The FCS Daily Dose is a blog-style article series featuring an assortment of news, rumblings, quick hitters, and commentary on various topics.
A new Daily Dose will be published multiple times a week to keep the FCS discussion going throughout the offseason.
FCS Players In The Athletic’s 7-Round NFL Mock Draft
The Athletic’s Dane Brugler published his updated seven-round NFL Mock Draft today. You can read it in full here.
FCS players named are:
Round 3
Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie
Round 4
Houston Christian EDGE Jalyx Hunt
South Dakota State OG Mason McCormick
Round 5
Northern Iowa DT Khristian Boyd
South Dakota CB Myles Harden
New Hampshire RB Dylan Laube
Round 6
SEMO WR Ryan Flournoy
Round 7
South Dakota State OT Garret Greenfield
South Dakota State RB Isaiah Davis
Eastern Kentucky OT Josiah Ezirim
South Carolina/Yale iOL Nick Gargiulo
Holy Cross iOL C.J. Hanson
FCS Players In ESPN’s Top 400 Draft Prospects
ESPN’s Jordan Reid, a former player and coach at North Carolina Central, released his Top 400 prospects for the NFL Draft.
FCS players named are:
Round 3 prospects
89. Mason McCormick, G, South Dakota State
96. Kiran Amegadjie, OT, Yale
Round 4 prospects
113. Khristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa
131. Jalyx Hunt, EDGE, Houston Christian
142. Dylan Laube, RB, New Hampshire
Round 5 prospects
161. Myles Harden, CB, South Dakota
162. Isaiah Davis, RB, South Dakota State
Round 6 prospects
205. Garret Greenfield, G, South Dakota State
214. Ryan Flournoy, WR, SEMO
226. Jalen Sundell, C, North Dakota State
234. David White Jr., WR, Western Carolina
235. Jalen Coker, WR, Holy Cross
239. Mason Pline, TE, Furman
244. Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth
265. Mikey Victor, S, Alabama State
267. McCallan Castles, TE, Tennessee/UC Davis
Round 7 prospects
273. Sundiata Anderson, EDGE, Grambling
Undrafted free agent prospects
317. Anim Dankwah, OT, Howard
326. Josiah Ezirim, OT, Eastern Kentucky
332. Mike Edwards, G, Campbell
343. C.J. Hanson, G, Holy Cross
361. Jaxon Janke, WR, South Dakota State
371. Zach Heins, TE, South Dakota State
374. Jadon Janke, WR, South Dakota State
381. Levi Drake Rodriguez, DT, Texas A&M Commerce
395. PJ Jules, S, Southern Illinois
397. Cam Grandy, TE, Illinois State
400. Nick Gargiulo, C, South Carolina/Yale
How Many FCS Players Are Drafted Each Year?
While the subdivision began in 1978, the numbers below are since 1994 when the NFL Draft dropped to seven rounds.
*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.
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 |
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