Even if they’re not showing much overt pre-draft interest, the Pittsburgh Steelers need to beef up the interior. No one brings the beef like Florida NT Desmond Watson. The heaviest prospect in known draft history, he tipped the scales at 464 pounds during his Gators’ Pro Day earlier this week.
So can the guy play? Or is his story more oddity than anything else?
First, we have to talk about his size. A legitimate 6’6 and nearly weighing a quarter-ton, there’s no prospect in history that tips the scales like Watson.
Per NFL Combine Results, a site with historical Combine data, the heaviest player to attend was Florida A&M OL Jamie Nails, who tipped the scales at 387 pounds in 1997 and went on to start 51 NFL games.