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 as offensive linemen.
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SCHEDULE: DL (Thursday, Oct. 4); 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), Next week (Conference by Conference); OVERALL TOP 150 (Monday, Oct. 22)
How do we come to the O-linemen 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 OL commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
| RK | FCS SCHOOL | RECRUIT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OPTIONS |
| 1 | PENN | Ben Hoitink | Slinger, WI | Stanford & Notre Dame PWO, 6 FBS, 16 total |
| 2 | FURMAN | Evan Jumper | Myrtle Beach, SC | Rutgers, 13 FBS – 20+ total |
| 3 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | Drew Vest | Searcy, AR | So.Alab. – 9 total offers |
| 4 | HOLY CROSS | Patrick McMurtrie | Montvale, NJ | 5 FBS offers, 8 total |
| 5 | HOLY CROSS | Ben Blessing | Bel Air, MD | 3 FBS offers, 8 total |
| 6 | NORTHERN IOWA | Kobe Rios | Rock Island, IL | 2 FBS, 9 total |
| 7 | YALE | Brandon Babcock | Queen Creek, AZ | 2 FBS, 10 total offers |
| 8 | JAMES MADISON | Tanner Morris | Fayetteville, NC | 3 FBS, GWU, NCA&T, Elon |
| 9 | ALABAMA STATE | Aric Harris | Pensacola, FL | 3 FBS offers |
| 10 | HARVARD | Scott Elliott | Holliston, MA | 2 FBS, 13 total offers |
| 11 | MERCER | John Thomas | Marietta, GA | 3 FBS, 10 total |
| 12 | PRINCETON | Quinn Murphy | Duxbury, MA | UMass, 10 total offers |
| 13 | HARVARD | Alec Bank | Racho Santa Marg. CA | 3 FBS, 8 offers |
| 14 | RICHMOND | Ryan Coll | Haymarket, VA | Temple, Villanova, Towson |
| 15 | VILLANOVA | Billy Hambrook | Charlotte, NC | 2 FBS offers, 7 total |
| 16 | PRINCETON | Blake Feigenspan | Honolulu, HI | Army Decommit; Hawaii |
| 17 | ELON | Jack Cutler | Statesville, NC | Temple, Campbell |
| 18 | ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | Jared Laughlin | Hamburg, AR | Texas Southern |
| 19 | MORGAN ST. | Rachon Gulley | Detroit, MI | Alabama A&M |
| 20 | WOFFORD | Jysaiah Cromer | Spartanburg, SC | Liberty, Campbell, Citadel |
| 21 | INDIANA STATE | Joel Stevens | Lee's Summit, MO | WIU |
| 22 | CAL POLY | Payson Campisano | Encinitas, CA | Mont. St., San Diego |
| 23 | YALE | Ron Carr | Solon, OH | 7 total offers |
| 24 | MONMOUTH | Will Argo | Georgetown, DE | 7 total offers |
| 25 | DELAWARE | Bradly Anyanwu | Dover, DE | 4 FCS offers |
| 26 | COLGATE | Damien Hoyt | Homer, NY | 4 FCS offers |
| 27 | ELON | Kasra Bojnordi | Alpharetta, GA | 4 FCS offers |
| 28 | NDSU | Hunter Poncius | Buffalo, MN | 3 MVFC offers |
| 29 | SOUTH DAKOTA | Joey Lombard | Anoka, MN | 4 FCS offers |
| 30 | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | Chandler Knandel | Aledo, TX | 3 total offers |
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