A leaner Brayden Lenius hopes to have a bigger impact in Riders offence in 2021 By Mitchell Blair
Jul 16, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Brayden Lenius is not the same player he was when the Riders drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2019 draft.
When Lenius reported to training camp, he was 26 pounds lighter after being told by head coach Craig Dickenson to lose weight.
Lenius came to camp this year weighing 215 pounds which is the same weight he had when playing at the University of Washington.
One week into training camp, Lenius says he has noticed the difference.
“I’m able to do more things on the line. I’m able to run by guys now, which at 240 I wasn’t doing,” the 24-year-old said. “It just gives me more confidence when I’m on the field and it puts me in a better position because I can actually move. I’m more agile and a lot faster now. I feel I am also as strong if not stronger as I was at 240. I just feel it is easier to move and be successful.
A change in diet led to a change in explosiveness for Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Brayden Lenius.
The second-season CFL pro has lost 26 pounds since the last time he took the field in 2019. He now weighs in at 215 pounds.
â(I) just want to be more successful in my position and with Cory (Watson) departing last year, I knew I had to take the next step,â Lenius told media on Friday following training-camp practice. âI also got to be with (receivers coach) Travis Moore for the 2020 off-season for a bit before COVID hit.
âIâm now plant-based. Iâm a pescetarian. Iâll still eat fish because Iâm from the coast â I canât not â but the diet played a huge role. But my consistency (working out) over the last 18 months is what did it.â