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SCOUT'S TAKE

Skinny: Iupati is 6' 6" and 330 pounds, and is a very powerful man. He's a good run blocker, but the Vandal needs to improve his pass blocking skills. Sometimes he will get his pad level too high coming out of his stance, so he needs to work at staying lower than the defensive lineman. But he is a guy that has so much strength that he can get away with it to some extent. If he can correct that aspect of his game and improve his technique, Iupati could be a dominant offensive guard at the next level.

NEWS

01.29.10 - Mike Iupati has been everywhere this week. Not around Mobile -- though he has covered some ground there, too -- but along the North team's offensive line. The 6-foot-5, 325-pounder from Idaho has made an impression wherever he's played. "I think he is one of the stars of the week," Mike Mayock, an analyst for the NFL Network, said of Iupati, a consensus All-American pick this season for the Vandals. "He is one of the few people that I could say that could probably start at any of the five positions in the NFL on the offensive line. So I think he's a first-round pick. On tape, he was a first-round pick and he's done nothing but help himself by coming here." Wednesday, Iupati was placed at right tackle and performed well. At Tuesday's practice, he got in some work at guard, the position he played at Idaho. But the Detroit Lions' coaching staff placed him at the all-important left tackle spot, too, just to take a look. The Outland Trophy finalist has turned it on this week and has only helped his already rising stock as a NFL draft prospect. - Birmingham News

01.27.10 - Scouts were very, very high on Idaho G Mike Iupati (6-5, 325), maybe even a good possibility when they pick at No. 23. But he won't. If people overlooked Iupati before this week, they haven't now. He was so dominating at guard the first day they tried him at left tackle today. He struggled a bit there, but he's a darn good player and is screaming up draft boards. 35-inch arms don't hurt. – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Senior Bowl: Idaho offensive guard Mike Iupati had the longest arm length this morning at 35" and he has a few teams evaluating him as a possible tackle, but most still believe his best pro spot is still inside at guard. – January 25, 2010

01.10.10 - The North squad’s offensive line got a whole lot bigger with the announcement of University of Idaho guard Mike Iupati accepting an invitation to play in the senior showcase event, according to the Mobile Press-Register. Iupati, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 325 pounds, earned consensus All-American honors this season after being named to the first team by The Associated Press, Walter Camp, American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association of America.