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CHARLES BROWN
6-foot-5 - 303 pounds - USC
Started two years at left tackle ... Arrived at USC as a tight end, but moved to tackle in what he described as a "real smooth" transition. "I wasn’t getting separation from the linebacker so I knew right there," he said ... At his Pro Day, ran the 40 in 5.21 seconds, notched a 32-inch vertical jump and had 20 bench-press repetitons, but also pulled his hamstring during the workout.
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BRYAN BULAGA
6-foot-5 - 316 pounds - Iowa
Second-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten last year, in spite of battling thyroiditis, which sidelined him for three games and affected him for weeks thereafter. "It's a viral infection that lands in your thyroid, that causes your thyroid to overproduce that hormone, which causes loss of stamina, fatigue, increased heartrate, all of the above," Bulaga explained at the Combine. "The effects of it kind of lingered on into the season, too -- not being able to lift or work out or do anything those three weeks, it took me a while to get back into full game shape." Bulaga said he lost 10 pounds as a result of the illness ... Earned notice by shutting down Georgia Tech defensive end Derrick Morgan during the Hawkeyes' Orange Bowl win and subsequently chose to turn pro with a year of eligibility remaining.
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BRUCE CAMPBELL
6-foot-6 - 314 pounds - Maryland
Did not allow a sack as a senior ... Only made 17 starts in college and turned pro with one year of eligibility remaining ... Acknowledges that he is raw and needs to refine his technique. "I do. I really do. I feel everyone has room for improvement. But I feel like I have a little more," he said at the Combine. "My first year, I'm really going to work on it because I really want to get in and play. ... It's because I depend on my athletic ability a little more. And at the same time, you see some defenses in college that maybe weren't the best defenses I've seen, so I feel like I didn't have to use technique. I could get around it by being athletic. I try to depend on that a little bit." ... Had the best 40-yard dash time among Combine offensive linemen (4.85) seconds and the fifth-best bench-press tally at his position (34 repetitions).
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ANTHONY DAVIS
6-foot-5 - 323 pounds - Rutgers
Three-year starter at left tackle for the Scarlet Knights ... Turned pro with one year of eligibility remaining ... An All-Big East selection in 2009 and a freshman All-America in 2007 ... Has dropped 43 pounds since arriving at Rutgers. "Coming into Rutgers I was 366. After that I’ve been trimming down since," he said ... Was at 315 pounds after his freshman season, but gained five pounds and was punished by being moved to the second team for a week. "I came in at 320 instead of 315, and you just don’t do that at Rutgers. I just had to suffer the consequences," Davis recalled. "It hurt me to see someone else in my spot. It was a lesson to be learned." ... Had a private workout April 1 after missing his Pro Day; his agent said he was suffering from a stomach virus and an aching hamstring.
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VLAD DUCASSE
6-foot-4 - 332 pounds - Massachusetts
Invited to the Senior Bowl after playing at FCS-level UMass, and quickly learned one area in which he needed to improve. "One thing I've learned is that the inside move, the problem was that I was oversetting and getting out too much," Ducasse explained at the Combine. "I need to be a little more patient." ... Had 29 bench-press repetitions at the Combine and 28 at his Pro Day ... Is a native of Haiti and is still a Haitian citizen, although he is working toward becoming a U.S. citizen ... Did not even watch football until his junior year of high school.
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KYLE JOLLY
6-foot-6 - 311 pounds - North Carolina
Started every game at left tackle the last three years for the Tar Heels. "I feel like I'm a tough player," he said at the Combine. "I've played through injuries." ... In particular, Jolly said he had a high ankle sprain as a senior and earlier a stress fracture in his foot that necessitated surgical placement of a screw ... At his March Pro Day, ran the 40-yard dash in 5.25 and 5.33 seconds and amassed 22 bench-press repetitions.
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RUSSELL OKUNG
6-foot-5 - 307 pounds - Oklahoma State
A two-team All-American and a 2009 Outland Trophy finalist ... Only allowed one sack last year ... Is durable, evidenced by his run of 46 consecutive starts ... Prides himself on power over finesse. "I’m going to try to hit you in the mouth more times than you hit me in the mouth. That’s just the way I am," Okung said at the Combine ... Worked mainly in zone-blocking scheme at OSU ... Had 38 bench-press repetitions at the Combine, placing him second among offensive linemen behind Arkansas' Mitch Petrus ... Has maintained a fairly consistent weight; he said he played last season at 310 pounds and weighed in at 307 pounds at the Combine.
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RODGER SAFFOLD
6-foot-4 - 316 pounds - Indiana
A four-year starter at left tackle; he broke into the first unit halfway through his freshman year stayed there ... A second-team All-Big Ten selection as a senior ... Only allowed one sack last season, to Wisconsin defensive end O'Brien Schofield ... Recovered from a lower back injury that forced him into a brace as a junior. "I did have a spine injury but right now that's not even a problem for me," he said at the Combine. "I used to have to wear a brace, but I was still able to play every game. In 2009 I didn't have to wear a brace at all." ... His broad jump of nine feet, five inches was second-best among Combine offensive linemen.
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JARED VELDHEER
6-foot-8 - 312 pounds - Hillsdale
Size, skill helped him earn notice after matriculating at Division II Hillsdale College in Michigan ... Garnered invitations to the Texas vs. the Nation all-star game and the Combine, where he stood out in workouts, posting the fourth-best 40-yard dash time (5.09 seconds) and the 10th-best bench-press tally (32 repetitons) among offensive linemen. He also logged second-best short-shuttle and three-cone drill times among Combine offensive linemen ... Said that part of the reason he slid to Division II was because of his footwork, which he endeavored to improve in college. "I just tried to rely on basketball footwork (at summer camps in high school)," Veldheer said at the Combine. "I guess it didn’t go the way those bigger schools wanted to and kind of fell down on their radar."
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TRENT WILLIAMS
6-foot-5 - 315 pounds - Oklahoma
Moved from right to left tackle last year, but considers the left side more comfortable. "I played left my whole life (before Oklahoma)," Williams said at the Combine. "It's kind of a little more weird moving over to the right than it was moving (back) to the left." ... Also started one game as a junior in 2008 at left tackle ... One of just two offensive linemen to record a sub-5.00 second 40 time (Maryland's Bruce Campbell was the other), covering the distance in 4.88 seconds ... Also had the best vertical jump among O-linemen (34.5 inches).
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GUARDS

JON ASAMOAH
6-foot-4 - 305 pounds - Illinois
Started the last three seasons at right guard for the Fighting Illini, but knows he might have to move around. "Everybody wants you to be versatile. 'Can you snap every play?' 'Left (guard) or right, does it bother you?'" he said at the Combine. "They want to know all that and when I get back working out, I'll be working on everything. You need to versatile. That'll keep you on a roster." ... Suffered a fractured shoulder blade during the first practice of Senior Bowl week; as a result, he didn't work out until April 8.
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MIKE IUPATI
6-foot-5 - 331 pounds - Idaho
A consensus All-America choice who helped lead Idaho to its first bowl win in 11 years ... Started at left guard for the Vandals, but could project to offensive tackle because of his height. "A lot of people told me that I have to be versatile," he said at the Combine. "It'll come natural to me. I just have to learn it." ... At practices before the Senior Bowl, he worked some at left tackle and right guard. "That was my first set at tackle or right guard. I've just got to get it down," Iupati said. ... Moved to the United States from American Samoa when he was 14; his parents relocated their family of five so Iupati and his siblings could receive a better education ... English is not his native language; as a result, he didn't qualify academically to play as a freshman.
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MITCH PETRUS
6-foot-3 - 310 pounds - Arkansas
In terms of bench-press work, was the strongest offensive lineman at the Combine, with 45 repetitions at 225 pounds. That tally tied a Combine record ... Timed at 5.25 and 5.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... Moved from fullback to guard in 2007 ... Missed all of 2008 season (academic ineligibility) ... A first-team All-SEC selection by the conference's coaches last year.
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CENTERS

MAURKICE POUNCEY
6-foot-4 - 304 pounds - Florida
All-American and Rimington Trophy winner last year ... Started two years at center and one (2007) at right guard ... Spent much of his career sending shotgun snaps back to Tim Tebow ... Just the seventh true freshman in Florida history to start his opening game ... Amassed 26 bench-press repetitions at his March Pro Day.
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MATT TENNANT
6-foot-5 - 300 pounds - Boston College
Had the eighth-best 40-yard dash time among Combine offensive linemen (5.16 seconds) ... Fully recovered from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow; he underwent the procedure following the 2008 season and returned for the following season. He also had the same procedure on his right elbow in high school ... Worked at guard during Senior Bowl week ... Started every game the last three years.
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TED LARSEN
6-foot-3 - 304 pounds - North Carolina State
Began as a defensive tackle for his redshirt season in 2005, moved to the offensive line in 2007, then moved back to defense at the end of that year, starting at defensive tackle before moving permanently to offense in 2008 ... Started throughout the last two seasons for the Wolfpack ... Posted a 26-inch vertical jump at his Pro Day in Raleigh.
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