Francis Mauigoa Scouting Report

You know exactly what you’re getting with Francis Mauigoa: Power, explosiveness, and violence. He’s a day-one, decade-long starter

Draft Grade: Round 1 - Pro Bowl Caliber

Strengths:

Power/Explosiveness: From the stance to the start to the finish, Mauigoa’s identity as a blocker is in his violence, power, and explosiveness.

Hands in Protection: While he lacks some of the length you’d want at tackle, Mauigoa is assertive with his hands. He plays long, consistently meeting defenders with great extension.

Frame/Fluidity: Mauigoa has the ideal frame of an offensive guard. Combining this with the fluidity of his lower half, changing direction, foot quickness, and twitch, you get a prototypical profile for an interior lineman. 

Concerns:

Range in Protection: Mauigoa lacks some of the range in protection to set out and beat speed rushers to the spot. His thick lower half makes it difficult to redirect or attack with his feet.

Getting Tall: Whether it’s setting out to wide rushers or even just being high-hipped in the run game, Mauigoa will rely too much on his natural power to win, rather than his posture and leverage.

Angles: I want to see Mauigoa take better, more consistent angles. His landmarks are behind on occasion, which leads to poor body positioning in the run game.