FCS players headed to the NFL Combine

[smallcollegefbfan]

This is a very good group overall. Outstanding group of OL.








OT
Julie'n
Davenport
Bucknell


OG
Erik
Austell
Charleston Southern


DE
Keionta
Davis
Chattanooga


OG
Corey
Levin
Chattanooga


RB
De'Angelo
Henderson
Coastal Carolina


TE
Eric
Saubert
Drake


WR
Cooper
Kupp
Eastern Washington


WR
Kendrick
Bourne
Eastern Washington


OG
Cameron
Lee
Illinois State


CB
Brendan
Langley
Lamar


RB
Tarik
Cohen
North Carolina A&T


SS
Lorenzo
Jerome
Saint Francis (PA)


OT
Javarius
Leamon
South Carolina State


OG
Jessamen
Dunker
Tennessee State


CB
Ezra
Robinson
Tennessee State


DE
Tanoh
Kpassagnon
Villanova


OT
Jerry
Ugokwe
William & Mary


DE
Derek
Rivers
Youngstown State


DE
Avery
Moss
Youngstown State

[Bucs2016]

Wonderful to see 3 Palmetto State kids going. I had the chance to meet Austell from CSU briefly. Incredibly nice, humble and articulate kid. Rooting for him! But I hate to say...he didnt seem as big as his bio says. He looked more like a defensive lineman than offensive. Tbat may be why he ended up at CSU instead of a major FBS program. But the NFL obviously thinks he could be a Sunday player.

Also rooting for Deangelo Henderson from Coastal. Im still mad that South Carolina passed on him. They needed a playmaker at RB the last 2 years and he could've been it.

[BisonFan02]

Wentz to Kupp connection.....let's go. :D

[Rjones61]

Wentz to Kupp connection.....let's go. :D

I support this.

[GManFromTigerland]

I'll be looking to see who else is added to that list in the coming days. Chad Williams of Grambling did pretty well at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and the Senior Bowl. His name was really hot among Scouts. Also, Lenard Tillery was another kid Scouts were impressed with. Guy Stallworth (Grambling) and Jevancy Jones (Jackson State) are some headhunting linebackers who will be good additions to the combine.

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[Kemo]

Is Kade Harrington of Lamar not pursing an NFL career or do they think he is too small to warrant a combine invite?

The kid's numbers his junior season were pretty astronomical and probably would have been awesome his senior year if not for the injury. Figured NFL scouts would at least like to investigate how he was able to produce like that.

[underdawg]

www.nfldraftblitz.com/2017-sleepers-list/


SIU QB Josh Straughan should be--but probably will be FA

[smallcollegefbfan]

I'll be looking to see who else is added to that list in the coming days. Chad Williams of Grambling did pretty well at NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and the Senior Bowl. His name was really hot among Scouts. Also, Lenard Tillery was another kid Scouts were impressed with. Guy Stallworth (Grambling) and Jevancy Jones (Jackson State) are some headhunting linebackers who will be good additions to the combine.

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I have seen the final invite list and there will not be any adds. Unless one of them is on it and I completely overlooked them they aren't in. Williams is the best of that group and I expect him to be a PFA. The others are considered free agents or rookie mini-camp tryout types.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Is Kade Harrington of Lamar not pursing an NFL career or do they think he is too small to warrant a combine invite?

The kid's numbers his junior season were pretty astronomical and probably would have been awesome his senior year if not for the injury. Figured NFL scouts would at least like to investigate how he was able to produce like that.

Hurt most of the year and I think that may have cost him a combine invite. He needs a strong pro day but I'm not sure if he retired. I'll find out during pro day time.

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www.nfldraftblitz.com/2017-sleepers-list/ (http://www.nfldraftblitz.com/2017-sleepers-list/)


SIU QB Josh Straughan should be--but probably will be FA

Probably a rookie mini-camp tryout type unless he lights up pro day.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Here are my top 100 FCS prospects, listed by school. All of these players got serious attention during the year.



Pos
First Name
Last Name
School


OT
Jylan
Ware
Alabama State


OT
Julie'n
Davenport
Bucknell


OLB
Josh
Letuligasenoa
Cal Poly


RB
De'Shawn
Jones
Campbell


OG
Erik
Austell
Charleston Southern


DE
Keionta
Davis
Chattanooga


OG
Corey
Levin
Chattanooga


WR
Clarence "C.J."
Board
Chattanooga


RB
De'Angelo
Henderson
Coastal Carolina


OG
Sam
Ekwonike
Coastal Carolina


FS
Richard "Richie"
Sampson
Coastal Carolina


OLB
Alex
Scearce
Coastal Carolina


DT
Jabarai
Bothwell
Coastal Carolina


P
Chris
Fraser
Cornell


ILB
Adefolarin "Folarin"
Orimolade
Dartmouth


FS
Charlie
Miller
Dartmouth


OT
John "Connor"
Bozick
Delaware


TE
Eric
Saubert
Drake


OLB
Christian
****z
Duquesne


QB
Dillon
Buechel
Duquesne


WR
Blair
Roberts
Duquesne


WR
Cooper
Kupp
Eastern Washington


WR
Kendrick
Bourne
Eastern Washington


OLB
Nnamoka "Samson"
Ebukam
Eastern Washington


WR
Shaquille
Hill
Eastern Washington


TE
Phazahn
Odom
Fordham


SS
William "Trey"
Robinson
Furman


ILB
Chad
Geter
Gardner-Webb


WR
Chad
Williams
Grambling State


FB
Anthony
Firkser
Harvard


OT
Max
Rich
Harvard


TE
Lucas
Nikolaisen
Holy Cross


OG
Cameron
Lee
Illinois State


WR
Anthony
Warrum
Illinois State


OG
Kyle
Avaloy
Illinois State


OLB
B.J.
Bello
Illinois State


TE
Robert
Tonyan Jr.
Indiana State


OT
Dakota
Vermillion
Indiana State


OLB
Javancy
Jones
Jackson State


DE
Desmond
Owino
Jacksonville State


CB
Taylor
Reynolds
James Madison


OT
Mitchell "Mitch"
Kirsch
James Madison


RB
Khalid
Abdullah
James Madison


CB
Dante
Blackmon
Kennesaw State


CB
Brendan
Langley
Lamar


RB
Kade
Harrington
Lamar


OG
Bret
Treadway
Lamar


WR
Dante'
Shells
Liberty


DT
Patrick
Ricard
Maine


DT
Isaiah
Golden
McNeese State


OLB
Dylan
Cole
Missouri State


QB
Brady
Gustafson
Montana


RB
Dalton
Crossan
New Hampshire


TE
Jordan
Powell
New Hampshire


FS
Casey
DeAndrade
New Hampshire


OT
Andrew
Lauderdale
New Hampshire


RB
Tarik
Cohen
North Carolina A&T


OG
Zackary "Zack"
Johnson
North Dakota State


OT
Landon
Lechler
North Dakota State


RB
Aaron
Bailey
Northern Iowa


DE
Karter
Schult
Northern Iowa


QB
Aleksander "Alek"
Torgensen
Penn


CB
Xavier
Coleman
Portland State


C
Cameron "Cam"
Keizur
Portland State


FB
Maxima "Junior"
Espitia
Portland State


SS
Dorian
Williams
Princeton


FS
David
Jones
Richmond


WR
Brian
Brown
Richmond


DT
Winston
Craig
Richmond


SS
Lorenzo
Jerome
Saint Francis (PA)


WR
Karel
Hamilton
Samford


FS
Jamerson
Blount
Samford


CB
Jamal
Agnew
San Diego


WR
Brian
Riley
San Diego


OT
Javarius
Leamon
South Carolina State


P
Miles
Bergner
South Dakota


P
Alex
Knight
Southeast Missouri State


RB
Lenard
Tillery
Southern


ILB
Chase
Allen
Southern Illinois


DE
Deondre
Barnett
Southern Illinois


CB
Joshua "Josh"
Thornton
Southern Utah


TE
Steven "Steve"
Wroblewski
Southern Utah


P
Tate
Lewis
Southern Utah


SS
Donald
Payne
Stetson


OG
Jessamen
Dunker
Tennessee State


CB
Ezra
Robinson
Tennessee State


TE
Derrick
Griffin
Texas Southern


RB
Darius
Victor
Towson


DE
Tanoh
Kpassagnon
Villanova


ILB
Austin
Calitro
Villanova


OT
Bradley "Brad"
Seaton
Villanova


ILB
Tre'von
Johnson
Weber State


WR
Lance
Lenoir Jr.
Western Illinois


OT
Jerry
Ugokwe
William & Mary


OG
Anton
Wahrby
Wofford


DE
Derek
Rivers
Youngstown State


DE
Avery
Moss
Youngstown State


CB
David
Rivers
Youngstown State


FS
Jameel
Smith
Youngstown State


SS
LeRoy
Alexander
Youngstown State

[Daytripper]

Here are my top 100 FCS prospects, listed by school. All of these players got serious attention during the year.



Pos
First Name
Last Name
School


OT
Jylan
Ware
Alabama State


OT
Julie'n
Davenport
Bucknell


OLB
Josh
Letuligasenoa
Cal Poly


RB
De'Shawn
Jones
Campbell


OG
Erik
Austell
Charleston Southern


DE
Keionta
Davis
Chattanooga


OG
Corey
Levin
Chattanooga


WR
Clarence "C.J."
Board
Chattanooga


RB
De'Angelo
Henderson
Coastal Carolina


OG
Sam
Ekwonike
Coastal Carolina


FS
Richard "Richie"
Sampson
Coastal Carolina


OLB
Alex
Scearce
Coastal Carolina


DT
Jabarai
Bothwell
Coastal Carolina


P
Chris
Fraser
Cornell


ILB
Adefolarin "Folarin"
Orimolade
Dartmouth


FS
Charlie
Miller
Dartmouth


OT
John "Connor"
Bozick
Delaware


TE
Eric
Saubert
Drake


OLB
Christian
****z
Duquesne


QB
Dillon
Buechel
Duquesne


WR
Blair
Roberts
Duquesne


WR
Cooper
Kupp
Eastern Washington


WR
Kendrick
Bourne
Eastern Washington


OLB
Nnamoka "Samson"
Ebukam
Eastern Washington


WR
Shaquille
Hill
Eastern Washington


TE
Phazahn
Odom
Fordham


SS
William "Trey"
Robinson
Furman


ILB
Chad
Geter
Gardner-Webb


WR
Chad
Williams
Grambling State


FB
Anthony
Firkser
Harvard


OT
Max
Rich
Harvard


TE
Lucas
Nikolaisen
Holy Cross


OG
Cameron
Lee
Illinois State


WR
Anthony
Warrum
Illinois State


OG
Kyle
Avaloy
Illinois State


OLB
B.J.
Bello
Illinois State


TE
Robert
Tonyan Jr.
Indiana State


OT
Dakota
Vermillion
Indiana State


OLB
Javancy
Jones
Jackson State


DE
Desmond
Owino
Jacksonville State


CB
Taylor
Reynolds
James Madison


OT
Mitchell "Mitch"
Kirsch
James Madison


RB
Khalid
Abdullah
James Madison


CB
Dante
Blackmon
Kennesaw State


CB
Brendan
Langley
Lamar


RB
Kade
Harrington
Lamar


OG
Bret
Treadway
Lamar


WR
Dante'
Shells
Liberty


DT
Patrick
Ricard
Maine


DT
Isaiah
Golden
McNeese State


OLB
Dylan
Cole
Missouri State


QB
Brady
Gustafson
Montana


RB
Dalton
Crossan
New Hampshire


TE
Jordan
Powell
New Hampshire


FS
Casey
DeAndrade
New Hampshire


OT
Andrew
Lauderdale
New Hampshire


RB
Tarik
Cohen
North Carolina A&T


OG
Zackary "Zack"
Johnson
North Dakota State


OT
Landon
Lechler
North Dakota State


RB
Aaron
Bailey
Northern Iowa


DE
Karter
Schult
Northern Iowa


QB
Aleksander "Alek"
Torgensen
Penn


CB
Xavier
Coleman
Portland State


C
Cameron "Cam"
Keizur
Portland State


FB
Maxima "Junior"
Espitia
Portland State


SS
Dorian
Williams
Princeton


FS
David
Jones
Richmond


WR
Brian
Brown
Richmond


DT
Winston
Craig
Richmond


SS
Lorenzo
Jerome
Saint Francis (PA)


WR
Karel
Hamilton
Samford


FS
Jamerson
Blount
Samford


CB
Jamal
Agnew
San Diego


WR
Brian
Riley
San Diego


OT
Javarius
Leamon
South Carolina State


P
Miles
Bergner
South Dakota


P
Alex
Knight
Southeast Missouri State


RB
Lenard
Tillery
Southern


ILB
Chase
Allen
Southern Illinois


DE
Deondre
Barnett
Southern Illinois


CB
Joshua "Josh"
Thornton
Southern Utah


TE
Steven "Steve"
Wroblewski
Southern Utah


P
Tate
Lewis
Southern Utah


SS
Donald
Payne
Stetson


OG
Jessamen
Dunker
Tennessee State


CB
Ezra
Robinson
Tennessee State


TE
Derrick
Griffin
Texas Southern


RB
Darius
Victor
Towson


DE
Tanoh
Kpassagnon
Villanova


ILB
Austin
Calitro
Villanova


OT
Bradley "Brad"
Seaton
Villanova


ILB
Tre'von
Johnson
Weber State


WR
Lance
Lenoir Jr.
Western Illinois


OT
Jerry
Ugokwe
William & Mary


OG
Anton
Wahrby
Wofford


DE
Derek
Rivers
Youngstown State


DE
Avery
Moss
Youngstown State


CB
David
Rivers
Youngstown State


FS
Jameel
Smith
Youngstown State


SS
LeRoy
Alexander
Youngstown State




Not surprised there are no Bearkats. Look for quite a few in the next few years, though. All of our best players are coming back this year.

[DallasSpider]

I was surprised to not see FS David Jones on the combine invite list. He was viewed on some sites as a 3rd-4th round pick pre injury. Shows how much an injury can affect a small school guys chances.

[BEAR]

I predict a whole bunch of unnoticed FCS players will be on rosters this year. xthumbsupx

[smallcollegefbfan]

Not surprised there are no Bearkats. Look for quite a few in the next few years, though. All of our best players are coming back this year.

You have 1 player who I almost put on this list but I agree you should have several over the next 2-3 years.

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I was surprised to not see FS David Jones on the combine invite list. He was viewed on some sites as a 3rd-4th round pick pre injury. Shows how much an injury can affect a small school guys chances.

Jones was never ranked that high by NFL teams. I kept hearing 5th-6th round to PFA and when he got hurt early I know the NFL Combine's PFA grade on him was never changed so that likely led to him being left off.

[smallcollegefbfan]

I predict a whole bunch of unnoticed FCS players will be on rosters this year. xthumbsupx


There are always 4-5 who do make it. I have a couple on that list I posted. Someone who did not have much of a career who has ability will have a team give them a chance and just latch on. Heck I can remember begging an all-star game to invite Mike Tolbert back when he came out and the game would not touch him and instead took a hot name from Richmond. The Richmond FB never made it and Tolbert is a multi-year Pro Bowler. It happens.

[Bisonator]

Too bad Zack Johnson hurt his knee at the shrine game. He was having some good practices there. I'm assuming both he and Lechler will get in a camp.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Too bad Zack Johnson hurt his knee at the shrine game. He was having some good practices there. I'm assuming both he and Lechler will get in a camp.

I would imagine they get in camps. Johnson has a long medical history. I know the Senior Bowl and NFLPA Bowl did not really consider him because of his injury history. That is one reason the NFLPA has passed the Shrine in the eyes of NFL teams because they have seemed to do a better scouting job and are putting on a better game. I was really surprised Johnson got in the Shrine. The Shrine passed on a ton of good FCS OL like Leamon, Ugokwe, Levin, and lost out on Dunker.

[Anthony215]

A kid who suffered from uninspiring QB play in his senior year is Bruce Mapp of Coastal Carolina. Slot type receiver who put up pretty good numbers as a junior on a great CCU team (769 yards & 7 TDs) but with loss of QB they ran the ball much more last year and his numbers dropped down to 423 yards & 6 TDs

[clenz]

Aaron Bailey better not get within 100 yards of a football field.

How was Schult not a combine invite?

[BisonTru]

Aaron Bailey better not get within 100 yards of a football field.

How was Schult not a combine invite?

I would assume teams are looking at him as an athlete not so much at QB.

You don't see him succeeding with a position change?

[clenz]

I would assume teams are looking at him as an athlete not so much at QB.

You don't see him succeeding with a position change?

Bailey was, by almost all accounts, a horrible teammate that refused to change positions and rather than change positions and accept that Dunne was better stopped practicing and playing. Him being out with an injury? A lie. He threw a bitch fit over getting benched and quit without leaving the team.

His attitude was dog **** once that decision was made. He, until graduation day (I'm assuming still) wore his Illinois Fighting Illini letterman jacket around campus, to and from the facility, on road trips, etc...

[Rjones61]

I predict a whole bunch of unnoticed FCS players will be on rosters this year. xthumbsupx

Definitely.

Only 13 were invited to the NFL combine (out of 330 players). This is horribly disproportionate to the 15% of NFL rosters made up of FCS players.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Aaron Bailey better not get within 100 yards of a football field.

How was Schult not a combine invite?

Schult is not considered to be a great athlete. He may get drafted with a strong pro day though. I could see him sneak into the 6th or 7th round with a big time pro day.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Bailey was, by almost all accounts, a horrible teammate that refused to change positions and rather than change positions and accept that Dunne was better stopped practicing and playing. Him being out with an injury? A lie. He threw a bitch fit over getting benched and quit without leaving the team.

His attitude was dog **** once that decision was made. He, until graduation day (I'm assuming still) wore his Illinois Fighting Illini letterman jacket around campus, to and from the facility, on road trips, etc...

That may keep him from getting signed. I just know based on athletic ability he was considered a potential free agent during the fall but I'm sure he will get dinged for that attitude and end up in a secondary league if that is all true.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Definitely.

Only 13 were invited to the NFL combine (out of 330 players). This is horribly disproportionate to the 15% of NFL rosters made up of FCS players.

I expect that 15% to drop over the next 5-8 years. With so many more teams moving up and making 85 less FCS scholarships more and more you should see the G5 level have a big increase in talent.

With that said, there are some very good FCS players left out due to the numbers game. The NFL will only invite 330 players to the combine. They want to invite more but can't due to logistics reasons. I wish we could see 400 at the combine. I would expect no more than 5-7 players drafted who don't get an invite if that was the case.

[GodHelpTheBears]

I want to see Dylan Cole get a contract somewhere. He kept a lot of our conference opponents from hanging a hundred on us over the last two years.

[smallcollegefbfan]

A kid who suffered from uninspiring QB play in his senior year is Bruce Mapp of Coastal Carolina. Slot type receiver who put up pretty good numbers as a junior on a great CCU team (769 yards & 7 TDs) but with loss of QB they ran the ball much more last year and his numbers dropped down to 423 yards & 6 TDs

Mapp's bigger issue is that he does not have much speed. You could argue that Pascal of ODU suffered from it too but he has much better physical tools and skills. If Mapp played like a 4.5 or 4.4 guy he would have had so much more interest from NFL teams than he has. It's just coming down to his lack of speed on film in the eyes of NFL teams.

[smallcollegefbfan]

I want to see Dylan Cole get a contract somewhere. He kept a lot of our conference opponents from hanging a hundred on us over the last two years.

Cole will be a definite free agent pickup and I could see him getting drafted in the 7th round even though right now I project him as a first wave priority free agent. He looked very good at the NFLPA Bowl.

[DallasSpider]

A kid I hope gets his shot is Brian Brown. Record breaking numbers, got better each year. I felt like every one of his touchdown he was open by 20 yards. Just not sure how he translates to the nfl being a shorter outside receiver (6'1). Reminds me of tajae sharp but maybe a little more straight line speed than quick. Not gonna get drafted, but hopefully he can get in a camp and succeed.

[Iridebikes]

Wentz to Kupp connection.....let's go. :D

That would be a sweet combination, with a bit of irony. I like it!!