Iapani Laloulu C Oregon |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #72 SUB-POSITION: Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.30 seconds (39%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 22.1 DOB: 06/25/2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #72 | |
| SUB-POSITION: Center | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 5.30 seconds (39%*) | |
| Age: 22.1 DOB: 06/25/2004 | |
| Overall Rating: |
83.8 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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79% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Pass Blocking: |
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86% |
| Run Blocking: |
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70% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
4th
Overall Rank:
#106
Position rank:
#16 (OL)
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| College Games: 43 College Snaps: 2267 | ||
ESPN RATING: 80/100
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247 RATING: 90/100
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RIVALS RATING: 5.9 (97%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Steve Avila - TCU |
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79% |
| Zach Frazier - West Virginia |
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74% |
| Jake Majors - Texas |
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70% |
Draft Profile: Bio
The big Hawaiian they call 'Poncho' arrived at Oregon as a four-star recruit from Honolulu's Farrington High School, bounced between guard spots as a freshman, then moved to center midway through 2024. With Laloulu making the line calls, Oregon surrendered just five sacks over its final ten contests that season.As the lone returning starter on Oregon's offensive line in 2025, Laloulu started all 15 games at center, stretching his streak to 27 consecutive starts, and allowed just one sack all season. He was named a Rimington Trophy finalist, a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, an Associated Press third-teamer, and second-team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches.
Laloulu anchored the line through Oregon's College Football Playoff run, opening with a first-round win over James Madison and playing 82 snaps without allowing a pressure in the quarterfinal against Texas Tech before the season ended against Indiana in the semifinals. He announced his return to Oregon for 2026.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Rimington Trophy finalist and first-team All-America recognition at the pivot.
- Twenty-seven consecutive starts, every one of them at center.
- Tops this center group in protection tape by a wide margin.
- One sack allowed across 466 protection snaps of a playoff run.
- Heaviest center in the class, with an anchor bull rushers simply stop against.
- Snap-to-set quickness that beats nose tackles to the leverage point.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Run blocking tape trail the protection work by a full tier.
- The Texas Tech title-game front handled him at the point of attack.
- Short for the position with below-average timed movement for reach schemes.
- Lateral range on zone tracks is functional, not weaponized.
Scouting Report: Summary
Hawaii keeps sending the league ready-made centers, and Laloulu is the next shipment: a Rimington finalist and first-team All-American who has made twenty-seven consecutive starts at the pivot, every one for a program playing into January. His pass protection tape lead this center group by a wide margin, one sack allowed across a full playoff season, and at the heaviest listed weight in the class his anchor turns bull rushes into film-room footnotes.The run game is where the evaluation gets choosier. His tape there trail the protection work by a full tier, the Texas Tech championship front beat him at the point of attack in the season's biggest game, and a shorter, heavier build with below-average timed movement limits the reach-and-run menu that zone-heavy schemes prize. He is a phone-booth dominator in an era that increasingly asks centers to travel.
Scheme fit will sort his draft range more than talent will. Gap-and-power offenses will grade him a plug-and-play starter with Pro Bowl protection chops; wide-zone teams will shade him down a round and a half. Either way, the return to Eugene for a senior season only deepens the league's most bankable center resume, and he projects as the first or second pivot off the board in this class when the cards are finally turned in.
How other scouting services rate Iapani Laloulu (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
59.8
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
26.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.