Meet the 6ft10, 14-year-old football prospect who has bigger feet than Shaq as Under Armour and Puma battle to sign him

A HIGH school football prospect from just outside of Flint, Michigan wears a shoe larger than Shaq, and big-name footwear companies have begun competing to sign him.

Eric Kilburn Jr of Goodrich High School is six-foot-10 and rocks a size 23 shoe at the age of just 14.

A shoe size that large is not easy to find shoes for a young and growing teenager.

His mother, Rebecca Kilburn, detailed the family's difficulties keeping Eric Jr with properly fitting shoes. 

"I have spent hours crying, feeling like I've failed my child because I'm not able to find what he needs," Kilburn told Today.

The struggle to find the correct shoe size has led to health issues. 

The 14-year-old has endured six procedures on his feet to fix in-grown toenails, permanently removing the nails on his two big toes.

During his freshman year football season, he sprained his ankle because he had no cleats. 

Eric Jr's story began going viral, and on March 18, his mother posted an update to Facebook stating the family would be meeting with a few shoe companies.

"ERIC WILL HAVE SHOES AND CLEATS!!!!!"

She shared that Under Armour's senior director of footwear development will scan Eric's foot and then send it to the lab to create some shoes.

Puma also reached out to help the family, according to her post. 

"We are meeting with Puma next week as well for sneakers and basketball shoes!!!"

"We have so many messages from companies and people who want to help that we are fielding right now, and we are beyond grateful. It has been such a whirlwind!" Rebecca posted.

She also thanked everyone for their contributions to their GoFundMe page, stating this has set up Eric Jr for "lifelong success." 

"This is such a huge burden lifted off of my heart!! Crying so very many happy tears today!"

"To those asking for the gofundme link, please know that the pressing need for funds to develop shoes for Eric has been far surpassed, and in amazing speed!"

The Kilburns are a tall family. Mom is six-foot-two, dad (Eric Sr) is six-foot-five, and Eric Jr's younger brother, who is 11, stands five-foot-11.