Michael Mauti
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| Date of birth: January 19, 1990 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| High school: Mandeville (LA) | |||||||||
| College: Penn State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213 | |||||||||
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Active Roster | |||||||||
Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2013 | |||||||||
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Michael D. Mauti (born January 19, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Mauti played college football for Penn State University. The Minnesota Vikings chose him in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Early years
Mauti was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He played high school football at Mandeville High School in Mandeville, Louisiana. He amassed 121 tackles, four quarterback sacks, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions returned for touchdowns his senior season.[6] He was ranked among the ESPN.com Top 150 recruits, and a top 20 linebacker by Rivals.com. Mauti played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[6]
College career
Mauti graduated from high school early and enrolled at Pennsylvania State University in January 2008, where he would play for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2008 to 2012. His extra time with the team paid dividends, with Mauti contributing on defense and special teams right away.[6] He was one of three true freshmen on the team to play in every game,[6] and finished the 2008 season with 26 tackles, and a forced fumble. He would make an appearance in the Nittany Lions' 2009 Rose Bowl loss, and received the team's Jim O'Hora Award, presented to the defense's most improved player during spring practice.[6] Mauti tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during summer practice, forcing him to take a medical redshirt for the 2009 season.
Mauti was highly productive in 2010, despite battling through nagging injuries. He finished the season with 67 tackles, two sacks, and a pass breakup. He was named Big Ten Conference Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Week on November 6, recording 11 tackles against Northwestern. Mauti left the game versus Ohio State in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, and was limited for the rest of the season until playing 59 snaps versus Florida in the 2011 Outback Bowl.[6]
Heading into the 2011 season, Mauti was poised for a breakout year. He was named to Athlon Sports' pre-season All-America team[7] and Phil Steele's pre-season All-Big Ten[8] teams, as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9] and Butkus Award watch lists.[10] But Mauti again tore an anterior cruciate ligament—this time in his left knee—in Penn State's fourth game of the season against Eastern Michigan and was lost for the rest of the year.[11]
Mauti came back for the 2012 season with a chip on his shoulder. During the first four games of the season Mauti recorded a total of forty tackles. During week 5 against Illinois, Mauti recorded 2 interceptions including one which he returned 99 yards, but was stopped at the one yard line with one second to play in the half. Sam Ficken attempted an field goal that was blocked.
Despite missing the last game of the season, due to a third torn ACL, Mauti was named first team All-Big Ten, first team All-American, and won the Butkus-Fitzgerald Award for best Big Ten linebacker.[12][13]
Professional career
NFL Draft
He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the Seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.[14]\
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| 6 ft 2 in | 243 lb | 31 1⁄2 in | 10 1⁄2 in | 4.83 s | 28 reps | ||||||||||||||
| All values from NFL combine[15] | |||||||||||||||||||
Personal
Mauti is the son of Rich Mauti, who played wide receiver at Penn State in 1975 and 1976, and the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints (1977–83) and Washington Redskins (1984). His brother Patrick was a wide receiver for the Nittany Lions from 2005 to 2009.[6][16]
Mauti earned his degree in crime, law and justice from Penn State in December 2011.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Big Ten Award Winners". Big Ten Football. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Five Teams Collect Weekly Football Awards". Big Ten Conference. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Linebacker Gerald Hodges takes home Defensive Player of the Week honors". Bleacher Report. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ "http://bleacherreport.com/tb/d8DDG?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=penn-state-football". Bleacher Report. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Walter Camp National Defensive Player, Week Ending September 30, 2012". Walter Camp Foundation. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Profile: #42 Michael Mauti". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Mauti and Moye Named to Athlon Sports Pre-season All-Big Ten First Team". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. July 25, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Mauti and Moye Lead 14 Nittany Lions Named to Phil Steele's Pre-season All-Big Ten Teams". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. June 23, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Mauti Named to Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. July 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Mauti Named to Butkus Award Watch List". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. July 18, 2011.
- ↑ Norton, Dan (April 11, 2012). "Michael Mauti patient in recovery". The Daily Collegian.
- ↑ "AT&T ESPN All-America Team". College Football Nation Blog – ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Mauti, O'Brien win national honors". BlueWhiteIllustrated.com. Stats, LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ↑ Wilkening, Mike (April 27, 2013). "Vikings select Penn State LBs Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti". profootballtalk.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Mauti Draft Profile – NFL.com
- ↑ Derry, Jim (September 22, 2011). "Former Mandeville standout Michael Mauti continues tradition at Penn State". The Times-Picayune.
- ↑ McGuire, Kevin (December 18, 2011). "Penn State Football: 7 Players the Nittany Lions Will Miss the Most". Bleacher Report.
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