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Is WSU's offensive line primed to be a strength?

If the 2015 iteration of Washington State's football team rises out of the bottom tier in the Pac-12, it'll be on the broad shoulders of one of the better offensive lines in the conference. Despite losing a veteran quarterback and two top receivers -- including a Biletnikoff finalist -- fans and media are still bullish on Wazzu's offense next season. The hosses in the trenches up front are a big reason why.

Offensive line talk isn't as sexy as putting together pass game clips, or running back highlights, but big is beautiful and deserves some attention.

AVG Weight

SUM Starts

SUM Stars

USC

322

74

21

Wazzu

310

87

8

Utah

307

55

15

Oregon State

304

80

15

Stanford

302

48

20

Washington

301

45

14

Oregon

300

59

16

California

299

79

15

Arizona State

298

55

16

Colorado

298

57

15

UCLA

293

108

16

Arizona

291

41

11

Neither Joe Dahl nor Gunnar Eklund were rated coming out of high school, dropping the star rating for the line as a whole to well below the conference standard.