How many players from Division I-AA/FCS schools have been drafted in past years? How many were picked in the first round?
While the subdivision began in 1978, the numbers below are since 1994 when the NFL Draft dropped to seven rounds.
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*With the transfer portal creating more player movement, NFL Draft picks for FCS players who transferred to the FBS are counted as: Any players who played multiple seasons in the FCS before playing their final season in the FBS will be counted as draft picks from the FCS. Players who started their college careers in the FCS but then played multiple seasons in the FBS won’t be counted.
How Many FCS Players Get Drafted?
| Year | Picks | 1st Rd | *FCS-to-FBS Transfers Counted |
| 1994 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
