Boys who say they have man crushes?

so im closeted gay and 17 yrs old, going to be a senior in high school next year. and i love tyler hansbrough (basketball player at unc) like i love him, and i display my love for him around my friends all the time, i dont call him hot in front of them, but i praise him and talk about him all the time. they say, jokingly, that i jo to him and want to marry him, (tho i do jo to him id never tell them lol) but they all say i have the biggest man crush on him. my one friend, the perfect one, has told me he has a man crush on cristiano ronaldo, and says hes so attractive. do straight boys/men say these things?