Nfldraftscout lists 20 Ivy League seniors as deserving a look by the pros, including two from Dartmouth: defensive lineman Evan Chrustic (LINK) and wide receiver Ryan McManus (LINK).
McManus, of course, will be back for a fifth year next fall and is practicing with the Big Green this spring.
Other's in the nfldraftscout database:
- Brown: LS Courtland Clavette, ILB Xavier Russo
- Columbia: QB Brett Nottingham
- Cornell: SS Rush Imhotep
- Harvard: C Nick Easton, OLB Zach Hodges, QB Conner Hempel, CB Norman Hayes, WR Ricky Zorn
- Penn: OLB Daniel Davis, TE Mitch King, WR Spencer Kulcsar
- Princeton: QB Quinn Epperly, ILB Mike Zeuli, WR Matt Costello
- Yale: FB Tyler Varga, WR Grant Wallace, SS Charles Cook
Among last fall's non-conference opponents, New Hampshire has 11 players listed, Central Connecticut four and Holy Cross one.
In addition to Central Connecticut, Dartmouth will be playing Sacred Heart and Georgetown out of conference this fall. There are nine graduating seniors listed from Sacred Heart and two from Georgetown by nfldraftscout.
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The folks at nfldraftscout may be on to something with one player. A headline in the Providence Journal: NFL's top prospect at long snapper is Brown's Courtland Clavette. (LINK)
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A player who might have ended up on the nfldraftscout list from the Ivy in a few years is Bryant Shirreffs, except for one thing. The transfer quarterback from North Carolina State is the frontrunner to start at UConn next fall instead of playing in the Ancient Eight.
Apparently he flirted with a couple of Ivies, including one that wears green. From the Hartford Courant (LINK):
Shirreffs is a bright guy. He thought long and hard about going to the Ivy League before deciding on N.C. State out of high school in Georgia. He seriously considered Yale, which he visited, and Dartmouth. He thought about the Ivy League again when he decided to transfer.
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Dartmouth spring practice No. 3 is slated for this afternoon. Check BGA Premium tonight for full coverage.
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Kudos to That Certain Nittany Lion junior, who earned all-tournament recognition yesterday while helping the Penn State competition golf club to a one-stroke victory over archival Pitt in an Atlantic Region golf tournament in Canton, Ohio. With the win the Nittany Lions earned an at-large bid to the national championships in North Carolina in two weeks.
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Speaking of golf, Masters champion Jordan Spieth has a couple of Ivy League connections. His brother, Steven, is a 6-foot-6 guard at Brown (link) and is agent is former Dartmouth basketball player and golfer Jay Danzi '98. (LINK) Danzi is quoted talking about Spieth's marketability at the end of a Bloomberg story on yesterday's dominating win. (LINK)