Most of the smokescreen has cleared, most of dust has settled. The scouts' poker faces might still be lingering, but a week from today we'll have all of the answers: Which FCS prospects were taken in the NFL Draft, which picked up high-end free agent contracts, and how many players from this level will get a shot at a childhood dream?
We take a look at the highest rated NFL Draft prospects from the FCS — conference by conference. We use the data from DraftScout.com, and we must give a shout out to one of its key people — Brian Hitterman. He has been around the scouting industry for more than two decades, and he and his coworkers do a great job. Today? We take a look at the Big Sky Conference.[divider]
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BIG SKY PROSPECT RANKINGS
(According to DraftScout.com – NOTE: HPFA – High Priority Free Agent)
| RK | PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE | PROJ HIGH | PROJ LOW |
| 1 | Keelan Doss | WR | UC Davis | 4th | 6-7th |
| 2 | Iosua Opeta | OG | Weber State | 4-5th | 7th |
| 3 | Alex Wesley | WR | Northern Colorado | 6-7th | HPFA |
| 4 | Kaden Elliss | OLB | Idaho | 6-7th | HPFA |
| 5 | Emmanuel Butler | WR | Northern Arizona | 7th | HPFA |
| 6 | Jacob Bobenmoyer | LS | Northern Colorado | HPFA | FA |
| 7 | Brian Fineanganofo | OT | Idaho State | 7th | HPFA |
| 8 | Josh Lewis | CB | Eastern Washington | 7th | HPFA |
| 9 | Joe Protheroe | FB | Cal Poly | HPFA | FA |
| 10 | Marquez Tucker | OG | Southern Utah | Shot Late | Tryouts |
| 11 | Jay-Tee Tiuli | DT | Eastern Washington | HPFA | Tryouts |
| 12 | Roldan Alcobendas | K | Eastern Washington | HPFA | FA |
| 13 | Brady May | FB | Weber State | PFA | Tryouts |
| 14 | Andre Lindsey | WR | Sacramento State | FA | Tryouts |
| 15 | Jordan Preator | SS | Weber State | FA | Tryouts |
| 16 | Reid Miller | SS | Montana | FA | Tryouts |
| 17 | Nsimba Webster | WR | Eastern Washington | FA | Tryouts |
| 18 | David Ungerer | WR | Idaho | FA | Tryouts |
| 19 | Joe Martin | OLB | Idaho State | FA | Tryouts |
| 20 | Logan Parker | TE | Southern Utah | FA | Tryouts |
| 21 | Terence Grady | WR | Eastern Washington | FA | Tryouts |
| 22 | Wes Sutton | SS | Northern Arizona | FA | Tryouts |
| 23 | Mason Moe | ILB | UC Davis | FA | Tryouts |
| 24 | LeGrand Toia | ILB | Weber State | FA | Tryouts |
| 25 | Ketner Kupp | ILB | Eastern Washington | FA | Tryouts |
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Here are the links to the FCS Combine charts, position by position (how the NFL Combine breaks it down):
Safeties | Cornerbacks |
OLB/DE | Defensive Tackles
ILBs | Offensive Linemen
Running Backs | Quarterbacks
Special Teams
Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | ALL Positions
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