{"id":224307,"date":"2026-04-09T02:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224307\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:36:09","slug":"miami-t-francis-mauigoa-undergoing-imaging-for-back-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224307\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami T Francis Mauigoa Undergoing Imaging For Back Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

While it\u2019s still to be determined who the top offensive lineman taken in the 2026 NFL Draft will be, many of the same names are routinely included in consideration. One such player, Miami (FL) offensive tackle Francis Mauigoa<\/a>, will reportedly be present at Combine Rechecks this Friday to undergo testing for a minor back issue<\/a>, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Arriving in Coral Gables as a consensus five-star recruit ranked as the second-best offensive tackle in the country, Mauigoa earned an immediate starting role with the Hurricanes at right tackle and started every game there from his true freshman season opener to the team\u2019s National Championship Game loss in their home stadium a few months ago. Rapoport reports, though, that the 20-year-old is dealing with a disc issue that \u201ccaused him some discomfort late in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enduring a streak of starts that lasted 42 games despite the potential back injury, Mauigoa has gone on to perform at his pro day without experiencing any of the discomfort that bothered him at the end of the year. Rapoport adds that a full professional consultation determined that Mauigoa is \u201cnot considered a candidate for immediate surgery.\u201d Still, some teams have requested additional imaging to learn more about the issue, and with nothing to hide, Mauigoa has agreed to undergo the additional testing.<\/p>\n

Rapoport followed up his initial report to relay that \u201cthe initial belief is that this will not cause\u201d Mauigoa to fall in the draft<\/a>. Field Yates of ESPN\u2019s sources also seemed to indicate that Mauigoa\u2019s draft stock has not<\/a> been \u201caffected much, if at all.\u201d Both reporters caution, though, that teams interested in Mauigoa will continue to monitor the situation as they fashion their draft boards and prepare for draft night.<\/p>\n

Assuming his draft stock remains untouched over the next three weeks, Mauigoa is expected to be a top 10 pick. He\u2019s been projected throughout the top half of the Day 1 picks, mocked as high as No. 2 overall and as low as 14th overall. He\u2019s in competition with Utah\u2019s Spencer Fano<\/a>, Alabama\u2019s Kadyn Proctor<\/a>, and recently, Georgia\u2019s Monroe Freeling<\/a> for top lineman honors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While it\u2019s still to be determined who the top offensive lineman taken in the 2026 NFL Draft will…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[54521,45734,123,125,124],"class_list":["post-224307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-2026-nfl-draft","tag-francis-mauigoa","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}