NFL DRAFT: Top FCS Day Three Prospects 2018

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UNI wide receiver Daurice Fountain (right) was the Shrine Game Offensive MVP (Shrine Game)[/credit]

DRAFT PROJECTION: 8 of 9 Mock Drafts have him drafted, with Mel Kiper placing him in the third round and 4 others having him go in the fourth round.
2017 STATS: 66 receptions, 943 yards, 12 TDs – in an offense that doesn't throw 1,000 times. See?

Fountain is one of the best stories of the offseason, in terms of FCS prospects improving their draft stock. He had a great career at UNI, and then followed it up with a Shrine Game Offensive MVP effort in January. Snubbed by the NFL Combine, Fountain ended up crushing his Pro Day and has shown up clearly and strongly on draft boards ever since. 

MCLAUGHLIN: UNI's Fountain Shooting Up The Draft Board

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1. KYLE LAULETTA, QB, RICHMOND

[credit] South Squad Kyle Lauletta, of Richmond, during the South's team practice Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Mobile, Ala., for Saturday's Senior Bowl NCAA college football game. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)[/credit]

DRAFT PROJECTION: 9 of 9 Mock Drafts have him drafted, with 2 placing in the second round, including Mel Kiper.
2017 STATS: 3,737 yards passing, 28 TDs, 12 INTs

Lauletta — a 10,000-yard career passer for Richmond — finished his career completing 63.5 percent of his passes. He threw 73 touchdowns and only 35 INTs, while also rushing for 12 scores in his career. He was named the Senior Bowl MVP in January, and then followed that up with an impressive NFL Combine performance and has met with several teams since. Keep an eye on Lauletta because scouts are beginning to buzz that he may be just as good a prospect as the "big five" quarterbacks the TV analysts are drooling over.

MCLAUGHLIN: Lauletta's Recent Podcast With Brian McLaughlin

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FCS Projected 2018 NFL Draft Prospects

EDITOR'S NOTE: This next group of FCS prospects you'll want to keep an eye on Saturday. As many as 20 of them may be taken, and Day Three is traditionally a bit wild — then the rest will likely have free agent contracts wrapped by the end of the weekend, based on spring data, Pro Days and how high end Mock Drafts view them. Take a look at the consensus:

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