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 defensive back.
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SCHEDULE: D-line (published); DBs (Friday, Oct. 5); LBs (Monday, Oct. 8), OL (Tuesday, Oct. 9), RBs (Wednesday, Oct. 10), WR/TEs (Thursday, Oct. 11), QBs (Friday, Oct. 12), Overall Top 150 (Monday, Oct. 15)
- 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 defensive backs commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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DEFENSIVE BACKS
| RK | FCS SCHOOL | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | OTHER OPTIONS |
| 1 | FORDHAM | Prince-Elijah Degroat | Staten Island, NY | Bost.Coll., Syracuse, Rutg., 11 offers |
| 2 | YALE | Ben Montgomery | Katy, TX | Tex. Tech, Dartmouth, 8 FBS offers |
| 3 | HARVARD | Jelani Machen | Bethesda, MD | 5 FBS, 13 total offers |
| 4 | FLORIDA A&M | Jamari Brown | Covington, GA | 6 FBS offers, 12 total |
| 5 | YALE | Gerron Duhon | Lake Charles, LA | Tulane, UTSA, 6 total offers |
| 6 | ELON | Bo Sanders | Indianapolis, IN | 2 MAC offers; 9 total |
| 7 | SOUTHERN U. | Tyruss Gayden | Harvey, LA | Army, Air Force, Harvard |
| 8 | UC DAVIS | Sequoia Magdalena | Sherman Oaks, CA | 2 FBS, 7 total offers |
| 9 | MISSOURI STATE | D.J. Hart | New London, TX | Kansas, SFA, APB |
| 10 | INDIANA STATE | Ethan Hoover | Fort Wayne, IN | Very early commit |
| 11 | COLGATE | Brendan Ekwughalu | Rahway, NJ | 5 FBS, 17 total |
| 12 | HARVARD | Diassa Diakite | Lawrenceville, NJ | Cincy, 4 FBS, 15 total offers |
| 13 | HARVARD | Victor Tademy | Arkadelphia, AR | 4 FBS offers, 7 Total |
| 14 | IDAHO STATE | Ja'Maree Boone | Harbor City, CA | San Jose State |
| 15 | ELON | Omar Rogers | Burlington, NJ | Virginia, 4 FBS, 9 total |
| 16 | HARVARD | Khalil Dawsey | Birmingham, MI | 5 FBS offers, 19 total |
| 17 | PENN | Jake Gonzalez | Wilmette, IL | 4 FBS, NDSU, 10 total offers |
| 18 | JAMES MADISON | Jordan White | West Orange, NJ | Kentucky, Cincy, 8 offers |
| 19 | TEXAS SOUTHERN | Braelyn Riden | Jacksonville, TX | La-Lafayette |
| 20 | HOWARD | Elijah Coleman | Rockwall, TX | McNeese |
| 21 | AUSTIN PEAY | Jaylen Haynes | Loganville, GA | Cincy, FAU, SEMO, Chatt. |
| 22 | SDSU | Diamond Evans | LaGrange Park, IL | 1 FBS, 11 total |
| 23 | DELAWARE | Aaron Green | Hyattsville, MD | Buffalo, 7 total offers |
| 24 | ALBANY | Christian Lewis | Farrell, PA | Miami (Ohio) |
| 25 | CHARLESTON SOUTH. | Abraham Camara | Cumming, GA | Liberty, TennTech, SIU, EKU |
| 26 | FORDHAM | Jack Barletta | Princeton, NJ | Army, 8 total offers |
| 27 | HOLY CROSS | Kamryn Molton | Avon, IN | Army, Air Force |
| 28 | HOWARD | Parrish Parker | West Mifflin, PA | 3 FBS MAC offers, Robert Morris |
| 29 | MERCER | Lance Wise | Powder Springs, GA | 3 FBS, 5 total |
| 30 | TENNESSEE TECH | Edwin Summerour | Athens, GA | 2 FBS, 7 total offers |
| 31 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | Cameron Sims | Memphis, TN | 2 FBS, 9 total |
| 32 | TENN-MARTIN | Donte Jones | Bentonville, AR | Ark-PB |
| 33 | SOUTH DAKOTA | Robert Ford | St. Peters, MO | So. Dak., SIU, Mo. St., UT Martin |
| 34 | HARVARD | Matt Cavanaugh | Minneapolis, MN | Air Force, Mo St., UND, SDSU |
| 35 | ALBANY | Darren Fields | Irvington, NJ | Temple, West. Mich., 8 offers |
| 36 | JAMES MADISON | Dorian Davis | Shelby, NC | 3 FBS offers, WCU, Tenn Tech |
| 37 | WEST. CAROLINA | Jalin Virgo | High Point, NC | Liberty |
| 38 | FURMAN | Austin Jones | Tiger, GA | 2 FBS offers, 11 total offers |
| 39 | SDSU | Luke Reimer | Lincoln, NE | Buffalo, SDSU, So. Dak., UND |
| 40 | WOFFORD | Joel Girtman | Atlanta, GA | FAU, 4 total offers |
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THE AWARD VOTES SO FAR
The Walter Payton Award (Results)
The Buck Buchanan Award (Results)
The Jerry Rice Award (Results)
The Eddie Robinson Award (Results)
