Hartwick quarterback Jason Boltus and Wheaton cornerback Pete Ittersagen represented Division III's best chance at hearing a player's name called in this weekend's NFL draft.

But in the end, no Division III football player heard his name called in the 2009 NFL draft.

Boltus, the D3football.com East Region Offensive Player of the Year, was invited to the NFL scouting combine. Teams like his size, but struggled with his accuracy at the combine.

Ittersagen, the D3football.com North Region Defensive Player of the Year, was described in a recent SI.com article as perhaps, "the best cornerback and return specialist you never heard of. He's broken up 30 passes since his junior campaign while averaging 16.5 yards returning punts. He has the size, speed and skills to make an NFL roster and could end up being tabbed in the late rounds by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers or Houston Texans."

Wesley wideout and return specialist Larry Beavers, the D3football.com first-team All-American return man, should find himself on a roster shortly as well. And in previous years, anywhere from a half-dozen to a dozen players have signed free agent contracts.

Division III had two players taken in each of the previous two drafts, with Wheaton defensive end Andy Studebaker and Mount Union wide receiver Pierre Garcon being taken two picks apart by the Eagles and Colts, respectively. Studebaker ended the season on the Chiefs' active roster after they signed him from the Eagles' practice squad.

Recent draftees:

Year	Player, school	Team	Round-overall
2008	Andy Studebaker, Wheaton (Ill.)	Eagles	6-203
2008	Pierre Garcon, Mount Union	Colts	6-205
2007	Michael Allan, Whitworth	Chiefs	7-231
2007	Derek Stanley, UW-Whitewater	Rams	7-249
2003	Ryan Hoag, Gustavus Adolphus	Raiders	7-262
2002	Tony Beckham, UW-Stout	Titans	4-115
2002	Michael Coleman, Widener	Falcons	7-217
2000	Tim Watson, Rowan	Seahawks	6-185
1999	Clint Kriewaldt, UW-Stevens Point	Lions	6-177
1996	Ethan Brooks, Williams	Falcons	7-229