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...draft, and the ninth of the second day. Though pre-draft predictions had ranked Fitzpatrick as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the draft, he watched several signal callers go by ahead of him, including similarly-touted Kyle Orton of Purdue and Stefan LeFors of Louisville (both fourth round) as well as lesser-known players such as Tulsa’s James Kilian and USC’s Matt Cassel. Cassel, who saw little action as junior Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart’s backup this season for the national champion Trojans, was taken by the New England...
...thing that people often forget is that there used to be 20 rounds,” Rote said. “To be drafted in the seventh round is still a significant honor. The quarterbacks from Florida [State], Miami, the former Heisman trophy winner, the all-time leader in NCAA passing yards—all of them were not drafted...
...drafted player, Fitzpatrick will also receive a signing bonus, which, according to NFL sources, ranges from $20,000 to $30,000 for seventh-round picks...
Several Harvard grads are currently on NFL practice squads or in the NFL Europe, including wide receiver Carl Morris ’03 and Jamil Soriano ’03. But no Crimson player has been drafted since linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski ’00 who, as a fourth-round pick, is the highest drafted player in school history...
...last Harvard signal-caller to catch a glimpse of the pros was quarterback Brian Buckley ’81, who was drafted by New England in the 11th round in 1981 and saw preseason playing time before getting cut early in the season...