(2022) Daniel Faalele - Offensive Tackle - Minnesota
6’8 387 Senior Write-Up: Daniel Faalele is a mammoth of a tackle prospect coming out of Minnesota. Standing at 6’8, 387, the senior displays a surprising amount of fluidness and technical skill despite his size and relative newness to the positions (he mainly played rugby and some basketball before switching to football coming into college). Faalele is a solid run and pass blocker and excels on shutting down one rusher, cutting him out of the play entirely. Most of the time, when Faalele gets his hands on a defender they have little to no chance of staying in the play. Again despite his size, he displays a good, fluid jump off the line in his blocks and can catch rushers off guard who think he will be a lot slower than he actually is. When he does get beat on outside rushes, his insane length and reach helps him keep with speedy rushers and force them wide more often than not. In the run game, Faalele excels at utilizing his body to create holes and space for runners by putting i...