Daniel Faalele

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Daniel Faalele
No. 77 – Baltimore Ravens
PositionGuard
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 (age 26)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight370 lb (168 kg)
Career information
High schoolIMG (Bradenton, Florida, U.S.)
CollegeMinnesota (2018–2021)
NFL draft2022: 4th round, 110th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2025
Games played61
Games started30
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Daniel Faalele (/fɑːɑːˈleɪleɪ/ fah-ah-LAY-lay;[1] born 9 November 1999) is an Australian professional American football guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life

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Faalele was born on 9 November 1999 in Melbourne, Victoria, to a Samoan father and Tongan mother.[2][3] According to a 2017 USA Today article, his father was 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, weighing 290 pounds (130 kg).[4] Faalele played basketball and rugby union as a youth[5] until a member of the coaching staff of the University of Hawaiʻi football team discovered him while scouting players in Australia.[6]

After participating in a local satellite camp run by Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and garnering interest from multiple Division I programs, Faalele was recruited to play football at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[7] After only practising and learning the sport in 2016, he was a starter on IMG's offensive line in 2017 as the team went undefeated and he was selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game.[8] Faalele was rated a four star prospect and committed to play college football at Minnesota over offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, LSU and Michigan.[9]

College career

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Faalele played in 10 games as a true freshman, starting the final eight games of the season at right tackle and was named honourable mention All-Big Ten Conference.[10] Following the season, he was listed as one of Australia's 50 Greatest Living Athletes by GQ Australia.[11] Faalele started 11 games at right tackle and was again named honorable mention All-Big Ten as a sophomore.[12] As a junior in 2020, Faalele opted out of the season due to the COVID-19 crisis. Despite projections that Faalele would enter the 2021 NFL draft, he decided to stay with Minnesota for his senior year.[13] On 28 December 2021, in his final college game, he scored his first career touchdown in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against West Virginia, with a two-yard run up the middle.[14]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 8+1⁄8 in
(2.04 m)		 384 lb
(174 kg)		 35+1⁄8 in
(0.89 m)		 11 in
(0.28 m)		 5.60 s 2.04 s 3.25 s 5.06 s 8.47 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 7 ft 10 in
(2.39 m)		 24 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[15][16][17]

Faalele was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round, 110th overall, of the 2022 NFL draft.[18] At 174 kilograms (384 lb), Faalele became the heaviest rostered player in the NFL.[19] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and made one start.[20]

References

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