Mesko was a target of the Patriots before the draft started -- the team looked at the Romanian punter in a private workout. In his senior year, Mesko averaged 44.5 yards per punt, earning him first-team All-Big Ten and first-team All-American awards. He is the career leader in punts and yardage and second in average. He was the number one rated punting prospect on the board entering the draft. <!-- // define variables var date = new Date(); var current_time = date.getTime(); // write SCRIPT tag to browser document.writeln(' '); // -->