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Senior Kacyvenski Picked in Fourth Round of NFL Draft

Many Harvard students end up in Seattle after graduation--but senior Isaiah Kacyvenski isn't going for the usual Internet ventures and start-ups.

His industry: professional football.

With the 25th pick of the fourth round--119th overall--the Seattle Seahawks took Kacyvenski, Harvard's all-time leading tackler, a three-time All-Ivy First Teamer and the first player to start all 40 games of a Crimson football career.

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Kacyvenski simply dominated on his level and drew the attention of scouts throughout the season. Yesterday, his years of effort were rewarded, and his dream fulfilled.

"I'm so psyched right now," Kacyvenski said. "I watched for about nine and a half hours [Saturday, the first day of the draft]. My eyes were falling off, I had never watched that much TV in my life."

The pick was somewhat surprising because Seattle had not shown much interest leading up to the draft.

However, Kacyvenski will be going to a team that went 9-7 last year, has a need at middle linebacker, and has a Super Bowl-winning coach in Mike Holmgren.

"The Bengals called before draft started around 10:30 a.m. yesterday, and they had the third pick at start of fourth round," Kacyvenski said. "The linebacker coach said 'I'm pulling for you, and if we don't get you now, we'll get you next round.'"

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