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 HBCUs.[divider]
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HBCU PROSPECT RANKINGS
(According to DraftScout.com – NOTE: HPFA – High Priority Free Agent)
| RK | PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE | PROJ HIGH | PROJ LOW |
| 1 | Tytus Howard | OT | Alabama State | 2nd | 4th |
| 2 | Joshua Miles | OG | Morgan State | 5-6th | HPFA |
| 3 | Darryl Johnson | DE | North Carolina A&T | 6th | HPFA |
| 4 | Alex Brown | CB | South Carolina State | 7th | HPFA |
| 5 | Quinton Bell | OLB | Prairie View A&M | Shot late | FA |
| 6 | Jamie Gillan | P | Arkansas Pine Bluff | HPFA | FA |
| 7 | Corey Holmes | WR | Morgan State | FA | Tryouts |
| 8 | Malik Wilson | WR | North Carolina A&T | FA | Tryouts |
| 9 | Sterling Shippy | DT | Alcorn State | FA | Tryouts |
| 10 | Octayvious Miles | WR | Alabama AM | FA | Tryouts |
| 11 | Taronn Selby | WR | Delaware State | FA | Tryouts |
| 12 | Lamar Raynard | QB | North Carolina A&T | FA | Tryouts |
| 13 | Kurron Ramsey | SS | Alabama State | FA | Tryouts |
| 14 | Marc Orozco | K | Grambling State | FA | Tryouts |
| 15 | De'Arius Christmas | ILB | Grambling State | FA | Tryouts |
| 16 | Trenton Bridges | ILB | Bethune-Cookman | FA | Tryouts |
| 17 | Jibreel Hazly | OLB | Florida A&M | FA | Tryouts |
| 18 | Orlando McKinley | CB | Florida A&M | FA | Tryouts |
| 19 | Keyjuan Selby | CB | Delaware State | FA | Tryouts |
| 20t | Cordell Brown | DT | South Carolina State | FA | Tryouts |
| 20t | Dwayne Brown | OL | Bethune-Cookman | FA | Tryouts |
| 20t | Brycen Alleyne | RB | Delaware State | 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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