The 2022 class of FCS prospects in the NFL Draft is looking strong after a couple of down years for the subdivision. Six FCS players were selected in both the 2021 and 2020 drafts, compared to 14 in 2019, 19 in 2018, 15 in 2017, and 20 in 2016.
Using Draft Scout’s database HERO Sports subscribes to, here are the former FCS players Draft Scout currently projects as 2022 NFL Draft picks, plus whose stock has gone up since the start of the draft process.
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*Indicates players who transferred from the FCS
Trevor Penning
School: Northern Iowa
Position: OT
Projected Round: 1st
Position Rank: No. 3
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 6
Stock: Same
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*Zion Johnson
School: Boston College (2019 transfer from Davidson)
Position: OG
Projected Round: 1st
Position Rank: No. 1
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 27
Stock: Up
Christian Watson
School: North Dakota State
Position: WR
Projected Round: 2nd
Position Rank: No. 9
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 50
Stock: Up
Troy Andersen
School: Montana State
Position: OLB
Projected Round: 2nd-3rd
Position Rank: No. 7
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 72
Stock: Up
Pierre Strong Jr.
School: South Dakota State
Position: RB
Projected Round: 3rd
Position Rank: No. 6
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 101
Stock: Up
Cole Strange
School: Chattanooga
Position: OG
Projected Round: 3rd-4th
Position Rank: No. 6
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 105
Stock: Up
Braxton Jones
School: Southern Utah
Position: OT
Projected Round: 4th
Position Rank: No. 13
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 141
Stock: Up
Zyon McCollum
School: Sam Houston
Position: CB
Projected Round: 4th-5th
Position Rank: No. 20
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 158
Stock: Up
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Isaiah Weston
School: Northern Iowa
Position: WR
Projected Round: 4th-5th
Position Rank: No. 20
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 159
Stock: Up
*John Ridgeway
School: Arkansas (2021 transfer from Illinois State)
Position: DT
Projected Round: 4th-5th
Position Rank: No. 13
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 160
Stock: Same
*Bailey Zappe
School: Western Kentucky (2021 transfer from Houston Baptist)
Position: QB
Projected Round: 5th-6th
Position Rank: No. 8
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 197
Stock: Down
Markquese Bell
School: Florida A&M
Position: FS
Projected Round: 6th
Position Rank: No. 10
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 206
Stock: Same
*Jaylan Foster
School: South Carolina (2017 transfer from Gardner-Webb)
Position: CB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 10
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 224
Stock: Down
Cole Kelley
School: Southeastern Louisiana University
Position: QB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 9
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 234
Stock: Same
EJ Perry
School: Brown
Position: QB
Projected Round: 7th
Position Rank: No. 10
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 261
Stock: Up
*Bryan Cook
School: Cincinnati (2019 transfer from Howard)
Position: SS
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 12
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 265
Stock: Down
Cordell Volson
School: North Dakota State
Position: OG
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 16
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 274
Stock: Same
Dai’Jean Dixon
School: Nicholls
Position: WR
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 35
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 278
Stock: Same
James Houston
School: Jackson State
Position: OLB
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 26
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 295
Stock: Up
*Jerreth Sterns
School: Western Kentucky (2021 transfer from Houston Baptist)
Position: WR
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 36
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 298
Stock: Same
*Nick Muse
School: South Carolina (2019 transfer from William & Mary)
Position: TE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 18
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 312
Stock: Same
*Cody Roscoe
School: Syracuse (2020 transfer from McNeese)
Position: DE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 27
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 321
Stock: Same
*Qwynnterrio Cole
School: Louisville (2021 transfer from Alcorn State)
Position: SS
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 15
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 324
Stock: Same
Matt Waletzko
School: North Dakota
Position: OT
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 24
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 341
Stock: Same
