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Vandal Iupati Among Top NFL Prospects

** FILE ** In these recent handout and file photos, top college football prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft are shown. They are, top row from left, Jermaine Gresham, Everson Griffen, Rob Gronkowski, Joe Haden, Montario Hardesty and Lamarr Houston. Bottom row, from left, Jerry Hughes, Mike Iupati, John Jerry, Chad Jones, Reshad Jones and Sergio Kindle. (Ap And University Handouts)
** FILE ** In these recent handout and file photos, top college football prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft are shown. They are, top row from left, Jermaine Gresham, Everson Griffen, Rob Gronkowski, Joe Haden, Montario Hardesty and Lamarr Houston. Bottom row, from left, Jerry Hughes, Mike Iupati, John Jerry, Chad Jones, Reshad Jones and Sergio Kindle. (Ap And University Handouts)

In a tweet this morning, Josh Wright, who covers the University of Idaho sports for the SR, said that the S.F. 49ers has shown their interest in Vandal lineman Mike Iupati by paying three visits to him already. Iupati is shown in these recent handout and field photos of top college football prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft. They are, top row from left, Jermaine Gresham, Everson Griffen, Rob Gronkowski, Joe Haden, Montario Hardesty and Lamarr Houston. Bottom row, from left, Jerry Hughes, Mike Iupati, John Jerry, Chad Jones, Reshad Jones and Sergio Kindle. (AP Photo)

Question (for clued-in University of Idaho fans): Many suspect that UIdaho Vandal Mike Iupati will be selected in the first round of the NFL draft. Have any other Vandals been selected in the first round?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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