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Mike Catapano NFL Draft Bio

Mike Catapano, Jr. (born August 17, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played in college football for Princeton. He was selected in the seventh round 2013 NFL Draft by the Chiefs.

Catapano was born the son of Mike, Sr. and Barbara. He has a younger sister April. He is from Bayville, New York. Catapano began playing football at age 8, when his mother became worried he was being bullied. He attended Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, where he played more fullback than defensive end. He had three shoulder surgeries in high school, which limited his recruiting potential. According to a 2013 NFL.com report by Gil Brandt, he graduated weighing a 215 pounds (98 kg) and received offers from every Ivy League school. However, according to the class of 2008 databases of the major recruiting websites (ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com) who also noted his offers from Army, Temple and Hofstra, he weighed between 234 and 240. According to the final national class of 2008 rankings, Catapano was the 18th ranked fullback by Scout.com and the 46th ranked fullback according to ESPN.

As a freshman, he received a medical redshirt. As a redshirt sophomore, he earned honorable mention All-Ivy League honors. After his junior season in which he earned second team All-Ivy honors, he attended a summer pass rush training camp conducted by Chuck Smith. As a senior for the 2012 Princeton Tigers football team, Catapano helped the team get off to its first 3–0 Ivy League start since 1995. Over the course of the year, he had 12 quarterback sacks and 15.5 tackles for a loss and participated in the 2013 East–West Shrine Game. His senior thesis was on visual cognition and memory. He was the 2012 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year. At Princeton, he developed his own catchphrase to live by: "Attack the now". He was an FCS second team All-American according to the Associated Press and third team All-American according to Beyond Sports Network.

Draft Year: 2013 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Mike Catapano

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Mike Catapano	Defensive End	6 ft 4 in	270 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
7	207	Kansas City Chiefs	Princeton	Bayville, New York

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