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Ivy League Football Well-Represented on 2017 NFL Rosters

HERO Sports by HERO Sports
September 18, 2017
Ivy League Football Well-Represented on 2017 NFL Rosters

Ivy League football traditionally starts a couple of weeks into the regular college football season schedule, but there's been plenty of Ivy League alumni putting in work through two weeks of the NFL season.


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Heading into week 3 of the 2017 NFL season, 14 former Ivy Leaguers had spots on NFL rosters or practice squads, led by six from Harvard and two each from Brown and Penn.

Of the 8 Ivy League schools, only Yale and Dartmouth don't have current NFL alumni.

Here are the current 14 NFL players who hail from Ivy League schools:

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Harvard

Cameron Brate, TE — Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brate heads into his fourth season in the league after a career-best season in 2016 when he caught 57 passes for 81 yards and eight touchdowns. 

Nick Easton, C — Minnesota Vikings

After bouncing around three teams at the start of his career in 2015, Easton found a home in Minnesota, starting 5 games in 2016 and the first two games in 2017.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB — Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 13-year veteran, FItzpatrick is now the backup to Jameis Winston in Tampa Bay, his 7th NFL team. He's played in 128 career games, starting 116.

Kyle Juszczyk, FB — San Francisco 49ers

​Arguably the best fullback in the NFL, Juszczyk is in San Francisco this year after spending the first four seasons of his career in Baltimore.

Tyler Ott, LS — Seattle Seahawks

After beginning his career with the New York Giants and spending last season bouncing around the league, Ott has settled in Seattle.

Adam Redmond, G — Indianapolis Colts

An undrafted player from the 2016 NFL Draft, Redmond is heading into his second year with the Colts, his first on the active roster.

Cole Toner, G, Cincinnati Bengals

Toner, a two-year pro, spent all of 2016 with the Arizona Cardinals and was added to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad after final cuts before the 2017 season.

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Brown

Zak DeOssie, LS — New York Giants

Heading into his 11th season as the Giants' long snapper, DeOssie has only missed four games in his career.

James Develin, FB — New England Patriots

Develin is in his fifth season with the Patriots.

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Penn

Greg Van Roten, C — Carolina Panthers

An undrafted free agent for the Green Bay Packers in 2012, Van Roten has endured in the league after stints in Seattle, Jacksonville, and in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts. He's now on the active roster for Carolina.

Brandon Copeland, DE — Detroit Lions

Copeland is on the practice squad for the Lions. 

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Cornell

JC Tretter, C — Cleveland Browns

Tretter signed a three-year, $16,750,000 contract with the Browns this season after a successful first three years of his career in Green Bay. 

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Columbia

Josh Martin, C — New York Jets

Martin has played in 38 career games, starting two, for the Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs in his 5-year NFL career.

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Princeton

Seth DeValve, TE — Cleveland Browns

Last but not least, Princeton's DeValve is heading into his second season on a strong note. He already has 6 catches for 103 yards after he caught 10 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie year.

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