Desmond Watson is a defensive tackle for the Florida Gators who is eligible for the upcoming draft. He is 464 lbs. For those of you who live in sensible countries who use sensible forms of measurement, that’s 210 kilograms. For those of you in England who use an even dumber form of weight measurement, that’s 33 stone. If Watson maintains that weight, he will easily become the heaviest draft pick in NFL history.

Watson is not expected to be a high pick in the draft, frequently listed as a potential day 3 late-rounder. That chance has increased significantly this past week after his pro day, when the big man…well, biggest man, put up a frankly amazing athletic performance for a man his size.

Watson is 6’6. He did 36 reps of 225lbs on the bench press. He recorded a 25inch vertical jump, which is frankly amazing. He plays a position that does not require leaving the ground for any reason, but he can still do it. He managed to run a 40 yard dash in just under 6 seconds. I know 6 seconds doesn’t sound super impressive; that’s what Rich Eisen runs close to every year for his charity sprint, but Desmond Watson is at least 2 full Rich Eisens, fresh off Thanksgiving dinners. What astounded me most when I looked him up was that he played 51 straight games. Yeah. He never missed a game. He only got bigger, starting his freshman season at 380. This dude is a legitimate freak of nature. Football players already push the limits of athlete size in a lot of ways but Watson is firmly in Sumo Wrestler territory. Strongmen rarely reach his size.

I don’t know how much potential he has. The fact that he was barely viewed as a potential prospect at all until this little hype wave has me worried. To be a guy that size and mostly viewed as a novelty tells me he wasn’t anything special as an actual football player despite having one of the biggest advantages a guy in his position can have. His durability so far might be amazing but he’s young. We are all more durable when young. He’s not going to be able to maintain that weight and play for long. It’s gonna catch up to him. His best bet would be to leverage his size to get him a spot by some curious team and then work on shedding at least some of that weight. He’s always going to be a big boy but he is one of the very rare football players who could drop 100lbs and still outweigh most of his opposition. We know he’s got the strength, if he could move a little faster he’d be a fright. If he learns some technique in the process and manages to stay upright? Well, maybe he could last longer than we think.

I’m rooting for him. The more we talk about him, the better a chance he has at getting a chance. Spread the word, Get the Big Boy a job. I wanna see him eat a runningback mid-cutback.