Two Bacon McDoubles, a 10-piece McNugget, a large fry, and a Powerade.
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No, that’s not the McDonald’s order of your overweight uncle or even an offensive lineman; that was Texas running back Quintrevion Wisner’s go-to order at his favorite fast-food spot in his first two seasons in Austin.
At just 6’0″, 200 pounds throughout his first two seasons, that seems like quite the feast for someone playing a position of elusiveness and stamina. In some ways, though, it exemplifies the way Wisner played. He was a special teamer first, tasked with running, blocking, and hitting more so than evading. Even when he was entrusted with taking carries early in the season—and eventually 20 per game in the last five competitions of the season—he focused more on between-the-tackles running, strong hands, and good pass blocking.
But as he transitions into his third, and potentially final, year in Austin, Wisner has a focus this offseason: become more elusive while also adding weight and muscle to his frame.
“Definitely staying healthy, keeping my body healthy,” Wisner said about how he could take his game to the next level. “Now it’s crunch time. And then another thing I would say, to take my play to another level, is my open-field tactics—making the safeties, making DBs miss open field.”
That wasn’t something you saw much from Wisner in 2024. Though he was strong through contact and an overall reliable player, he rarely beat defensive backs in open space, turning a four-yard gain into 20. He broke away on just 30% of his rushes in 2024, 14th among 23 qualified SEC backs.
Wisner has been a regular in the weight room this summer. His offseason looked different from most players because of the wear and tear he felt throughout the end of the season. Outside of maybe RG DJ Campbell, no returning player took more hits and saw more collisions than Wisner in 2024.
So the beginning of the offseason started with recovery, making sure his body was able to withstand multiple more seasons of this workload. Thankfully for Wisner, this year’s running back group will be far deeper, allowing him to take more snaps off early to save up energy late in the year.
The rest of his offseason cycle focused on that elusiveness and cutting out bad weight. He’s now listed as six pounds lighter than he was in the 2024 season, a testament to that change.
“Changing my eating habits, talking smack to the defensive players” were Wisner’s two keys to becoming a great running back this offseason.
His personality will not change from year to year, that’s for sure, as he’s already been rumored to be the biggest trash talker on the roster after a few big runs in practice. What will be different, though, is his fitness and agility on the field—and maybe his fast-food runs.
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In what could be the most important year of his career, Wisner is taking care of his body and making himself a more complete football player.
