UI’s Iupati Projected High In NFL Draft

Mike Iupati has become a projected first-round pick in the 2010 NFL draft largely thanks to the sacrifice and wisdom of his parents. The wisdom of NFL scouts will soon determine his professional fate. Widely considered the top prospect at guard — NFLDraftScout.com, USA TODAY’s scouting service, ranks Iupati the No. 15 player overall and the only guard projected to go in the first two rounds — he could also get a long look at the more valued left tackle position or even on defense. “I really love defense,” Iupati, who played collegiately at Idaho, said Thursday at the scouting combine. “That’s my favorite passion of the game of football/ Nate Davis , USA Today. More here . Also: Sporting News story on Iupati here . H/T: Idaho Dad. (Photo: Greg Keller/Idaho Press-Tribune; Iupati hugs Coach Robb Akey in the final seconds of Idaho’s Humanitarian Bowl win over Bowling Green Dec. 30.)

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