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2022 NFL Draft: Profiling former Minnesota Gopher Daniel Faalele

One of the more unique and fun recruits that has been brought in during the PJ Fleck era, Daniel Faalele has a unique story, a massive body and a great Gopher career. He now leaves the program with a year of eligibility left to move on to the NFL.

Minnesota Career

Faalele’s path to Big Ten football is well-known here. The Australian native who was strictly a basketball player until early in his high school career. At this point it was decided he would move to Florida and attend IMG Academy to play...football. His first year, he didn’t play, he just learned the game and how to be an offensive lineman.