Saturday, July 26, 2014

NFL Names And Numbers

Wanted to toss this up while it is still valid. To be sure, some of the Ivy Leaguers in NFL camps will be released in the early going but there's a bounty of 20 former Ancient Eight players going through their paces as camps open. Here's the list with their heights, weights, positions and team bios.

Jeff Adams, 6-7, 305 offensive tackle, Columbia/Titans

Kevin Boothe,  6-5, 325 offensive guard, Cornell/Raiders

Cameron Brate, 6-5, 235, tight end, Harvard/Buccaneers

Desmond Bryant, 6-6, 310 defensive lineman, Harvard/Browns

Mike Catapano, 6-4, 270 defensive iceman, Princeton/Chiefs

Brandon Copeland, 6-3, 260 linebacker, Penn/Titans

Zak DeOssie, 6-4, 249 long snapper, Brown/Giants

James Develin, 6-3, 255 fullback, Brown/Patriots

Jake Dombrowski, 6-1, 190, punter, Harvard/Bills

Ryan Fitzpatrick, 6-2, 223 quarterback Harvard/Texans

Kyle Juszczyk, 6-1, 248 fullback, Harvard/Ravens

Josh Martin, 6-3, 245 linebacker, Columbia/Chiefs

Jeff Mathews, 6-4, 229, quarterback, Cornell/Falcons

Kevin Murphy, 6-7, 305, offensive tackle, Harvard/Vikings

Nnamdi Obokwelu, 6-3, 303 defensive end, Harvard/Colts

Tyler Ott, 6-3, 255 linebacker, Harvard/Patriots

Caraun Reid, 6-2, 301 defensive tackle, Princeton/Lions

Greg Van Roten, 6-3, 303, offensive guard Penn/Seahawks

JC Tretter, 6-4, 307 center/guard, Cornell/Packers

Bryan Walters, 6-0, 190, wide receiver, Cornell/Seahawks

By School
Harvard 8
Cornell 4
Brown 2
Columbia 2
Penn 2
Princeton 2

By Position
Offensive line - 5
Defensive line - 4
Linebacker - 3
Quarterback - 2
Fullback - 2
Tight end - 1
Wide receiver - 1
Punter - 1
Long snapper - 1