Daniel Faalele
Last confirmed: Minnesota, 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′9″ · 400 lb · Melbourne, VIC · IMG Academy
Daniel Faalele: OL · Minnesota · #78.
Daniel Faalele
2021 brought the first one: All-Big Ten.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Minnesota in the news
Where to follow him
2026 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
Awards
A four-star recruit at offensive line for Minnesota -- now an All-Conference mainstay.
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The unit he anchors ranks 127th nationally in passing-downs success rate this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Minnesota has produced 4 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 3 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2022. John Michael Schmitz was one of them, an All-American.
Four seasons at Minnesota, drafted
- 2022 Drafted in round 4, No. 110 by the Baltimore
- 2021 Minnesota FleckYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2020 Minnesota FleckYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Minnesota in 2018 as a 4-star recruit, No. 295 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Minnesota in the 2018 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Minnesota, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #110 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
His career
2018
- Signed with Minnesota4-star out of IMG Academy
2021
- All-Big Tenfirst
2022
- Drafted by Baltimore Ravensround 4, pick 110
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Where he ended up · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL seasonWhere he came from
From Melbourne, VIC — one of 98 players from Australia in FBS this season.