Daniel Faalele, the Minnesota OT, sits at No. 69 on the consensus board across 24 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 4% elite, 29% starter.
Character
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He's played just four total seasons of competitive football so his instincts and technique will continue to sharpen.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Enormous right tackle prospect who often feels like he's going through an internal checklist of movements rather than cutting it loose and playing.”
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “The key to Faalele's NFL success will be directly tied to how teams accentuate his strengths and mask his weaknesses with coaching and scheme.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a left-tackle.
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“…Enormous right tackle prospect who often feels like he's going through an internal checklist of movements rather than cutting it loose and playing. Faalele has been able to overwhelm and move opponents with his sheer mass but might need a little more spice in his play demeanor to become a more willful, nasty block finisher against NFL linemen. He's ready to stuff a face-up rush attack right now, but lacks the lateral…”
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