Daniel Faalele weighs in at 384 pounds, the heaviest man at the NFL combine since Lions first-round bust Aaron Gibson
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Detroit Lions once spent a first-round pick on an offensive lineman that weighed an astounding 386 pounds at the NFL combine. The Minnesota offensive tackle tipped the scales at 6-foot-8 and a ponderous 384 pounds, making him the biggest man at this event since Wisconsin’s Aaron Gibson back in 1999. Faalele weighed even more than that when he first enrolled at Minnesota, tipping the scales at 426 pounds. But he trimmed down over the years, and weighed 384 pounds this week at the combine -- making him the heaviest man the league has seen since Gibson. That’s something I’ve worked on throughout my career.”Faalele has taken an unconventional path to the cusp of becoming the NFL’s biggest man.
mlive.comHere are the 7 players on Minnesota’s football roster who had scholarship offers from Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – When Michigan football takes the field Saturday against Minnesota, it will do so against seven players who received scholarship offers from Jim Harbaugh. Meanwhile, three of Minnesota’s best players received Michigan offers. That’s how recruiting works in this era of college football, and it means Michigan likely prioritized each of these players differently. 47 in OhioAccording to 247 Sports, Minnesota and Michigan were the only Power Five schools to extend scholarship offers to Fleming. He also received scholarship offers from Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern, Purdue and Illinois.