(6-3, 275) and Jaleel Johnson (6-4, 300). "They are big, which is good," Alvis said. "They are not like me. I was 215 pounds when I came, so I can't relate." Alvis was a project on the defensive line and maybe a little undersized when he was thrown into the mix last season at 255 pounds. "Yeah, I wish I would've been heavier," Alvis said. "Ten pounds will make all the difference. It'll get me better leverage going again guys that weight 300-plus." In the Big Ten, that's virtually every lineman. Alvis said he was up to 265 pounds this summer which felt like his "desired weight to play at." Alvis had 30 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and 1 sacks last season over eight games. It was starting to click for him when he went down with injury. "You put in so much time, you dedicate to the sport and all of a sudden its taken away from you; you are out of a job," Alvis said. "What do I do now? Eventually I took a positive step and worked on getting healthy." Alvis said he stayed in shape but is behind in his technique work. How Iowa deals with a young and inexperienced D-line this fall is another thing. Alvis said it will help having a lot of veterans behind them at linebacker and defensive back. "We're going to be stacked," Alvis said. Linebackers Anthony Hitchens and Christian Kirksey have said they may blitz more often under defensive