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 Southland Conference.[divider]
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SOUTHLAND PROSPECT RANKINGS
(According to DraftScout.com – NOTE: * means trending upwards; HPFA – High Priority Free Agent)
| RK | PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE | PROJ HIGH | PROJ LOW |
| 1 | Jazz Ferguson | WR | Northwestern St. | 3rd rd | 5th rd |
| 2 | Damion Jeanpiere | WR | Nicholls | 6-7th (*) | HPFA |
| 3 | Derick Roberson | OLB | Sam Houston State | 7th | HPFA |
| 4 | B.J. Blunt | OLB | McNeese | HPFA | HPFA |
| 5 | Davion Davis | WR | Sam Houston State | HPFA | FA |
| 6 | Chris Wilkerson | LS | Stephen F. Austin | HPFA | FA |
| 7 | Silas Stewart | OLB | Incarnate Word | HPFA (*) | FA |
| 8 | Obinna Iheoma | DE | Northwestern St. | PFA | Tryouts |
| 9 | Davon Jernigan | SS | Lamar | PFA | Tryouts |
| 10 | Justin Alexandre | DE | Incarnate Word | HPFA | Tryouts |
| 11 | Nih-Jer Jackson | WR | SE Louisiana | PFA (*) | Tryouts |
| 12 | Ronald Ollie | DT | Nicholls | PFA (*) | Tryouts |
| 13 | Rodney Randle Jr. | CB | Lamar | PFA (*) | Tryouts |
| 14 | Garrett Bowery | OG | Lamar | FA (*) | Tryouts |
| 15 | Phillip Baptiste | WR | Incarnate Word | FA | Tryouts |
| 16 | Jakari Dillard | WR | Central Arkansas | FA | Tryouts |
| 17 | Jaylen Watson | WR | Northwestern St. | FA | Tryouts |
| 18 | David Hamm | RB | McNeese | Tryouts | |
| 19 | Corey Abraham | SS | Nicholls | Tryouts | |
| 20t | Cedric Battle | RB | Central Arkansas | Tryouts | |
| 20t | Tamarcus Russell | ILB | SE Louisiana | Tryouts |
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Here are the links to the FCS Combine charts, position by position (how the NFL Combine breaks it down):
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OLB/DE | Defensive Tackles
ILBs | Offensive Linemen
Running Backs | Quarterbacks
Special Teams
Wide Receivers | Tight Ends | ALL Positions
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