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Seth DeValve Drafted By Browns, Becomes Tigers' Highest Pick Of Modern Era
April 30, 2016 | Football
VIDEO: Highlights from Seth DeValve's Pro Day
PRINCETON IN THE PROS
The Princeton Pro Day was unseasonably cold, with frigid rain coming down as he and his classmates lined up on Powers Field to run the 40. As friends, coaches and NFL scouts added layers, Tiger senior, co-captain, and All-Ivy wide receiver Seth DeValve was shedding them.
He loved the weather. He produced in it.
And now he'll get the chance to do it again.
Welcome to the #DawgPound, Seth DeValve!
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 30, 2016
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DeValve became the highest-drafted Princeton football player in the modern NFL Draft era Saturday afternoon when he was selected with Pick #138 of the fourth round by the Cleveland Browns. He became the third Princeton draft selection of the last four years, joining Mike Catapano (2013, Kansas City) and Caraun Reid (2014, Detroit).
Reid, selected 158th overall, had been the highest draft pick of the modern era, but Cleveland changed that when they selected DeValve with a compensatory pick.
"I am so incredibly happy to be a Brown and so thankful for all the people that helped me get here," DeValve said. "A shout out to Princeton and Manchester, Conn, as well as all my coaches, teammates and my family; I love you guys."
"I'm thrilled and excited for Seth," said Bob Surace, the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. '25 Head Coach of Football. "He worked so hard for this opportunity. He was a great player and great leader for our program, and as good a player as the Cleveland Browns are getting, they will get an even better person."
DeValve finished his career ranked 10th all-time at Princeton in receptions (122) and 13th in receiving yards (1336). He posted All-Ivy numbers during the 2013 Ivy League championship season, when he ranked in the Top 50 nationally in receptions (5.4) and the Top 100 in receiving yards (58.6); both totals ranked among the Top 10 in the Ivy League. DeValve caught 49 passes for 527 yards and four touchdowns that year, including a key one in the triple-overtime victory over Harvard.
He finished his career with 122 catches for 1,336 yards and seven touchdowns.
Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson worked with Surace when both were offensive coaches for the Cincinnati Bengals between 2004-06.