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Michael Mauti NFL Draft Bio

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.

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. 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.

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. He was one of three true freshmen on the team to play in every game, 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. 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.

Heading into the 2011 season, Mauti was poised for a breakout year. He was named to Athlon Sports' pre-season All-America team and Phil Steele's pre-season All-Big Ten teams, as well as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award watch lists. 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.

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.

Draft Year: 2013 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Michael Mauti

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Michael Mauti	Linebacker	6 ft 2 in	243 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
7	213	Minnesota Vikings	Penn State	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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