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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
To a certain degree, it does matter where he went to school. The problem is that he plays at Idaho. The level of competition that he faces is substantially less that what you are going to face in a BCS level conference on a weekly basis. Perhaps he is that level of player, but he plays at a position that isn't as necessarily valued in terms of the draft as other positions and it would be an expensive proposition to use a pick on a guard at that point in the draft for a team like the Chiefs who need major talent increases at a number of more impactful positions than at guard.
And while Mike might be the best pure guard in the draft, he's still a pure guard. Not a tackle or center, but a guard. And he'd have to be damn near guaranteed to be a Pro Bowler at that position in order to justify that high of a pick for a pure guard.
I just don't see the Chiefs pulling the trigger on him. I could see a team use a late first rounder on him as a luxury type pick, which is what the best teams do and why they remain on top - because they can take the best player at a secondary position as they already have quality players at the key positions. Perhaps the Chiefs go with a BPA approach and draft guys like Berry and Iupati.
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Logan Mankins went to Fresno State and went at #15 iirc
Steve Hutchinson went #17
The Eagles took Shawn Andrews at #15
Guards arent a highly valued position, but a guard like Iutapi will be overdrafted because of how much he brings to the table. Elite guards are taken earlier than normal and Iutapi surely fits that bill.
Im not saying AT ALL to take him at 5. Im saying that if he fell to 25 or later, I would be burning up the phone lines to try and work a deal to trade up to get him.
I dont know why you think he is a pure guard either, his frame could play tackle and I have actually read that he can play any oline position except center.