“He’s a FREAK OF NATURE!”: 175kg offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is ready to bring a storm over the NFL

“He’s a FREAK OF NATURE!”: 175kg offensive tackle Daniel Faalele is ready to bring a storm over the NFL

Daniel Faalele

The NFL draft is the biggest prospect for young college players to get into the professional field of the National Football League (NFL). Simultaneously it’s also the best place for franchises to pick out the brightest talents.

The 2022 NFL draft is set to take place on the 28th of April and will be showcasing the best youngsters on show. And one such talent which will be on display is Australian born Daniel Faalele.

Australian Daniel Faalele is a talent to watch out for

Daniel Faalele

22 year old Daniel Faalele was born in the Australian city of Melbourne and grew up playing rugby and basketball. It’s been said that Daniel Faalele left playing rugby because he didn’t like injuring the opposition players. However here the question arises that if he played rugby in his younger years, how did his interest arise in American football?

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David Tuinauvai, the director of Conquest Fitness Gym in Melbourne was the one who spotted Faalele.”I knew as soon as I started teaching them a few things that they had the potential to go and play (American) football, and now these college coaches see what I see and they’re all flying out here,” Tuinauvai said.

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Daniel Faalele first started out with the University of Hawaii with offensive line coach Chris Naeole. From there onwards he went to the University of Michigan satellite camp in Melbourne and then within no time he was attending the IMG camp in Florida. When he first appeared in the academy he was 6-foot-9 (206cm) and weighing 394 pounds (179kg). He started in 31 matches for the University of Minnesota playing in right tackle position.

IMG strength coach David Ballou has heavily praised Daniel Faalele. “As thick as he is and as big as he is, you wouldn’t expect him to move like he does,” Ballou said. “He’s a powerful dude, but he’s had limited strength background before coming here. From our perspective, his training age is 1. He’s an untapped gem.”

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