Curious about how many players from FCS schools have been drafted in past years? Or how many were picked in the first round and on Day 2? Check it all out below.
When the NFL went from 12 rounds to seven rounds in 1993, it changed the complexion of what you see below, so we started with that first year instead of going back to the beginning of Division I-AA/FCS in 1978.
Here are the number of FCS players drafted since 1993 — broken down by 1st round, Day Two (2nd and 3rd rounds), and total picks in all seven rounds.
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FCS – NFL PICKS BREAKDOWN
| YEAR | TOTAL PICKS | 1ST RD | DAY 2 |
| 1993 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 | 9 |
| 1997 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 18* | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 14* | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6* | 1 | 2 |
*Includes grad transfers who went to the FBS in final season
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