Twenty-four FCS players were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, which was the most FCS picks since 2008 (also 24).
Using Draft Scout’s database HERO Sports subscribes to, several FCS players are viewed as potential draft picks in 2023. Below are FCS prospects who Draft Scout currently has ranked in its Top 350.
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Keep in mind that many FCS prospects rise throughout the draft process. Scouts want to see how they stack up against FBS players during all-star game week and how well they test athletically at the NFL Combine/pro days.
1. Cody Mauch
School: North Dakota State
Position: OT
Projected Round: 1st-2nd
Position Rank: No. 3
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 37
2. Tucker Kraft
School: South Dakota State
Position: TE
Projected Round: 2nd-3rd
Position Rank: No. 4
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 70
3. Andrei Iosivas
School: Princeton
Position: WR
Projected Round: 3rd
Position Rank: No. 14
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 101
4. Hunter Luepke
School: North Dakota State
Position: FB
Projected Round: 4th-5th
Position Rank: No. 1
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 144
5. Alex Jensen
School: South Dakota
Position: OT
Projected Round: 5th
Position Rank: No. 16
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 173
6. McClendon Curtis
School: Chattanooga
Position: OG
Projected Round: 5th
Position Rank: No. 10
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 177
7. Zeke Vandenburgh
School: Illinois State
Position: OLB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 18
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 223
8. Brevin Allen
School: Campbell
Position: OLB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 24
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 241
9. Thomas Greaney
School: UAlbany
Position: TE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 13
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 273
10. Javon Williams Jr.
School: Southern Illinois
Position: FB
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 3
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 275
11. Patrick O’Connell
School: Montana
Position: OLB
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 22
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 280
12. Tim DeMorat
School: Fordham
Position: QB
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 14
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 299
13. Devonnsha Maxwell
School: Chattanooga
Position: DT
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 24
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 301
14. BJ Thompson
School: Stephen F. Austin
Position: DE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 27
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 308
15. Noah Gindorff
School: North Dakota State
Position: TE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 16
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 311
16. Jordan Perryman
School: Washington (2022 transfer from UC Davis)
Position: CB
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 38
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 315
17. Mark Evans II
School: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Position: C
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 11
Top 350 Overall Prospect Rank: No. 332
