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Even in this modern era of college football and the transfer portal, there has still been an average of 12 FCS players selected in the last four NFL drafts.
While there likely won’t be an FCS first-rounder next year like there was this year with Seattle Seahawks No. 18 overall selection Grey Zabel, there will surely once again be a number of FCS draft picks.
Players at the Power Four and Group of Five levels obviously make up most of the pool of prospects, but pro scouts eventually find a number of capable players operating at the lower levels of college football.
Based on feedback from NFL scouting sources, here are five FCS players already on the radar of scouts as prospects for next year’s draft (listed alphabetically):
While Harvard has only produced one NFL draft pick at quarterback in its history, that QB ended up playing 17 seasons in the league and making 147 career starts. That player: Ryan Fitzpatrick. Soon though, Fitzpatrick — a 2005 seventh-round pick — may no longer hold the distinction of being Harvard’s only draft pick at quarterback. After throwing for 2,430 yards with 23 touchdown passes and only three interceptions last year in his first season as a full-time starter, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Craig now enters his senior year on the radar of NFL scouts as a potential draftable player.
“Good decision-maker,” an NFL scout told CBS Sports. “Really like his pocket presence and mobility. Stands tall. Full field reads, gets through progressions with natural pace. Worried about his arm strength. That’s what would hold me back from (him) being draftable at the moment. Better athlete than I expected though and has escapability.”
Craig led the Crimson to an 8-2 record last season while ranking seventh in the FCS in yards per…
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Author : Matt Zenitz
Publish date : 2025-07-09 17:07:00
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