot of credit, and the staff too for  how he's being utilized.

I think we all knew he had it in him and I’m sure happy he’s shown out on the field this year. We need him to continue playing at this level.

 

Lofton is finding his way, and keep in mind, he has eligibility remaining. It's all about him continuing to develop and mature. People forget that that Arroyo had all the tools coming in and it took YEARS for it to all come together, and for him to change his injury luck. If Lofton remains healthy, he will be a legit All-ACC guy, he has the ability to be that kind of difference maker, albeit with lower volume. He makes IMPACTFUL catches, you can count on his catches to be first downs, or at minimum good plays.

 

Loved the middle screen to Lofton, thought it was a great wrinkle to the screen game....once he caught it he got downhill and fast...WRs did a great job of blocking it up too

 

In that video cut up, it looked like he was open a lot and Mensah didn't find him.

 

In that video cut up, it looked like he was open a lot and Mensah didn't find him.

Look forward to lances breakdown because I’m seeing the same thing showing up in Clemson game and 2H wake. As unbelievable as he’s been seeing some Hesitancy to let it rip/find the open man down the field if the 1st read is taken away. I’m at the point now where I want him to throw his 1st interception so we don’t have to hear about that stat anymore. Just like I’m happy there was some incompletions last game so that talking point can die.

 

Made all of you eat crowe

 

Made all of you eat crowe

Solomon Crowe? Sami Callahan's wwe doppleganger?

 

Lofton is finding his way, and keep in mind, he has eligibility remaining. It's all about him continuing to develop and mature. People forget that that Arroyo had all the tools coming in and it took YEARS for it to all come together, and for him to change his injury luck. If Lofton remains healthy, he will be a legit All-ACC guy, he has the ability to be that kind of difference maker, albeit with lower volume. He makes IMPACTFUL catches, you can count on his catches to be first downs, or at minimum good plays.

He's a nice complementary piece when healthy (rare) but the rest of this is straight up hopeium.

 

Made all of you eat crowe

These stats are pedestrian at best. With the lineage of Miami TEs (even when we sucked) these are depressing stats.

 

I think we all knew he had it in him and I’m sure happy he’s shown out on the field this year. We need him to continue playing at this level.

I think you’re being very generous to about half the posters on here.

 

He throttled the excrement out of about 3 or 4 Clemson players