FCS fans may think it's too early to talk about recruiting, but with the early signing period that the NCAA instituted (for December), the world of FCS recruiting has accelerated and there are several programs that are already in double digits as far as class size. Today, we rank this year's list of FCS commitments who are projected to play in the Ivy League.
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How do we come to the Ivy League rankings below? It's a mixture of a couple of things:
- How do the ratings services see them at the time of the commitment? (because many FCS commitments lose their higher ranking status after they commit to this level)
- How many offers does this recruit possess? If a large quantity of college coaches are offering this individual, that holds clout — even over the star rankings.
- Who is offering? If a young man has Power Five Conference offers or multiple FBS offers, that's another key factor in what you see below.
So take a look at the Top FCS Ivy League commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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IVY LEAGUE
| RK | FCS SCHOOL | POS | RECRUIT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OPTIONS |
| 1 | YALE | RB | Josh McKenzie | Oradell, NJ | 8 P5 offers, 13 total |
| 2 | DARTMOUTH | TE | Jordan Kirkbride | Columbus, OH | 3 P5s, 15 FBS,23 total |
| 3 | HARVARD | DL | Nate Leskovec | Solon, OH | 8 P5 offers, 14 total |
| 4 | HARVARD | DL | Kevens Grammont | Charlotte, NC | 2 FBS, 11 total |
| 5 | BROWN | TE | Hayden Hatten | Scottsdale, AZ | Louisville offer, 3 FBS, 5 total |
| 6 | HARVARD | QB | Curt Casteel | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Syracuse, Boston College, Cincy |
| 7 | PENN | OL | Ben Hoitink | Slinger, WI | 2 P5 PWO, 6 FBS, 16 total |
| 8 | PRINCETON | TE | Luke Gibson | San Antonio, TX | BowlGreen, Tex St. – 6 offers |
| 9 | PRINCETON | WR | Alex Cherry | Norwood, MA | 2 FBS, 13 total |
| 10 | YALE | DB | Ben Montgomery | Katy, TX | Tex. Tech, Dartmouth, 8 FBS offers |
| 11 | HARVARD | DB | Jelani Machen | Bethesda, MD | 5 FBS, 13 total offers |
| 12 | HARVARD | DL | North Peters | Mystic, CT | Syracuse, 4 FBS, 12 total |
| 13 | YALE | DB | Gerron Duhon | Lake Charles, LA | Tulane, UTSA, 6 total offers |
| 14 | HARVARD | QB | Joe Green | Sammamish, WA | FIU – 6 FBS offers |
| 15 | HARVARD | DL | Aidan Wells | Cleveland, OH | Virginia,7 FBS offers, 14 total |
| 16 | HARVARD | DB | Victor Tademy | Arkadelphia, AR | 4 FBS offers, 7 Total |
| 17 | HARVARD | DB | Diassa Diakite | Lawrenceville, NJ | Cincy, 4 FBS, 15 total offers |
| 18 | HARVARD | DB | Khalil Dawsey | Birmingham, MI | 5 FBS offers, 19 total |
| 19 | PENN | DB | Jake Gonzalez | Wilmette, IL | 4 FBS, NDSU, 10 total offers |
| 20 | PENN | DL | Will Seiler | Atlanta, GA | 3 FBS offers, 13 total offers |
| 21 | PRINCETON | QB | Joseph Hutchinson | Meridian, MS | 5 FCS offers |
| 22 | YALE | OL | Brandon Babcock | Queen Creek, AZ | 2 FBS, 10 total offers |
| 23 | PRINCETON | LB | Joe Bonczek | Richland, NJ | Air Force, 11 total offers |
| 24 | HARVARD | OL | Alec Bank | Racho Santa Marg. CA | 3 FBS, 8 offers |
| 25 | PRINCETON | OL | Quinn Murphy | Duxbury, MA | UMass, 10 total offers |
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