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When College Football Meets the Tour de France

By Glenn Adams

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 02: Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans stands in the pocket during the third quarter of the PAC-12 Championship football game against the Utah Utes at Allegiant Stadium on December 02, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Utah Utes won 47-24. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 02: Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans stands in the pocket during the third quarter of the PAC-12 Championship football game against the Utah Utes at Allegiant Stadium on December 02, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Utah Utes won 47-24. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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BYU offensive lineman Kingsley Suamataia hands off a flag honoring Oregon’s Spencer Webb to Oregon wide receiver Isaah Crocker before the start of a Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, game at Autzen Stadium. /

Polka Dot, King of the Mountains (Maillot à Pois)

The King of the Mountains leader wears a distinctive polka-dot patterned kit. Points are awarded to riders for reaching categorized mountain summits first. In cycling, the riders best suited for these climbs are the lightest in the peloton. However, in football parlance, “mountain” evokes something different. That’s why the college football King of the Mountains representative must be one of the big guys up front. And we have the perfect lineman for this!

A guy that plays at the foot of a mountain and has the name King in his name? Perfect! That is what we have here with the King of the Mountains classification winner in BYU’s offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia.

Suamataia is one of, if not the best offensive linemen in the country. Right now, Pro Football Focus has him ranked as the 20th-best overall prospect and the fourth-best tackle of the 2024 draft. Both are perhaps too low. CBS Sports is more commensurate with where the Cougars lineman should be ranked.

At 6’6, 315 pounds, according to BYU’s website, Suamataia is a mountainous figure who is the perfect blend of power, athleticism, skill, versatility, and talent. It will be highly entertaining to watch him put all these skills on display in the 2023 season.

With his switch from right to left tackle, look for the athletic Suamataia to put on a show for NFL scouts and new BYU quarterback Kedon Slovis. Like the riders climbing the Alpe d’Huez or the Col du Tourmalet in the French Alps and Pyrenees seeking the Polka-dot Jersey, Suamataia will climb up the mountain known to football fans as draft boards.

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