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 Missouri Valley Football Conference.[divider]
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MVFC PROSPECT RANKINGS
(According to DraftScout.com – NOTE: HPFA – High Priority Free Agent)
| RK | PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE | PROJ HIGH | PROJ LOW |
| 1 | Khalen Saunders | DT | Western Illinois | 2nd | 4th |
| 2 | Jordan Brown | CB | South Dakota State | 3rd | 4th |
| 3 | Easton Stick | QB | North Dakota State | 4th | 6th |
| 4 | Bruce Anderson | RB | North Dakota State | 6th | HPFA |
| 5 | Taryn Christion | QB | South Dakota State | 7th | HPFA |
| 6 | Raphael Leonard | WR | Southern Illinois | HPFA | FA |
| 7 | Elias Nissen | TE | Northern Iowa | HPFA | Tryouts |
| 8 | Jalen Allison | CB | North Dakota State | PFA | Tryouts |
| 9 | John Santiago | RB | North Dakota | FA | |
| 10 | Darrius Shepherd | WR | North Dakota State | FA | |
| 11 | Vitas Hrynkiewicz | C | Youngstown State | FA | |
| 12 | Spencer Schnell | WR | Illinois State | FA | |
| 13 | Tanner Volson | C | North Dakota State | FA | |
| 14 | Brady Hale | P | South Dakota State | FA | |
| 15 | Deion Harris | CB | North Dakota | FA | |
| 16 | Sean McGuire | QB | Western Illinois | FA | |
| 17 | Robbie Grimsley | SS | North Dakota State | FA | |
| 18 | Tiano Pupungatoa | OG | South Dakota State | FA | |
| 19 | Rickey Neal Jr. | OLB | Northern Iowa | FA | |
| 20 | Julian Hylton | SS | Southern Illinois | FA | |
| 21 | Tevin McCaster | RB | Youngstown State | FA | |
| 22 | Charles Baldwin | OT | Youngstown State | FA | |
| 23 | Quentin Moon | ILB | Western Illinois | FA | |
| 24 | Brady Oliveira | RB | North Dakota | FA | |
| 25 | Sam Straub | QB | Southern Illinois | FA |
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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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