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Here’s what the Baltimore Ravens said about QB Trace McSorley — and how they plan to use him

Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley talks about his experience at the NFL combine and Pro Day after throwing for scouts on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Penn State's Holuba Hall. By

Trace McSorley waited and waited and waited.

The New England Patriots, thought to be a destination for the Penn State quarterback, landed Auburn signal-caller Jarrett Stidham in the fourth round. Philadelphia, a team in need of a backup signal-caller to Carson Wentz, selected a Big Ten quarterback in the fifth round — but it was Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson, not McSorley.

But when the program record-holder got the call in the sixth round (No.