Drew Flaherty is Dayton’s massive pass-protecting road grader
Drew Flaherty enters the 2026 season as a redshirt sophomore for Dayton, listed at 6-foot-9 and 342 pounds — a rare frame that instantly changes how defenses have to line up[1][4]. The upside is obvious: he brings tackle-sized length, heavy anchoring power, and the kind of mass that can swallow up edge rushers and open daylight in the run game, making him the sort of lineman teams covet for his ceiling more than his box score. He was a freshman in 2024 and redshirt freshman in 2025, so the big question is polish, but the physical tools scream “future problem” for opposing fronts[1][10].
