Bender, who will turn 20 in November, said he was back in the gym not long after the season ended, and back in the weight room as well to add muscle to his slender frame. Listed at 225-pounds as a rookie, Bender is now tipping the scales at 240.

“Whatever I am at this point is pretty good but I’m trying to get better,” he said. “But on the other side I don’t want to lose agility, I don’t want to lose speed. With that said, I just want to try to put the weight on with not losing those stuff.”