Growing up in Melbourne, Australia, Faalele knew he was towering and athletically gifted. He competed in basketball and rugby, the latter acclimating the Aussie to physicality he’d eventually embrace in football.
The pivot began when the University of Hawaii coaches came to Australia to scout and offered Faalele a football scholarship. More college interest followed, and Michigan coaches connected him with Florida-based IMG Academy.
Who is the largest NFL player?
Daniel Faalele, who becomes the largest player in the NFL today. With the 110th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Ravens selected Minnesota offensive tackle Daniel Faalele, who measured at 6-foot-8 and weighed 384 pounds at the Scouting Combine.
Faalele was born and raised in Australia and played basketball and rugby in his youth until an American football coach spotted him and told him he could have a very lucrative career ahead of him if he gave football a try.
Faalele went to Florida’s IMG Academy, played one year of high school football, and then committed to play at Minnesota, where he was an All-Big Ten offensive tackle.
In his final college game, Faalele lined up as a running back and ran for a touchdown. It’s probably safe to say he won’t be doing that in the NFL, but the Ravens think he could be a difference-maker as a run blocker.
In history, Gibson holds the record for heaviest NFL player ever, at 410 lbs, weighing over 440 lbs in high school. Gibson accepted a football scholarship from the University of Wisconsin.
Aaron Gibson is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys, and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Austin Wranglers and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).
As a junior in 1997, he became the starter at right tackle. He spent two seasons blocking for Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, who set the NCAA Division I career rushing record (6,397 yards) in 1999.
