Twenty-one former FCS players are invited to the 2022 NFL Combine. That is higher than the 13 invites in 2021, 12 in 2020, 14 in 2019, 20 in 2018, and 19 in 2017.
On-field workouts and drills are held March 3-6: TE/QB/WR — Thursday; OL/RB — Friday; DL/LB — Saturday; PK/DB — Sunday.
Below are the former FCS players invited to this year’s combine, including players who played their last year at FBS schools.
Past FCS Players At The NFL Combine
John Ridgeway, DL, Illinois State/Arkansas
EJ Perry, QB, Brown
Markquese Bell, DB, Florida A&M
Nick Zakelj, OL, Fordham
Noah Elliss, DL, Idaho
Qwynnterrio Cole, DB, Alcorn State/Louisville
Troy Andersen, LB, Montana State
Dai’Jean Dixon, WR, Nicholls
Matt Waletzko, OL, North Dakota
Cordell Volson, OL, North Dakota State
Christian Watson, WR, North Dakota State
Trevor Penning, OL, Northern Iowa
Isaiah Weston, WR, Northern Iowa
Zyon McCollum, DB, Sam Houston
Decobie Durant, DB, South Carolina State
Pierre Strong Jr., RB, South Dakota State
Cole Kelley, QB, SLU
Ja’Tyre Carter, OL, Southern
Braxton Jones, OL, Southern Utah
Cole Strange, OL, Chattanooga
Bailey Zappe, QB, Houston Baptist/Western Kentucky
