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 MVFC.
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How do we come to the MVFC 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 MVFC commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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| RK | FCS SCHOOL | POS | RECRUIT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OPTIONS |
| 1 | NORTHERN IOWA | QB | Nate Martens | St. Louis, MO | Syracuse, Temple, 8 total |
| 2 | NDSU | LB | Luke Weerts | Batavia, IL | Kansas St., 6 FBS, 18 total |
| 3 | YOUNGSTOWN ST. | DB | Jayvon Thrift | Irwin, PA | WVU, Syra., Pitt, Indiana – 17 offers |
| 4 | ILLINOIS STATE | DL | Dallas Culpepper | Beech Grove, IN | Three MAC offers, Indiana State |
| 5 | SOUTHERN ILL. | TE | Avery Taggart | Eureka, MO | BowlGreen, WIU, SEMO, EKU |
| 6 | NDSU | DL | Reed Ryan | Waunakee, WI | 7 FBS offers, 14 total |
| 7 | SOUTH DAKOTA | TE | Mason Fairchild | Andale, KS | Kansas, SIU |
| 8 | MISSOURI STATE | DB | D.J. Hart | New London, TX | Kansas, SFA, APB |
| 9 | INDIANA STATE | DB | Ethan Hoover | Fort Wayne, IN | Very early commit |
| 10 | NDSU | DL | Will Mostaert | Lakeville, MN | Air Force, 6 FCS offers |
| 11 | YOUNGSTOWN ST. | LB | Gianni Rizzo | Irwin, PA | 2 FBS, 15 total offers |
| 12 | NORTHERN IOWA | OL | Kobe Rios | Rock Island, IL | 2 FBS, 9 total |
| 13 | SOUTHERN ILL. | QB | Michael Lindauer | Evansville, IN | SIU, EKU, Ill. St., WIU |
| 14 | SDSU | DB | Diamond Evans | LaGrange Park, IL | 1 FBS, 11 total |
| 15 | NDSU | LB | Luke Dwyer | Zurich, IL | 2 FBS offers, 15 total |
| 16 | INDIANA STATE | LB | Deon Pettiford | Indianapolis, IN | None |
| 17 | NDSU | DL | Javier Derritt | Lenexa, KS | 2 FBS offers, 12 total offers |
| 18 | WEST. ILLINOIS | ATH | Tryvis Ousley | Chicago, IL | 2 FBS offers, 5 total |
| 19 | NDSU | RB | Jalen Bussey | Tampa, FL | Southern Miss, 4 offers |
| 20 | NDSU | QB | Jaren Lewis | Columbia, MO | 6 FCS offers |
| 21 | SOUTH DAKOTA | DB | Robert Ford | St. Peters, MO | So. Dak., SIU, Mo. St., UT Martin |
| 22 | NDSU | TE | Travis Yohnke | Parkers Prairie, MN | Eastern Mich., 6 total offers |
| 23 | INDIANA STATE | OL | Joel Stevens | Lee's Summit, MO | WIU |
| 24 | ILLINOIS STATE | WR | Lawrence Shadd | Kennesaw, GA | 3-star two services |
| 25 | SDSU | DB | Luke Reimer | Lincoln, NE | Buffalo, SDSU, So. Dak., UND |
| 26 | ILLINOIS STATE | QB | Jack Baltz | Frankfort, IL | 5 FCS offers |
| 27 | SDSU | LB | Payton Shafer | Cottage Grove, MN | 2 FBS offers |
| 28 | SDSU | DL | Caden Johnson | Wahoo, NE | Army, 5 offers |
| 29 | SDSU | WR | Canyon Bauer | Sioux Falls, SD | USD, UND, NDSU, PWO- Iowa, Minn. |
| 30 | SDSU | LB | Thomas Motzko | Highland Park, IL | Air Force, 7 FCS offers |
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