He says it is not. It is just the opposite, he believes.
After starring at Provo's Timpview High, Kaufusi went on a two-year LDS Church mission to Auckland, New Zealand. He believes that experience, and the added maturity it brought to his life, should and will be viewed positively when the draft's first round is held Thursday night in Chicago. The second and third rounds — where most projections have Kaufusi landing — are Friday night in the same town.
"I don't feel like my age is an issue, and it hasn't seemed to be an issue for the NFL teams I've talked to," he said.