The FCS eyes an increase in its number of NFL Draft picks in 2025 after 12 players were selected in the 2024 draft.
Using PFF’s Big Board, several FCS players are viewed as potential draft picks in 2025. Below are FCS prospects that PFF currently has ranked in its Top 330.
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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.
1. Grey Zabel
School: North Dakota State
Position: OL
Projected Round: 1st
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 28
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2. Charles Grant
School: William & Mary
Position: OL
Projected Round: 3rd
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 90
3. David Walker
School: Central Arkansas
Position: Edge
Projected Round: 4th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 112
4. Jackson Hawes
School: Georgia Tech (2024 grad transfer from Yale)
Position: TE
Projected Round: 5th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 161
5. Marcus Yarns
School: Delaware
Position: RB
Projected Round: 5th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 174
6. Max Brosmer
School: Minnesota (2024 grad transfer from New Hampshire)
Position: QB
Projected Round: 6th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 185
7. Jackson Slater
School: Sacramento State
Position: OL
Projected Round: 6th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 204
8. Efton Chism III
School: Eastern Washington
Position: WR
Projected Round: 6th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 214
9. Aaron Smith
School: South Carolina State
Position: LB
Projected Round: 7th
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 255
10. Marcus Wehr
School: Montana State
Position: OL
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 258
11. Teddye Buchanan
School: Cal (2024 grad transfer from UC Davis)
Position: LB
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 263
12. Carson Vinson
School: Alabama A&M
Position: OL
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 275
13. Thor Griffith
School: Louisville (2024 grad transfer from Harvard)
Position: DT
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 279
14. Joey Slackman
School: Florida (2024 grad transfer from Penn)
Position: DT
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 296
15. Luke Newman
School: Michigan State (2024 grad transfer from Holy Cross)
Position: OL
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 303
16. Elijah Ponder
School: Cal Poly
Position: Edge
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 313
17. Gareth Warren
School: Lindenwood
Position: OL
Projected Round: 7th-High Priority Free Agent
PFF Big Board Rank: No. 316
