Aaron Donald is the best interior defensive lineman in the NFL, and one of the best players to ever play the position, period.
But it wasn't where he envisioned playing growing up.
"Back in the day, I thought I was going to be a running back," he told the I Am Athlete podcast. "I just ate myself out that position. Growing up, I always played fullback and I played linebacker. Then I started playing fullback, D-lineman. I thought defensive line was a fat position, so I didn't want to be called a fat guy.