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 — and we're only in August.
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How do we come to the WR and TE 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 wide receivers/tight ends commitments so far. This is something we will follow through February 2019.
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WIDE RECEIVERS
| RK | FCS CHOICE | PROSPECT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OFFERS |
| 1 | TENN-MARTIN | Jaden Gibbs | Knoxville, TN | Kentucky, South Carolina – 9 offers |
| 2 | MONTANA STATE | Jaden Smith | Kennedale, TX | Navy, Howard |
| 3 | PRINCETON | Alex Cherry | Norwood, MA | 2 FBS, 13 total |
| 4 | KENNESAW STATE | Traveon Latimore | Danielsville, GA | 3 FBS and 11 total offers |
| 5 | HOWARD | Trevon Russell | Arlington, TX | Alabama State |
| 6 | NEW HAMPSHIRE | Griffin Helm | St. Johns, FL | Stetson, Jacksonville U. |
| 7 | UC DAVIS | Orlando Ornelas | Temecula, CA | Air Force |
| 8 | WOFFORD | Calvin Jackson | Chattanooga, TN | App State – 12 total offers |
| 9 | DELAWARE | Quincy Watson | Malvern, PA | Holy Cross decommit: 12 FCS offers |
| 10 | ILLINOIS STATE | Lawrence Shadd | Kennesaw, GA | 3-star prospect |
| 11 | CHATTANOOGA | Giovanni Dyer | Johns Creek, GA | Kansas State |
| 12 | NICHOLLS | Chandler Whitfield | Zachary, TX | 6 FCS offers |
| 13 | COLGATE | Kobi Russell | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 4 Ivy offers, Mo. State |
| 14 | LEHIGH | Ayir Asante | Jersey City, NJ | Navy, Howard, Hampton |
| 15 | HOUSTON BAPTIST | Justin Hull | Katy, TX | Air Force decommit, Robert Morris |
| 16 | SOUTHERN ILL. | Tanner Corum | Knoxville, TN | 2 star WR prospect |
| 17 | SACRAMENTO ST. | Xavier Mason | Tacoma, WA | 2 star WR prospect |
| 18 | VILLANOVA | Jalen Goodman | Ardmore, PA | 2 FBS, 8 total offers |
| 19 | SDSU | Canyon Bauer | Sioux Falls, SD | USD, UND, NDSU, PWO- Iowa, Minn. |
| 20 | HARVARD | Gavin Sharkey | Hammonton, NJ | 7 FCS offers |
| 21 | MONMOUTH | Dante Kiett | Voorhees, NJ | 5 FCS offers |
| 22 | INDIANA STATE | Tyrone Griffin | Brownsburg, IN | EKU, UND |
| 23 | IDAHO | Sean McCormick | Fallon, NV | 2 star WR prospect |
| 24 | CHATTANOOGA | Michael Mathison | Covington, GA | Alab. A&M, Morgan St., SIU |
| 25 | DELAWARE | Ayinde Budd | Richmond, VA | Richmond, VMI, Delaware St. |
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TIGHT ENDS
| RK | FCS CHOICE | PROSPECT | HOMETOWN | OTHER OFFERS |
| 1 | RICHMOND | Ben Castellano | Purcellville, VA | Indiana, Syracuse, 10 FBS, 18 total |
| 2 | BROWN | Hayden Hatten | Scottsdale, AZ | Louisville offer, 3 FBS, 5 total |
| 3 | PRINCETON | Luke Gibson | San Antonio, TX | Bowling Green, Tex St. – 6 offers |
| 4 | HOLY CROSS | Sean Morris | Barnegat, NJ | Kent State, Army – 10 total offers |
| 5 | SOUTHERN ILL. | Avery Taggart | Eureka, MO | BowlGreen, WIU, SEMO, EKU |
| 6 | NORTH DAKOTA | Billy Riviere | Plymouth, MN | Air Force, Eastern Mich. |
| 7 | SOUTH DAKOTA | Mason Fairchild | Andale, KS | Kansas, SIU |
| 8 | ALABAMA STATE | Gregory Perkins | Pensacola, FL | UAB, Southern Miss |
| 9 | NDSU | Travis Yohnke | Parkers Prairie, MN | Eastern Mich., 6 total offers |
| 10 | JAMES MADISON | Hunter Bullock | Gaffney, SC | 4 FBS offers, 10 total |
| 11 | HARVARD | Spencer Cassell | Hingham, MA | Rice, Gtown, Brown, Cornell |
| 12 | MONMOUTH | Sean Fleming | Dobbs Ferry, NY | Buffalo |
| 13 | HARVARD | David O'Keefe | Chicago, IL | NIU, Cornell, Princeton, Penn |
| 14 | MONTANA STATE | Ryan Lonergan | Bozeman, MT | 2 star TE prospect |
| 15 | ELON | Ian Drummond | Lewis Center, IN | 6 total FCS offers |
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