Chandler Harnish's new career goal is to hold a clipboard and wear a baseball cap on the sidelines.
He will have to get used to his own coaches forgetting his name.
He is happy to know that people are even talking about him right now.
Chandler Harnish is...Mr. Irrelevant.
Yup. With the 253rd overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts chose to take Harnish, thus beginning and ending the draft by taking a quarterback.
This is where we make jokes (as I just did), but the truth is that there are quite a few QB prospects out there who would love to be in Harnish's shoes.
Here's a few examples.
Jordan Jefferson, LSU
I'll forever remember Jordan Jefferson's college career for two reasons.
First, for going and getting in a bar fight mere days before he and the LSU Tigers were slated to open the season against Oregon at Cowboys Stadium.
Second, for having an absolutely brutal game in the BCS National Championship Game, and then blaming his performance on the play-calling (see The Sporting News).
Because of those two things alone, I can't say I'm surprised that Jefferson did not get drafted at any point in the last three days. It's a bit of a shame seeing as how he has NFL size and NFL arm strength, but the simple fact of the matter is that Jefferson lacked everything else NFL teams look for.
Darron Thomas, Oregon
Darron Thomas could have gone back to Oregon for one more season. Instead, Drew Rosenhaus whispered something in his ear and he decided to go chase an NFL payday.
Oops.
Thomas also went completely undrafted. Let that be a lesson. This is what happens when you're a quarterback with inferior skills who also happens to come from a gimmick offense.
I could have seen an NFL team taking a chance on Thomas as a Brad Smith-like gimmick player, and that could still happen. Teams obviously didn't think that a potential gimmick player was worth a draft pick.
Case Keenum, Houston
I have to be honest about this one. I'm pretty surprised Case Keenum went undrafted.
Yes, Keenum is pretty short for a quarterback. And no, he doesn't have NFL arm strength. But if ever there was a guy who could succeed in a West Coast offense in the NFL, it's Keenum.
The good news for Keenum? The word from John McClain of the Houston Chronicle is that the Texans are going to bring Keenum aboard as an undrafted free agent:
Case Keenum us signing with the Texans.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) April 29, 2012
Well, why not? They need a quarterback, and Keenum is in the area.
But don't worry, Matt Schaub. Your job is probably safe. You too, T.J. Yates.
Kellen Moore, Boise State
Good news. Kellen Moore is also getting an NFL job, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network:
Boise St. QB Kellen Moore went 50-3 in college. Undrafted. Now, he's headed to the #Lions, I'm told by a source.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 29, 2012
Judging from what I'm seeing on Twitter, there's a lot of outrage that Moore didn't get drafted. Are NFL teams really that dumb?
No, they're that smart.
I feel the same way about Moore as I do about Tim Tebow. Great college player, great guy, but not an NFL quarterback. He's too short and too thin, he doesn't have a strong arm and he has a delivery that needs to be fixed.
I'm glad Moore is getting a shot in the NFL, but I doubt he'll make much of an impact.
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