HERO Sports is giving you a feel for all things FCS recruiting. This is a ranking of HIGH SCHOOL commitments … this is only one way our FCS rankings differentiate us from 247Sports and Rivals etc. We don’t pay any attention to the star rating, this ranking is based solely on how each athlete is coveted, who wanted him … and how many wanted him.
That’s it. Film evaluation is something I will leave up to the coaches, as they have their jobs on the line with that. I figure if their jobs are on the line, they’re probably doing a pretty good job of figuring out who they want to offer a spot on their teams. And they are certainly better than I am at making that determination.
Quick rankings explanation:
- Only high school recruits are taken into account. Transfers are separate and will be evaluated much later this spring.
- The system is based on school offers, NOT 247Sports or Rivals. Every level of D-1 (P5, G5, FCS) has a particular tiered point total. This method is meant to be reactive (to how coveted he was), not predictive (of what will happen next).
- When it comes to team rankings, it’s the value of all of its Dec. signees and current commitments’ point totals combined. Every kid counts.
- I respect PWOs — preferred walk-ons. They get credit too. The FCS is the perfect level for walk-ons. They matter to these schools.[divider]
FCS TOP 300 RECRUIT RANKING
(visit FCS Top 50 for team rankings)
| RK | FCS TEAM | POS | FCS RECRUIT | HOMETOWN | OTHER D-1 OPTIONS |
| 1 | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | DL | Branard Wright | Dallas, TX | 25 Power Five offers |
| 2 | FAMU | DB | Benjamin Onwuzo | Hollywood, FL | Minnesota decommit – 12 Power Five offers, 10 G5s |
| 3 | RHODE ISLAND | DL | Westley Neal | South Miami, FL | 16 Power Five offers, 8 G5, 3 FCS |
| 4 | NICHOLLS | QB | Shamar Smith | Saint James, LA | UTSA decommit – Kansas, Colorado, 18 G5, 5 FCS offers |
| 5 | EASTERN KENT. | DL | Jadyn Bost | Grayson, GA | 8 Power Five, 7 G5, 3 FCS |
| 6 | CHATTANOOGA | DL | Jaquari Wiggles | Atlanta, GA | Ga Tech decommit – 9 P5, 13 G5 |
| 7 | SOUTH DAKOTA | LB | Vincent Starling | Palm Beach, FL | USF decommit – 8 P5s, 18 FBS |
| 8 | SOUTHERN U. | OL | Antonio Smith | Ocala, FL | Miami (FL) decommit – 5 Power Five offers, 11 G5 offers |
| 9 | COLUMBIA | TE | Dominic Busby | West Orange, NJ | Rutgers, Maryland, 12 G5s, 12 FCS |
| 10 | TENN-MARTIN | DB | Anthony Prospere | Deerfield Beach, FL | 7 Power Five offers, 6 G5, 1 FCS |
| 11 | YALE | OL | Michael Leone | Princeton, NJ | Maryland, Kansas, 8 G5, 18 FCS |
| 12 | HARVARD | TE | Tyler Neville | Williamsburg, VA | Maryland, 10 FBS offers, 18 FCS |
| 13 | DARTMOUTH | QB | Devon Lingle | Neptune Beach, FL | 18 G5 offers, 6 FCS offers |
| 14 | JACKSONVILLE STATE | WR | Jayson Jones | Birmingham, AL | 6 P5s, 6 G5s |
| 15 | DELAWARE | DL | Fintan Brose | Greensburg, PA | Vandy, 11 FBS, 13 FCS |
| 16 | UC DAVIS | TE | Michael Ambagtsheer | San Diego, CA | Utah, Bost Coll., 10 G5, 10 FCS |
| 17 | CHARLESTON SOUTH. | LB | Jevaun Jacobsen | North Vancouver, Canada | Illinois, 16 G5 offers |
| 18 | MORGAN STATE | RB | De’Andre Bulley | River Rouge, MI | Akron decommit – 6 Power Five offers, 7 G5s |
| 19 | JAMES MADISON | OL | Tyler Stephens | Virginia Beach, VA | 11 FBS offers, 14 total |
| 20 | LEHIGH | DB | Donovan Thomas | Jacksonville, FL | 6 Power Five Offers, 8 G5s |
| 21 | GARDNER-WEBB | DB | Christian Miller | Hilton Head, SC | Indiana, 10 FBS offers, 12 FCS offers |
| 22 | KENNESAW ST. | WR | Xavier Hill | Pleasant Grove, AL | Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, WVU, Colorado |
| 23 | FAMU | DB | Jalil Core | Seffner, FL | Florida State, Iowa, 13 G5 offers |
| 24 | NORTHERN IOWA | OL | Gunnar Kilen | Verona, WI | 11 G5 offers, 13 FCS offers |
| 25 | WOFFORD | DL | Chuck Smith | Suwanee, GA | LSU, Mizzou, Kansas, 7 G5 offers, 8 FCS offers |
| 26 | FAMU | OL | Evan Webster | Wauchula, FL | Florida State., Iowa State, Louisville, Virginia, 9 G5 |
| 27 | ALBANY | DB | Semaj Brown | Calumet City, IL | 5 Power Five offers, 6 G5s |
| 28 | TENNESSEE STATE | DB | Jeshon Ingraham | West Palm Beach, FL | B.C., Minnesota, Mizzou, 8 FBS, 2 FCS |
| 29 | HARVARD | OL | Joseph Alexander | Baton Rouge, LA | West Virginia, 9 G5s offers, 11 FCS offers |
| 30 | RHODE ISLAND | WR | Zion Jackson | Sanford, FL | 5 Power Five offers, 6 G5 offers |
| 31 | SEMO | OL | Phillip Wilder | Jonesboro, GA | 9FBS offers 7 P5 Bama, Texas, Oregon |
| 32 | MURRAY STATE | WR | Lawaun Powell | E. St. Louis, IL | 7 P5 offers, 1 G5, 1 FCS |
| 33 | JAMES MADISON | DB | Antonio Webb | Norfolk, VA | UVA, Pitt, Rutgers, 10 FBS |
| 34 | PRINCETON | OL | Mac Duda | Jefferson Hills, PA | 6 FBS, 20 FCS |
| 35 | PRINCETON | TE | Tyler Picinic | New Milford, NJ | 6 FBS, 20 FCS |
| 36 | HOLY CROSS | WR | Byron Shipman | Plainfield, NJ | Rutgers, 11 G5 offers, 6 FCS offers |
| 37 | HOUSTON BAPTIST | OL | Kendal Septs | Sugar Land, TX | 6 Power Five offers, Houston, New Mex, 3 FCS offers |
| 38 | DARTMOUTH | OL | Nicholas Schwitzgebel | Cleveland, OH | Louisville, 9 G5, 8 FCS |
| 39 | HARVARD | DL | Tyler Huenemann | Mount Pleasant, MI | 11 FBS offers, 9 FCS offers |
| 40 | YOUNGSTOWN ST. | QB | Demeatric Crenshaw | Pickerington, OH | BC, Ga. Tech, Indiana, Ky., Louisville, 4 G5 |
| 41 | NDSU | WR | Courtney Eubanks | Clearwater, FL | 3 Power Fives, 8 G5s, 2 FCS |
| 42 | TENNESSEE STATE | WR | Gerand Turner | Miami, FL | Syracuse, 11 G5 offers, 3 FCS offers |
| 43 | IDAHO | QB | Caleb Jordan | Camas, WA | Louisville, 5 G5, 15 FCS offers |
| 44 | ILLINOIS STATE | OL | Ben May | Carrollton, GA | Liberty decommit – 10 FBS, 10 FCS |
| 45 | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | DB | Tanner Hooker | Shreveport, LA | Kansas decommit – 3 P5s, 6 G5s, 3 FCS |
| 46 | SACRAMENTO ST. | DL | DeShawn Lynch | Folsom, CA | 6 Power Five offers, San Jose St, Fresno St. |
| 47 | PRINCETON | QB | Blaine McAllister | Atlanta, GA | N.C. State, 11 FBS offers, 5 Ivys |
| 48 | MCNEESE | DB | Raek’won Starks | Harvey, LA | UTSA decommit – Arkansas, 9 G5, 7 FCS offers |
| 49 | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | RB | Ja’Bray Young | Melissa, TX | 4 Power Five offers, 4 G5 offers |
| 50 | ALABAMA STATE | WR | Rishard Densmore | Bessemer, AL | 4 Power Five offers, 10 G5s |
| 51 | SEMO | DB | Tyler Nelome | Hampton, GA | 10 FBS offers VA Tech, Louisville |
| 52 | CAMPBELL | TE | Caleb Perez | Orlando, FL | Rutgers, 7 G5 offers, 9 FCS |
| 53 | PRINCETON | LB | Austin Nicholas | Encinitas, CA | 4 P5, 7 G5, 5 Ivys |
| 54 | PRINCETON | DL | Nicholas Hilliard | Donaldsonville, LA | Colorado, Kansas, 9 FBS offers, 5 FCS |
| 55 | NORTHERN IOWA | RB | Jaylin Richardson | Kansas City, KS | Kansas, 8 G5, 8 FCS |
| 56 | ETSU | OL | Trey Richburg | Charlotte, NC | Illinois, 9 G5, 6 FCS |
| 57 | KENNESAW ST. | QB | DeAngelo Hardy | Chattanooga, TN | 4 FBS, 19 FCS offers |
| 58 | VILLANOVA | DL | Ayden Howard | Dallas, TX | Colorado, 7 FBS, 9 FCS |
| 59 | HARVARD | WR | Ruquan Brown | Washington, DC | 3 FBS offers, 21 FCS offers |
| 60 | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M | DL | Jordon Williams | Metairie, LA | Louisville, 5 G5 offers, 12 FCS offers |
| 61 | NDSU | TE | Joe Stoffel | River Falls, WI | 11 FBS offers, 4 FCS |
| 62 | TENNESSEE STATE | OL | Jai’mari Herbert | Hollywood, FL | Kentucky, Pitt, Syracuse, 6 G5 offers |
| 63 | LEHIGH | OL | George Padezanin | McKees Rocks, PA | 2 FBS, 22 FCS offers |
| 64 | SAMFORD | DB | C.J. Paymon | Montgomery, AL | 9 FBS, 8 FCS offers |
| 65 | DELAWARE | DL | R.J. McNamara | Lansdale, PA | 5 FBS offers, 15 total offers |
