2022 NFL Draft: Minnesota’s Boye Mafe NFL Draft profile

Boye Mafe has put himself in position to potentially be a 1st round draft pick and the second Gopher taken in the first round in consecutive NFL Drafts. In fact, should Mafe hear his name called in the 1st round, he would be the first Gopher defensive player drafted in the first round since Willie Middlebrooks in 2001.

Minnesota Career

Mafe attended Hopkins high school and chose to play for PJ Fleck and the Gophers. He was an in-state priority immediately after Fleck took the Gopher job and Mafe committed to the Gophers in late January of 2017 over Rutgers.

His career as a Gopher always was one with expectations, waiting for that breakout season. As a freshman he played in 10 games and had his…