When Chandler Harnish was picked by the Colts in the seventh round of the 2012 draft, the Indiana native was ecstatic to go to his hometown team.
The moment was so nice he didn’t realize until later where he was chosen – No. 253 overall in a draft of 253 players. As a small-school quarterback, Harnish left Northern Illinois without the name recognition of other college stars. As the last selection of the NFL draft, he was now officially Mr. Irrelevant.
“When it happened, I was just so happy to get drafted,” said Harnish, who the Cardinals signed as a free agent in March.