Chandler Harnish Chandler Harnish ( born July 28 , 1988 ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Indianapolis Colts . He was the final pick of the 2012 NFL Draft , selected 253rd overall by the Indianapolis Colts , becoming Mr . Irrelevant 2012 . Harnish played college football for Northern Illinois University , where he was the Huskies ' starting quarterback for four years . Early life . A native of Bluffton , Indiana , Harnish attended Norwell High School in Ossian , Indiana . At Norwell , he passed for 4 , 760 yards and 48 touchdowns , and also ran for 2 , 343 yards and 35 touchdowns . He was also a safety where he tallied 129 tackles , seven fumble recoveries , five forced fumbles , and 13 pass deflections . He holds multiple Norwell High records , including career all - purpose yards ( 7 , 103 ) . As a senior , he lead the Norwell Knights to a 14 - 1 record , the runner - up spot in the Indiana 3A state championship and was awarded the 2006 3A Phil N . Eskew Mental Attitude Award . He was named an all - state player and the Fort Wayne News Sentinel Athlete of the Year as a senior . Harnish also competed in basketball and track at Norwell . He earned all - conference honors in basketball as a junior and as a senior . Also , along with his brothers , Chandler ran a sweet corn stand in Bluffton while in high school . College career . On August 6 , 2006 , Harnish committed to Northern Illinois University , the only FBS school that made him a scholarship offer . Despite not being heavily recruited out of high school , Harnish became the greatest quarterback in NIU history . He made his first start in the Huskies ' first game of his freshman season . In that game , he nearly led the team to an upset over the Big Ten ' s Minnesota Golden Gophers . Harnish continued to be Huskies ' starter for four straight years . He led the Huskies to a bowl game in all four years that he started , an achievement that surpassed the " combined total " of Division I bowl appearances by all other NIU quarterbacks before him . In his first three years at NIU ( 2008 - 2010 ) , he started 31 games and totaled 7 , 332 yards of total offense , including 5 , 728 passing yards and 1 , 604 rushing yards . He was selected as a first - team All - MAC player after the 2010 season , and also received the Vern Smith Leadership Award , as the best football player in the Mid - American Conference . During the 2011 regular season , Harnish had 4 , 043 yards of total offense , including 1 , 351 rushing yards and 2 , 692 passing yards . Playing against Western Michigan on October 15 , 2011 , Harnish became only the 10th player in NCAA Division I FBS history with a 200 - 200 game , consisting of at least 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards . He rushed for a career - high 229 yards and passed for 203 yards in a 55 - 21 win over the Broncos . Harnish ' s average of 7 . 9 yards per carry during the 2011 regular season ranked third among players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with at least 100 carries . Harnish accumulated more than 11 , 000 yards of total offense in his four years at Northern Illinois . He averaged 336 . 92 yards of total offense per game in 2011 , ranking 7th in the Football Bowl Subdivision . In November 2011 , he was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Walter Camp Award as the best player in college football . Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . Harnish was selected in the 7th round ( 253 overall ) by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft . As the last pick in the draft , he was given the mock title of Mr . Irrelevant . On October 16 , Harnish was released by Indianapolis , after being inactive for five regular season games . He was resigned to the team ' s practice squad two days later and did not participate in any games during the 2012 NFL season .