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FCS: Which Players From Current Big South Schools Had The Best NFL Careers?

Brian McLaughlin by Brian McLaughlin
April 18, 2020
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The FCS has had hundreds of standout players move on to have special NFL careers, and a good number have made it to the NFL Hall of Fame. We decided to break down the “FCS-to-NFL” ranks by conference … leading up to a final national ranking of the top FCS products to finish a career in the NFL on April 20. We only ranked individuals who played for current FCS conference schools (no Appalachian States or Marshalls, for instance … and just because the player may have actually played D-2 football when they were in college, that doesn’t disqualify).

This ranking will be using the Pro Football Reference criteria for AV – “Approximate Value”, which uses an algorithm that measures a player’s statistics, honors, awards, you name it — on an annual basis dating back to 1960 when all of this statistical material was more easily attainable/tracked. It takes into account that an offensive lineman can’t put up stats like a quarterback, obviously, but an O-lineman with Pro Bowl credentials and being a cornerstone on a Super Bowl team will be rewarded too. Then … the annual points are added up to create a “career AV” which is a total reflecting the “Approximate Value” of a player’s career.

Obviously, Hall of Fame players do well in this rating, but you may be surprised at times at the rating given to a player who had a long career … with some true highlights … who did not make the Hall of Fame. It happens. See the list below.[divider]

TOP NFL CAREERS: Each Conference Linked

TOP NFL CAREERS – BIG SOUTH

(according to Pro-Football-Reference.com – since 1960)

ABBREVIATIONS: PB — Career Pro Bowls; AV — site’s “Approximate Value” point system used by Pro Football Reference to quantify a player, based on statistics, honors, etc awarded by year back to 1960 – and taking position into consideration; YRS — Total years in the league

RKFCS SCHOOLPOSPLAYERPBAVYRSSPANCAREER NFL STATS
1NORTH ALABAMALBRonald McKinnon058101996-20051,011 tackles, 51 TFLs
2HAMPTONDLReggie Doss055101978-1987149 games, 20 sacks
3NORTH ALABAMADBJanoris Jenkins15482012-2019467 tackles, 23 INTs
4HAMPTONDLKendall Langford052102008-2017290 tackles, 44 TFLs
5MONMOUTHWRMiles Austin244102006-20155,273 rec. yds, 38 TDs
6NORTH ALABAMADLShawn Lee046111988-1998292 tackles, 28.5 sacks
7HAMPTONLBJustin Durant038112007-2017650 tackles, 50 TFLs
8GARDNER WEBBRBDerrick Fenner03491989-19975,574 total yds, 42 TDs
9NORTH ALABAMADBLewis Billups03271986-199288 games, 9 INTs
10NORTH ALABAMADBChris Goode03071987-199396 games, 7 INTs

(*) – Denotes an NFL Hall of Famer[divider]​​

BIG SOUTH – TOP CURRENT NFL CAREERS

ABBREVIATIONS: PB — Career Pro Bowls; AV — site’s “Approximate Value” point system used by Pro Football Reference to quantify a player, based on statistics, honors, etc and taking position into consideration; YRS — Total years in the league

RKFCS SCHOOLPOSPLAYERPBAVYRSSPANCAREER NFL STATS
1NORTH ALABAMADBJanoris Jenkins15482012-2019467 tackles, 23 INTs
2MONMOUTHWRChris Hogan02582012-20192,677 rec. yds, 18 TDs
3PRESBYTERIANDBJustin Bethel32082012-2019211 tackles
4HAMPTONOLMichael Ola01262014-201941 career games
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