The smartest, toughest 2025 NFL Draft prospect you’ve likely never seen play
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The smartest, toughest 2025 NFL Draft prospect you’ve likely never seen play

New York Times  

When Thomas Perry turned 16, he asked his parents for a very specific birthday gift: one oversized truck tire. And Middlebury Division III All-American offensive lineman Thomas Perry, arguably the strongest player in the 2025 NFL Draft, from a school small enough to lose on a map, is a real one. “He’s the most unique kid I’ve had.” It took Middlebury’s staff less than a week to realize Perry might be the most talented prospect they’d ever had. When Scott Perry first shared with Manyweather some of Thomas’ lift numbers, the coach — just as Caputi had predicted once upon a time — asked for video proof. “He’s one in a million,” says Rob Mangino, Perry’s private strength coach since high school.

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