Derrick Walker had one immediate reaction when he first learned Yvan Ouedraogo – all 6 feet, 9 inches and 260 pounds of him – was a mere 17 years old.
"I thought he was lying. I thought his paperwork was messed up," Walker said, laughing. "That's a blessing to be that big at 17. He's a man child."
Ouedraogo has heard it all before. The jokes about if he's really 17. People really do a double take, though, when he tells them he never lifted weights.
"Yeah, he told me that, too," Walker said.