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 HBCU conferences (MEAC and SWAC).
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How do we come to the HBCU 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.
- This is only high school prospects. We'll do something separate on transfers.
So take a look at the Top HBCU commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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HBCUs
| RK | FCS CHOICE | POS | PROSPECT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OPTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLORIDA A&M | LB | Omari Fiffer | Jacksonville, FL | 3 P5s, 17 total |
| 2 | TEXAS SOUTHERN | DL | Viramontes Pippens | DeSoto, TX | Colorado, Alabama A&M |
| 3 | ALCORN STATE | QB | Tevarrius Adams | Meridian, MS | Southern Miss, 3 FBS, 5 total |
| 4 | FLORIDA A&M | DB | Jamari Brown | Covington, GA | 6 FBS offers, 12 total |
| 5 | MORGAN ST. | QB | Quinton Williams | Upper Marlboro, MD | Howard |
| 6 | SOUTHERN U. | DB | Tyruss Gayden | Harvey, LA | Army, Air Force, Harvard |
| 7 | HOWARD | DB | Elijah Coleman | Rockwall, TX | McNeese |
| 8 | TEXAS SOUTHERN | DB | Braelyn Riden | Jacksonville, TX | La-Lafayette |
| 9 | ALABAMA STATE | OL | Aric Harris | Pensacola, FL | 3 FBS offers |
| 10 | ALCORN STATE | WR | D'Marious Hicks | Port Gibson | Southern Miss |
| 11 | HOWARD | WR | Trevon Russell | Arlington, TX | Alabama State |
| 12 | HOWARD | DB | Parrish Parker | West Mifflin, PA | 3 FBS MAC offers, Robert Morris |
| 13 | ALABAMA STATE | TE | Gregory Perkins | Pensacola, FL | UAB, Southern Miss |
| 14 | ALABAMA STATE | OL | Donovan Robinson | Bethesda, MD | Texas State, Howard, Morgan St. |
| 15 | HOWARD | RB | Tank Smith | Pittsburgh, PA | UNLV, Columbia, Robert Morris |
| 15 | HOWARD | LB | Todd Hill | Munhall, PA | Delaware, 5 FCS offers |
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