The San Francisco 49ers completed the
signings of their 2010 draft class on Friday, as guard Mike Iupati followed
offensive tackle Anthony Davis, safety Taylor Mays and linebacker Navorro
Bowman, who inked deals earlier in the day.
Davis, the 11th overall pick out of Rutgers, and Iupati, selected 17th overall
out of Idaho, signed five-year deals. Mays, a safety from Southern California
selected in the second round, and Bowman, a linebacker from Penn State chosen
in the third round, each agreed to four-year contracts.
Davis started 32 of the 38 games he played for Rutgers. He was a Third-Team
All-American as a junior last year and earned First-Team All-Big East honors
as a sophomore when he made the transition from guard to tackle.
Iupati started all but two of his 35 games at Idaho and became only the second
non-BCS player to be named a finalist for the Outland Trophy as the nation's
top interior lineman since the award's inception in 1946.
Mays led the Trojans with 96 tackles in 2009 and finished his four-year
collegiate career with 276 tackles and five interceptions.
Bowman skipped his senior season to enter the NFL after totaling 93 tackles,
including a team best 17 for a loss, with three sacks, two interceptions and
two fumble recoveries last year.
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