Draft Rewind 2010 - Mike Iupati - San Francisco 49ers

What Ourlads NFL Scouting Services said about MIKE IUPATI: Idaho, 6052 331 5.31. Three-year starter at left guard. Wide athletic body. A powerful man that plays with a good base. Has an ornery and competitive streak. Can drop his butt and anchor a charging defender. His natural position is left guard. Will need developmental time to play the other three line slots not including center. Controls the defender with his hands. Athletic in pass protection. He does have a tendency to lobster grab a defender with his hands outside the frame and hold. Needs technique work in his overall game. A dominant physical player that has a good change of direction. Exhibits an explosive punch then locks out and drives the down defender. A mauler that gets push. The team runs behind him. Runs his feet on contact. Explosive on short pulls and fold blocks. Stays on his feet. Doesn’t go to the ground. Must work to bend his knees. Can get high at times. Long arms and big hands help him keep position on the pass rusher. Light feet in pass pro for a big man. OSR:21/40. First round. (A-35, H-10 3/8, BP-27, 10-1.86).

Daniel Hardy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 238th Pick, 7th Round, 2011 NFL Draft

Hardy, Daniel Idaho 6036 249 4.77
Started 12 games in his career. At this point he is a receiving only tight end with soft hands. Needs work on strength and bulk to block the edge. Catches the ball in his hands. Good contact balance. Adjusts well to off target passes. Will reach and extend for the ball. Needs pattern development. No hold up on release. Runs horizontal and vertical routes without much wasted space. Aware of coverages. Uses his body to shield a defender. A developmental tight end with fringe measurables and a chance to develop. Missed final five games of season with a broken arm. For complete report see Ourlads Guide to the NFL Draft.

Nathan Enderle, Chicago Bears, 160th Pick, 5th Round, 2011 NFL Draft

Enderle, Nathan Idaho 6043 242 5.15

Four-year starter with good arm strength and football intelligence. Plays in a drop back pro style offense. Heavy feet. Below average mobility. Productive over his career. Very average accuracy with a career completion of 54.6%. Threw five interceptions against Nebraska in 2010. Three were tipped passes. Has a tight compact delivery and a quick release. Ball placement to receivers is inconsistent. Footwork in the pocket and his ability to reset his body with balance is below average. Doesn’t appear to have that “sixth sense” in the pocket to feel and adjust to pressure. Uses poor judgment at times forcing the ball under pressure. Played in the Shrine East/West and the Texas versus Nation games. His accuracy was off at both venues. For complete report see Ourlads Guide to the NFL Draft.

Shiloh Keo, Houston Texans, 144th Pick, 5th Round, 2011 NFL Draft

Keo, Shiloh Idaho 5114 219 4.75
Four-year starter. Received a medical red-shirt in 2008. Competed at the East/West Shrine game like Kobayashi at the Coney Island hotdog eat-off. Fearlessly returned punts, blocked a PAT, and made two tackles on special teams coverage. Physical on run support. Always around the ball. Made 358 tackles in his productive career and broke up 20 passes. He also picked off 11 passes. Built like a small linebacker. A big hitter with quick feet. A good athlete who plays with a fearless attitude. Comes downhill to support like a rolling ball of butcher knives. A full contact player. An intense player who will contribute on special teams coverage. Has some physical limitations like short arms but makes up for it with attitude. For complete report see Ourlads Guide to the NFL Draft.

Nathan Enderle and Other Notes 2011 NFL Draft

Nathan Enderle and Other Notes 2011 NFL Draft

Roberto Davis (NW Missouri State) DE/OB, 6022, 247. Hands 10”. Voted Defensive
MVP of the game. Has the quickness to get around the edge and pressure
the quarterback. Plays low and can leverage the blocker. A good
developmental 3-4 rush linebacker. Corbin Bryant (Northwestern) DT,
6041, 302. Productive in the game with a tackle for loss and a sack. Can
split a double team. Jeremy Ross (California) WR, 5117, 212. Looked
like he was coached in all the fine points of receiver fundamentalgood
routes. Was quick with his hands and could make the off target catch.
TJ Yates (North Carolina) QB, 6035, 221. Hands 10 1/8”. Athletic enough
to extend the play. Good timing on quick slants. Threw into a crowd and
ball was intercepted. Better than average arm strength. Taylor Potts (Texas
Tech) QB, 6040, 220. Poised in pocket. Good size. Average arm strength.
Struggled to put the ball in a small window. Nathan Enderle (Idaho) QB,
6042, 240. Size to see over the line. Inconsistent accuracy. His offensive
line did him no favors or give him time to get the ball off. Pocket passer.
Not mobile. Josh Portis (California, PA) QB, 6031, 209. Mobile. Good
arm strength. Inconsistent accuracy. Marginal touch on short and check
down passes. Derek Newton (Arkansas State) OT, 6050, 311. Needs
technique work but has good foot quickness and balance. Stays engaged in
the running game. Zane Taylor (Utah) OC, 6024, 313. Hands 10”. Good
technician and inside blocking awareness. Not flashy but gives a good
effort. Needs more strength. Tim Barnes (Missouri) OC, 6036, 297.
Hands 10”. Plays square with good awareness. Alert. Better pass protector
than run blocker in practices. Jarriel King (South Carolina) OT, 6052,
310. Hands 10”, arms 35 ½”. A good athlete who did not play with
consistent technique. Breakdowns in both the pass and run games. Damien
Berry (Miami) RB, 5104, 212. Good inside vision and running skills.
Needs to improve his pass protection to make a team. Mike Person
(Montana State) OT, 6047, 296. Shorter arms than ideal, 31 7/8”. Will
compete. Efficient as a run blocker. Works to finish and seal. Good job out
on left tackle island in game. Plays with good knee bend, stays square,
good base, and smooth on feet in pass protection. Gave up a sack early in
game but settled down. Wayne Daniels (TCU) DE, 6006, 257. Hands
10”. Quick first step. Burst up the field. Gets stuck on blockers. Needs to
get better hand use to shed blocker. Chad Spann (Northern Illinois) RB,
5080, 199. Good contact balance. Follows his blockers on screen passes
and cuts off block. Quickness in open field. Clay Nurse (Illinois) DE,
6026, 259. Arms 34 1/8”. Sudden off the edge. Good hand quickness to
separate from blocker. Trevis Turner (Abilene Christian) OT, 6067, 342.
Arms 33 5/8”, hands 10 3/8”. Below average foot quickness. Struggles to
block edge speed. Daniel Kilgore (Appalachian State) OG, 6033, 304.
Will compete and play square. Good awareness. Solid on kickoff returns.
Played both guard and center during the week. Jeremiha Hunter (Iowa)
OB, 6006, 239. Active. Light on his feet. Good instincts and awareness.
Josh Gatlin (North Dakota State) DC, 6003, 195. Physical run support
corner with good cover skills. Attacked ball in air on interception in game.
Strength to reroute receiver. Competitive. Ryan Jones (NW Missouri State)
DC, 5111, 197. A cover two press corner. Runs the route for receivers. Good
short area quickness. Competitive in drills.

2010 NFL Draft,Mike Iupati,San Francisco 49ers,Ourlads.com

Mike Solari the 49ers offensive line coach must feel like a little kid at Christmas with the additions of Iupati and Anthony Davis. Iupati is a three-year starter at left guard. Wide athletic body. A powerful man that plays with a good base. Has an ornery and competitive streak. Can drop his butt and anchor a charging defender. His natural position is left guard. Will need developmental time to play the other three line slots not including center. Controls the defender with his hands. Athletic in pass protection. He does have a tendency to lobster grab a defender with his hands outside the frame and hold. Needs technique work in his overall game. A dominant physical player that has a good change of direction. Exhibits an explosive punch then locks out and drives the down defender. A mauler that gets push. The team runs behind him. Runs his feet on contact. Explosive on short pulls and fold blocks. Stays on his feet. Doesn’t go to the ground. Must work to bend his knees. Can get high at times. Long arms and big hands help him keep position on the pass rusher. Light feet in pass pro for a big man. OSR:21/40. (A-35, H-10 3/8, BP-27, 10-1.86).

2010 NFL Draft Offensive Guards

OFFENSIVE GUARDS

1. Iupati, Mike Idaho 6052 330 5.25
2. Asamoah, Jon Illinois 6040 308 5.00
3. Beadles, Zane Utah 6040 308 5.30
4. Johnson, Mike Alabama 6054 302 5.41
5. Ducasse, Vladimir Massachusetts 6050 328 5.35

Mike Iupati is a wide-bodied road grader that is physical and flashes a
punch that shocks defenders. Jon Asamoah is aggressive in his approach.
Stays engaged and maintains a good base and active feet in pass protection.
Zane Beadles plays left tackle but projects inside to guard. Physical
player. Effective in pulls. Stays on his feet. Needs to get more consistency
in his hand use. Mike Johnson was more inconsistent in 2009 than his
junior year. Struggled more in space. Worked to keep a good base in pass
protection. Loses leverage if he does not play with knee bend. Vladimir
Ducasse moved to the United States in 2002 from Haiti. A raw athletic
talent that projects to guard from left tackle. AVERAGE

Others with draftable grades: Thomas Austin (Clemson), Casey Bender
(South Dakota State), Brandon Carter (Texas Tech), Kurtis Gregory
(Missouri), Joe Hawley (UNLV), Andrew Lewis (Oklahoma State), Alex
Parsons (Southern Cal), Mitch Petrus (Arkansas), Sergio Render (Virginia
Tech), Dace Richardson (Iowa), Shelley Smith (Colorado State), Reggie
Stephens (Iowa State), Chet Teofilo (California)

Underclassmen: None

Average number of offensive guards drafted per year: 14