In a game that features some of the planet's biggest and fastest people, Minnesota offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is officially one of the biggest players in NFL scouting combine history.
Faalele weighed in at over 400 pounds. According to information from the 2006 season, Faalele is believed to be the heaviest player at the combine since 1999, when Wisconsin's Aaron Gibson weighed in at 386 pounds.
Brown, who played just two games in his senior season, was not invited to the scouting combine, but he was measured at 609 pounds at the school's pro day. Several scouts said that Brown was the player they had seen most similar to Faalele.
When he arrived at Minnesota, Faalele weighed , he played in 34 games with 31 starts.
Faalele said how athletic he is for his size, and how powerful he is. Being a bigger body, I use those intangibles to my advantage.
The biggest challenge is always the level of the pads. I can always go lower. That is something I have worked on throughout my career.
Faalele, a native of Australia, said in Indianapolis this week that he has taken inspiration from fellow Aussie Jordan Mailata, a Philadelphia Eagles tackle. Mailata is listed by the Eagles as being at 6-7,365 pounds.
Faalele said that seeing how he plays is motivational.
Faalele is the sixth-best offensive tackle in the draft according to both Mel and Todd.
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