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

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April 14, 2020
FCS: Which Players From Current SWAC Schools Had The Best NFL Careers?

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]


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TOP NFL CAREERS: Each Conference Linked

TOP NFL CAREERS – SWAC 

(according to Pro-Football-Reference.com)

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

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RK FCS SCHOOL POS PLAYER PB AV YRS SPAN CAREER NFL STATS
1 MISS. VALLEY STATE WR Jerry Rice (*) 13 250 20 1985-2004 22,895 rec. yds, 197 TDs
2 JACKSON STATE RB Walter Payton (*) 9 168 13 1975-1987 21,264 total yds, 125 TDs
3 TEXAS SOUTHERN DL Michael Strahan (*) 7 160 15 1993-2007 666 tackles, 141.5 sacks
4 GRAMBLING DB Willie Brown (*) 9 144 16 1963-1978 54 career INTs
5 JACKSON STATE WR Jimmy Smith 5 135 12 1992-2005 12,287 rush yds, 67 TDs
6t GRAMBLING WR Charlie Joiner (*) 3 134 18 1969-1986 12,168 rec. yds, 65 TDs
6t SOUTHERN UNIV. DB Aeneas Williams (*) 8 134 14 1991-2004 793 tackles, 55 INTs
6t SOUTHERN UNIV. DB Mel Blount (*) 5 134 14 1970-1983 57 career INTs
9 PRAIRIE VIEW DB Ken Houston (*) 12 130 14 1967-1980 49 career INTs
10 JACKSON STATE OL Jackie Slater (*) 7 129 20 1976-1995 211 caree starts
11 SOUTHERN UNIV. LB Isiah Robertson 6 127 12 1971-1982 25 career INTs
12 ALCORN STATE QB Steve McNair 3 126 13 1995-2007 31,304 pass yds, 174 TDs
13 JACKSON STATE WR Harold Jackson 5 123 16 1968-1983 10,372 rec. yds, 76 TDs
14 GRAMBLING DL Buck Buchanan (*) 8 122 13 1963-1975 182 career games
15 JACKSON STATE DB Lem Barney (*) 7 121 11 1967-1977 56 career INTs
16 MISS. VALLEY STATE DE Deacon Jones (*) 8 119 14 1961-1974 191 career games
17 GRAMBLING DL Willie Davis (*) 5 115 12 1958-1969 142 career starts
18 GRAMBLING DB Albert Lewis 4 108 16 1983-1998 832 tackles, 42 INTs
19 GRAMBLING DB Everson Walls 4 105 13 1981-1993 57 career INTs
20 TEXAS SOUTHERN OL Winston Hill (*) 8 103 15 1963-1977 198 career games
21t ARK.-PINE BLUFF DL L.C. Greenwood 6 101 13 1969-1981 170 career games
21t SOUTHERN UNIV. WR-TE Harold Carmichael (*) 4 101 14 1971-1984 8,985 rec. yds, 79 TDs
23 ALCORN STATE WR Donald Driver 3 96 14 1999-2012 10,354 total yds, 62 TDs
24 PRAIRIE VIEW WR Otis Taylor 3 95 11 1965-1975 7,306 rec. yds, 57 TDs
25 GRAMBLING DB Rosey Taylor 2 92 12 1961-1972 32 career INTs
26 JACKSON STATE LB Robert Brazile (*) 7 91 10 1975-1984 147 career games
27 JACKSON STATE DL Coy Bacon 3 89 14 1968-1981 180 career games
28 ALABAMA A&M OL Howard Ballard 2 84 11 1988-1998 154 career starts
29 JACKSON STATE DL Verlon Biggs 3 82 10 1965-1974 135 career games
30t ALABAMA STATE LB Eddie Robinson 0 81 11 1992-2002 804 career tackles
30t GRAMBLING OL Woody Peoples 2 81 12 1968-1980 168 career games
30t JACKSON STATE RB Wilbert Montgomery 2 81 9 1977-1985 9,291 total yds, 57 TDs
30t JACKSON STATE OL Leon Gray 4 81 11 1973-1983 142 career starts
30t SOUTHERN UNIV. DL Jim Osborne 0 81 13 1972-1984 186 career games
30t TEXAS SOUTHERN DL Julius Adams 1 81 16 1971-1987 206 career games
36t ALABAMA A&M WR John Stallworth (*) 3 80 14 1974-1987 8,723 rec. yds, 74 TDs
36t TEXAS SOUTHERN WR Ken Burrough 2 80 12 1970-1981 7,102 rec. yds, 49 TDs
38 GRAMBLING WR Frank Lewis 1 78 13 1971-1983 6,724 rec. yds, 40 TDs
39 GRAMBLING DL Gary Johnson 4 76 11 1975-1985 157 career games
40 PRAIRIE VIEW HB-DB Clem Daniels 4 73 9 1960-1968 8,452 total yds, 54 TDs
41t PRAIRIE VIEW DL Jim Lee Hunt 4 69 11 1960-1970 146 career games
41t SOUTHERN UNIV. DB Ken Ellis 2 69 9 1970-1979 115 career games, 22 INTs
43 ALABAMA A&M DL Robert Mathis 5 68 14 2003-2016 123 sacks, 538 tackles
44 JACKSON STATE TE-WR Rich Caster 3 67 13 1970-1982 5,515 rec. yds, 45 TDs
45 MISS. VALLEY STATE DB Ashley Ambrose 1 66 13 1992-2004 42 career INTs
46t ALCORN STATE DB Roynell Young 1 65 9 1980-1988 23 career INTs
46t TEXAS SOUTHERN WR Homer Jones 2 65 7 1964-1970 4,986 rec. yds, 36 TDs
48t GRAMBLING DL Ernie Ladd 4 64 8 1961-1968 112 career games
48t JACKSON STATE DL Roy Hilton 0 64 11 1965-1975 151 career games
50t ARK.-PINE BLUFF DL Robert Brown 1