The FCS eyes an increase in its number of NFL Draft picks in 2024 after 11 players were selected in the 2023 draft, down from 24 in 2022.
Using Draft Scout’s database HERO Sports subscribes to, several FCS players are viewed as potential draft picks in 2024. Below are FCS prospects that Draft Scout currently has ranked in its Top 360.
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.
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.
There are currently zero 2023 FCS-to-FBS transfers in this Top 360.
1. Kiran Amegadjie
School: Yale
Position: OG/OT
Projected Round: 3rd
Position Rank: No. 5
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 95
2. Jalyx Hunt
School: Houston Christian
Position: DE
Projected Round: 5th
Position Rank: No. 16
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 177
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3. Jalen Coker
School: Holy Cross
Position: WR
Projected Round: 5th-6th
Position Rank: No. 31
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 179
4. Mason McCormick
School: South Dakota State
Position: OG
Projected Round: 5th-6th
Position Rank: No. 11
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 189
5. Dylan Laube
School: New Hampshire
Position: RB
Projected Round: 6th
Position Rank: No. 13
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 206
6. C.J. Hanson
School: Holy Cross
Position: OG
Projected Round: 6th
Position Rank: No. 13
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 214
7. Ryan Flournoy
School: SEMO
Position: WR
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 36
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 226
8. Isaiah Davis
School: South Dakota State
Position: RB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 15
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 230
9. Myles Harden
School: South Dakota
Position: FS/CB
Projected Round: 6th-7th
Position Rank: No. 9
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 232
10. Garret Greenfield
School: South Dakota State
Position: OT
Projected Round: 7th
Position Rank: No. 20
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 245
11. Jaxon Janke
School: South Dakota State
Position: WR
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 40
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 275
12. Josiah Ezirim
School: Eastern Kentucky
Position: OT
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 23
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 278
13. Jalen Sundell
School: North Dakota State
Position: C
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 10
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 288
14. Sundiata Anderson
School: Grambling State
Position: DE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 22
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 291
15. PJ Jules
School: Southern Illinois
Position: SS
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 14
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 323
16. Khristian Boyd
School: Northern Iowa
Position: DT
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 28
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 328
17. Hayden Hatten
School: Idaho
Position: WR
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 44
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 329
18. Zach Heins
School: South Dakota State
Position: TE
Projected Round: 7th-HPFA
Position Rank: No. 17
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 331
19. Matthew Cook
School: Northern Iowa
Position: K
Projected Round: HPFA
Position Rank: No. 7
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 357
20. Billy Shaeffer
School: Lafayette
Position: OLB
Projected Round: HPFA
Position Rank: No. 25
Overall Prospect Rank: No. 359
