As NFL teams look to narrow down 90-man rosters to 53-man regular season squads, they will have their pick of players from all levels of college football, including Division 2. The level has 132 players currently on NFL Training Camp rosters, and those 131 players come from 74 different Division 2 institutions.
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When you break down those 74 schools, you'll find that 28 Division 2 schools have at least 2 players on an NFL training camp roster. Eight schools have four or more players.
The list is led by a trio of schools with six players each on NFL Training Camp Rosters.
West Alabama, Cal (PA) and Grand Valley State each have six players fighting for a spot on a 53-man roster. Valdosta State is just behind with five players on NFL training camp rosters, and West Texas A&M, West Georgia, Ferris State and Colorado State-Pueblo each have four players on a roster.
Here's a look at the breakdown of D3 institutions and their alumni in the NFL:
3 NFL Players From: Bloomsburg, East Central (OK), Lindenwood, Missouri Western State, Northwest Missouri State, Pittsburg State, Shepherd, Shippensburg and Washburn
2 NFL Players From: Ashland, Carson-Newman, Catawba, Hillsdale, Mars Hill, Midwestern State, Minnesota State, Missouri Southern State, Newberry, Saginaw Valley State
1 NFL Player From: Albany State (Ga.), American International, Assumption, Augustana, Azusa Pacific, Bowie State, Central Missouri, Central Washington, Chadron State, Clarion, Concordia-St. Paul, Eastern Oregon, Emporia State, Fayetteville State, Findlay, Florida Tech, Fort Valley State, Henderson State, Humboldt State, Indiana (PA), Kentucky Wesleyan, Kutztown (PA), Lane College, Mercyhurst, Michigan Tech, Missouri Western, Nebraska-Omaha, New Haven, North Alabama, North Greenville, Northeastern State (Okla.), Northern Michigan, NW Oklahoma St., Ouachita Baptist. Slippery Rock, Southern Arkansas, Southern Connecticut State, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Stillman, Tarleton State, Tiffin University, Virginia Union, Wayne State, West Chester, Western Oregon, Western State, Winston-Salem State
