Illinois basketball strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher gets a ton of credit for the work he’s done trying to transform the 12-13 bodies in his program. But Illinois football strength and conditioning Joey Boese has really helped transform this young Illinois football roster of more than 80 scholarship players from boys into men.

Based on the latest official roster update, the Illinois football strength and conditioning coach helped 28 guys gain or shed at least 10 pounds from last season. The sophomore class -- 22 of them played as true freshmen -- has gone through the biggest transformation during the last seven months.

"It's been really good for them," Boese told Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner. "I've talked about this a lot. Those guys didn't get that developmental period during the season because they were playing so much. So this offseason for them and in the summer has been really, really beneficial for a lot of those young guys. They've made big strides. Those guys played a ton for us last year, and now we're going to have them and need them take the next step, not only on the field but maturity level wise."

Illini Inquirer breaks down who made the biggest results in the offseason.