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).

Mike Iupati OG Ourlads' All-Rookie Team 2010

Mike Iupati was drafted in the first round by the 49ers. He did not miss a start in the preseason or regular season games.What Ourlads' Guide to the NFL Draft said about Iupati:

Iupati, Mike 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).

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