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Minnesota selected Birk, an offensive lineman and a unanimous All-Ivy First Team selection, with the 20th pick in the sixth round yesterday. Predraft speculation had him going at about that part of the draft...
Birk was watching the draft with about 50 other people in his room. While he was talking with Green, the screen started flashing, and up came his name...
Birk's transformation from a solid lineman to an NFL draft pick has been an amazing story. He came to Harvard as a skinny 6-5, 235-pound defensive end and will leave as a 6-5, 310-pound offensive lineman...
Birk's consistently excellent play translated into team success. He easily handled Penn defensive lineman Mitch Marrow, whom Carolina selected in the third round, in Harvard's 33-0 win. Dartmouth linebacker Zack Walz was the only other Ivy draft pick and went before Birk in the sixth round to Arizona...
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