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Offensive Tackle

Francis Mauigoa

Grade92 /100
Pos Rank1
OVR Rank10
School
MIA

Experience

Played42
Started42
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Position-Specific Grades

COMBINE RESULTS

Height
6' 5 1/2"
Weight
329lbs
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ARM
33 1/4"
HAND
10 5/8"

The Takeaway

The Player

Mauigoa is a powerful run blocker with excellent size (6-foot-5 1/2, 329 pounds) and he’s a competitive pass blocker with the agility to get better. He works his hands inside, moves his feet well in the run game, and tracks linebackers well with combination blocking to the second level. He fits best in man- or gap-heavy schemes, but he reaches frontside edge defenders and scoops backside three–techniques as a zone blocker. 

A Miami team captain and three-year starter at right tackle, Mauigoa was awarded the ACC’s Jacobs Blocking Award as the conference’s best blocker in 2025. He leans and falls off blocks, takes sound angles, and clears out linebackers when he releases directly up to the second level. He smoothly and quickly gets out of his stance and into his sets as a pass blocker. He can mirror and hold his ground when he wins with his hands. He keeps working, and he flashes the ability to recover when he gets caught out of position. 

He sometimes overextends and loses his balance at the top of sets, and can overset and get beat to the inside. Also, he has short arms (33 1/4 inches) for an offensive tackle prospect.

The Draft

Mauigoa is one of the best offensive linemen in this year’s class. We believe that he will stick at right tackle in the NFL, but even teams that view him as a guard should view him as an early to middle first-round talent.

The Projection

Mauigoa is a plug-and-stay starter who should at the very least get a look at right tackle, his college position. He compares well to the Bears 2023 10th overall pick Darnell Wright in terms of their size and shorter arms. Wright struggled as a pass blocker during his rookie season but has developed into one of the better right tackles in the league. If Mauigoa kicks inside to guard in the NFL, he could follow the path of Joel Bitonio. Bitonio is a seven-time Pro Bowl guard and five-time All Pro Guard who played tackle in college.