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Suddenly, the five-star recruit became a five-star projectile. He stands 6-foot-9, weighs 394 pounds and possesses a rare combination of power and speed. Even with all of that talent though, there was one guy who stuck out among the rest. Daniel Faalele barely knows what a first down is, but so what? When the three-hour camp was over, he still didn't understand the game, but he had begun to grasp the future he could make for himself if he mastered it.So Faalele and his mother, Ruth, began researching football. Rhea asked around and found that NFL players usually reach around 2,200 watts when doing that drill.On the day of the test Faalele weighed 396 pounds. And since muscle weighs more than fat, it's possible his ideal playing weight might be above 400 pounds. When Ruth asked Wright if the academy had a bed big enough to hold her son, he brought up current NBA D-leaguer Satnam Singh. He treats others gently. Also, Ruth had to come to terms with sending the eldest of her two sons to another continent. At 12, he was 6 feet and 220 pounds. During a team chalk-talk session last month, Wright made Faalele explain the Ascenders' five-man pass protection scheme to his teammates. -- The legend of Daniel Faalele is growing on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. "Freak," says one Power 5 head coach. Daniel's father, Symon, who's not involved in his son's life, is a 6'2" Tongan. That wouldn't work on a football field.At practice Faalele erased any such fears quickly. Coaches put 133 players through agility drills and skills testing. He barely knows what a first down is—but his impact is already rippling through college football. Rhea is far more interested in power, a measurement of force plus velocity. Daniel Faalele, a 6'9", 396-pound teenager from down under, has landed in Florida. View the profiles of people named Daniel Faalele. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. He barely knows what a first down is—but his impact is already rippling through college football.© 2020 ABG-SI LLC.

"It is common for Polynesians to be tall, wide or solid," Ruth says. With 22 seniors who would earn scholarships to FBS schools, the academy players were a hard bunch to impress. "He doesn't know the difference between Alabama and West Alabama," IMG offensive line coach Derrick Elder says.Imagine growing up in Atlanta or San Antonio or Fresno and, at 16, being told that you have attributes that could make you the ideal cricket bowler. "The kids didn't do anything," Wright says. "I was amazed at how fast he is for how big he is," Rhea says. During a workout last month Faalele hit 2,429 watts while performing a test that involves simulating a shot put motion while using a cable machine.

Why are we kicking it to them? During individual drills Elder had Faalele line up as a defensive tackle.

The explanation was nearly perfect. The boy the size of two men, who traveled 10,000 miles to play a strange game, believes he's ready. It feels like an achievement to overpower someone else." Evan Neal, a 6'8", 372-pound member of the class of 2019, later told Wright that he'd never met someone who was his own age but bigger.The college coaches who glimpsed Faalele during the most recent recruiting period reacted with similar awe. Elder clarified: Seize the chest plate of the shoulder pads. His impact is already rippling through college football. Later Wright asked Faalele if he'd intended to send Kaindoh airborne. "I know that bed is here someplace."

"I can't wait to hit someone else. Faalele didn't know anything about American football, but the idea of a free education and a potential professional career intrigued him. "We just had a kid from India who was 7'2"," Wright said. "I was expecting a blob," recalls offensive lineman Curtis Dunlap, who's 6'5" and 370 pounds. Join Facebook to connect with Daniel Faalele and others you may know. "He must have been enclosed for so long.

But they'd believe it when they saw it. "When he was four months old, he was wearing size four booties," Ruth says.

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