My Top 100 FCS Prospects

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

Here is my complete list. If you have any questions on size, speed numbers or why I have a player in a certain spot feel free to ask me. I can honestly say I have seen film on every player here.

Rank Pos First Name Last Name School Rd Proj
1 OG Benjamin "Ben" Ijalana Villanova 3rd-4th
2 QB Patrick "Pat" Devlin Delaware 4th
3 FS Mark LeGree Appalachian State 5th-6th
4 OG William "Will" Rackley Lehigh 5th-6th
5 OG David Arkin Missouri State 5th-6th
6 DE Christian Anthony Grambling State 5th-6th
7 WR Matthew "Matt" Szczur Villanova 6th
8 CB Korey Lindsey-Woods Southern Illinois 6th-7th
9 CB Cortez Allen The Citadel 6th-7th
10 OT Corey O'Daniel Gardner-Webb 7th
11 OLB Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin 7th-PFA
12 DT Kenrick Ellis Hampton 7th-PFA
13 DT Martin Parker Richmond 7th-PFA
14 OLB D.J. Smith Appalachian State PFA
15 TE Schuylar Oordt Northern Iowa PFA
16 WR Tysson Poots Southern Utah PFA
17 OG Kevin Hughes Southeastern Louisiana PFA
18 OG Patrick "Pat" Illig Wofford PFA
19 RB Wendell "Mon" Williams Eastern Illinois PFA
20 OLB Julius Wilkerson South Carolina State PFA
21 WR Dominique Johnson Cal Poly PFA
22 QB Chris Dieker Southern Illinois PFA
23 FS Andre Banks Stephen F. Austin PFA
24 WR Marcus Harris Murray State PFA
25 DT Ronnell Brown James Madison PFA
26 CB Isa Abdul El-Quddus Fordham PFA
27 RB John Griffin Massachusetts PFA
28 OT Curt Porter Jacksonville State PFA
29 DE Ibraham Abdulai Arkansas-Pine Bluff PFA
30 CB Justin Rogers Richmond PFA
31 SS John Dempsey Villanova PFA
32 TE Stephen Skelton Fordham PFA
33 WR JeVaughn Reams Bethune-Cookman PFA/FA
34 SS Eugene Clifford Tennessee State PFA/FA
35 QB McLeod Bethel-Thompson Sacramento State PFA/FA
36 DE Markell Carter Central Arkansas PFA/FA
37 WR Brandyn Reed Sacramento State PFA/FA
38 CB Darryl "Buster" Skrine Chattanooga PFA/FA
39 WR Kevin Grayson Richmond PFA/FA
40 CB Christopher "Chris" Adingupu Prairie View A&M PFA/FA
41 SS Erik Stoll Montana PFA/FA
42 ILB Antoine Wilkinson Missouri State PFA/FA
43 OT Greg Niland Massachusetts PFA/FA
44 WR Joseph "Joe" Hills Tennessee State PFA/FA
45 OLB Brandon Ward Elon PFA/FA
46 OG Michael Booker Northwestern State PFA/FA
47 RB Steven Robinson Hampton PFA/FA
48 TE Colin Cochart South Dakota State PFA/FA
49 OT Johnny Culbreath South Carolina State PFA/FA
50 DT Andre Caroll Delaware State PFA/FA
51 DT Frank Kearse Alabama A&M PFA/FA
52 OLB Marty Patterson Gardner-Webb PFA/FA
53 DT Dennis Clark Northwestern State PFA/FA
54 RB DeAngelo Branche Norfolk State PFA/FA
55 WR Cicory "CoCo" Hillary Appalachian State PFA/FA
56 TE Larry Donnell Grambling State PFA/FA
57 QB Arvell Nelson Texas Southern PFA/FA
58 OLB Eric McBride Richmond PFA/FA
59 SS Thomas "Tommy" Irvin Wofford PFA/FA
60 OLB Matt Marcorelle Delaware PFA/FA
61 CB Brandian Ross Youngstown State PFA/FA
62 CB Brandon Bufford Howard PFA/FA
63 QB Andrew Selle Montana PFA/FA
64 OT Mike Person Montana State PFA/FA
65 OLB Quinton Spears Prairie View A&M PFA/FA
66 QB Michael Herrick Northern Arizona PFA/FA
67 P Kevin Cook Eastern Illinois PFA/FA
68 RB Chase Reynolds Montana PFA/FA
69 K Kemar Scarlett Morgan State FA
70 FB Corday Clark McNeese State FA
71 K Christopher Diniz Sacramento State FA
72 SS Bryan Blanfort Southeast Missouri State FA
73 CB Colin Pretlow Southern Utah FA
74 OT Michael Arndt North Dakota State FA
75 OLB Na'eem Outler Youngstown State FA
76 OT Christopher "Chris" Harr Chattanooga FA
77 CB Darren McKhan Morgan State FA
78 OT Theo Sherman James Madison FA
79 OT Calton Ford Norfolk State FA
80 WR Josue Paul Central Connecticut State FA
81 OG Joshua "Josh" Harrison South Carolina State FA
82 ILB Mark Masterson Maine FA
83 OG Michael Lamphear Western Illinois FA
84 OLB Derek Domino South Dakota State FA
85 FS Andre Elliott Youngstown State FA
86 DE Terrance Freeman McNeese State FA
87 RB Kyle Minett South Dakota State FA
88 WR Mike Phillips Weber State FA
89 C Austin Emerson Central Arkansas FA
90 RB Chevon Walker Eastern Illinois FA
91 ILB Sidney Tarver Tennessee State FA
92 CB Dante Barnes Norfolk State FA
93 DE Malcolm Taylor Alcorn State FA
94 P David Miller William & Mary FA
95 RB Philip Sylvester Florida A&M FA
96 OG Terrael Williams Jackson State FA
97 WR Livingston "Lito" Senatus Western Illinois FA
98 CB Anthony Johnson Jackson State FA
99 WR Anthony Nelson Massachusetts INC
100 DE Bryan Jean-Pierre William & Mary INC

[Willie]

I think having Erik Stoll over Chase Reynolds from Montana is a bold move.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

I think having Erik Stoll over Chase Reynolds from Montana is a bold move.

Stoll is 6'1 200 and is a 4.5 type guy meaning he has good measurables. He is also productive and flashed. While Reynolds is the better college player he lacks the measurables. Reynolds was 5'11, 194 pounds for the scouts and is a 4.6 type guy. While I think he is a very good FCS back he lacks the bulk to play in the NFL right now. Really anyone with a 7th-PFA or better grade are the ones I believe will make it and the top 15-20 below that have a real good shot. Reynolds is a quality camp guy but I don't think he intrigues a coach enough to keep him around while a coach MAY feel that way with Stoll. Most backs in the NFL are over 200 pounds and everyone 5'11 or bigger is in the 205-225 range. He needs to gain another 10-12 pounds and then he would be big enough to not be deemed light by NFL scouts and coaches. Remember, production is VERY important but it is not everything. A lot of this is projection. For example 2 of my draftable players are not draftable right now but are borderline based on talent and have ideal measurables so I projected that they would be drafted as of today.

[BigSkyBears]

I think UNC Bear Max Hewitt should be on that list. CBS Sports draft has him the 12th best corner back in the nation, that's the entire nation. Not just FCS!

[Catattack]

I think UNC Bear Max Hewitt should be on that list. CBS Sports draft has him the 12th best corner back in the nation, that's the entire nation. Not just FCS!

Are you sure? I couldn't find him and that's a really big jump from being a Big Sky honorable mention last season.


Found him. He is ranked 118th at SS.

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[BigSkyBears]

I think UNC Bear Max Hewitt should be on that list. CBS Sports draft has him the 12th best corner back in the nation, that's the entire nation. Not just FCS!

Are you sure? I couldn't find him and that's a really big jump from being a Big Sky honorable mention last season.


Found him. He is ranked 118th at SS.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/pros ... rt_row=101" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Could be, but not according to the Greeley Tribune.

"Of the 2011 draft class, Hewitt is rated the 12th best free safety in the country by nfldraftscout.com. He's one of only two free safeties at the Football Championship Subdivision listed in the top 12."

Here's the entire article from the Greeley Tribune.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/2 ... /100409635" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Catattack]

Do they have drug testing at the Tribune?

[CatMom]

I think, if CB Drenard Williams is back to 100% (and no reason to assume he isn't) he will show up on someone's radar. We have a few more Senior's that should be on there, but I'll wait and see how they do before I go touting them as NFL prospects (even if I feel they are capable already)

[bobbythekidd]

Do they have drug testing at the Tribune?

[Tribe4SF]

No Mike Stover?

[BigSkyBears]

Do they have drug testing at the Tribune?

Sometimes I wonder. I did see him on that list and he was ranked in the top 12 at some point. Not sure what happened. He is a stud though, and I think he should be on small's list regardless.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

I think UNC Bear Max Hewitt should be on that list. CBS Sports draft has him the 12th best corner back in the nation, that's the entire nation. Not just FCS!

Hewitt was 6'0 1/2 and weighed 205 pounds for he scouts but ran a 4.95 40. OUCH! That is killing his stock. I had him as a lower tier free agent but when I got that time I had to reject him at this point. I expected him to run a 4.75-4.80, which is why he was just a lower tier free agent but better than a reject.

I wouldn't pay too much attention to those ratings for another few weeks. They just got the ratings from the NFL scouting services and will start dropping him. I know much of his rating was on production alone and they probably didn't realize he ran 4.9s. Hopefully he improves that next spring because he is a solid player.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

Are you sure? I couldn't find him and that's a really big jump from being a Big Sky honorable mention last season.


Found him. He is ranked 118th at SS.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/pros ... rt_row=101" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Could be, but not according to the Greeley Tribune.

"Of the 2011 draft class, Hewitt is rated the 12th best free safety in the country by nfldraftscout.com. He's one of only two free safeties at the Football Championship Subdivision listed in the top 12."

Here's the entire article from the Greeley Tribune.
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/2 ... /100409635" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I don't read their ratings much. I check them out every once in a while but I figured if he had not fallen already he would have. Don't ever pay attention to their underclassmen ratings. Those guys use NFL input heavily and thus will make significant changes in June and July before the season once they get the NFL ratings in.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

I think, if CB Drenard Williams is back to 100% (and no reason to assume he isn't) he will show up on someone's radar. We have a few more Senior's that should be on there, but I'll wait and see how they do before I go touting them as NFL prospects (even if I feel they are capable already)

The only senior really on the NFL radar is Bush but he has some injury and off field issues that have flags on him. He will need a big year. Drenard was 5'10 170 pounds and ran a 4.61 40 for the scouts. That is a bit slow for that size. No matter how good he is he is just not fast enough at that size. He needs to be a 4.4 guy to get legit looks being that small.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

No Mike Stover?

Very good player but when I got his verified measurables I had to move him out of my top 100. I think he is talented enough but his measurables hurt. 6'2 7/8, 269 pounds, and ran a 5.05 40. He would be much higher if he had weighed 295 or 300 and ran that instead of just 269.

[Tribe4SF]

No Mike Stover?

Very good player but when I got his verified measurables I had to move him out of my top 100. I think he is talented enough but his measurables hurt. 6'2 7/8, 269 pounds, and ran a 5.05 40. He would be much higher if he had weighed 295 or 300 and ran that instead of just 269.

Understood. A little surprised he wasn't quicker in the 40. I expect he'll get a little bigger by next spring. He's young, having played as a true freshman.

[EagleDawg]

Corey O'Daniel (10th ranked) at GWU is a true stud OL FCS, FBS or whatever. He may have been only FCS material coming out of high school but the kid has worked his tail off to take great size and work on his athleticism. The guys lower body is NFL top grade and playing in a offensive scheme that is balanced should serve him well. He doesn't get to many chances to get down in a 3 point stance to drive block but at 6-6, 320 is effective run blocking out of the 2 point stance. He pretty much man handles everyone at the FCS level.

Marty Patterson (52nd ranked) at GWU is another prospect who with a bit of added mass has a shot. Will need to add a bit of weight, say 10 to 15 lbs but at 6-3, 225 is quick off the edge, can flat out lay the lumber, is pretty decent with his drops into pass coverage and has a nose to find the football.

Unless I missed something, these two players are the only two from the Big South although there are a couple of underclassmen who will be mentioned in due time (Mike Brown -Liberty comes to mind, along with Josh Norman at CCU). Good to see a couple of my Runnin Bulldogs getting a bit of preseason notice.

[Fact]

I don't know if it has been mentioned, but Ben Ijalana got placed on the preseason outland trophy watch list

[goone]

why isn't brandian ross ranked higher? he has played one year at corner after moving from saftey has been a big time player who can only get better his last season. also he is a bigger corner standing 6-0 196lbs so what is stopping him from being ranked higher.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

why isn't brandian ross ranked higher? he has played one year at corner after moving from saftey has been a big time player who can only get better his last season. also he is a bigger corner standing 6-0 196lbs so what is stopping him from being ranked higher.

Just one year at CB. Showed some talent at safety in 2008 (HM All-MVFC). He is about 5'11 190 actually but I don't have a verified speed on him either. He would have been top 50 had he ran for the scouts in the spring.

[goone]

he was about 190 last season. he has gottten up to 195 at the least from what some sources tell me. but understandable on why he isnt in the top 50. do you think a break out year at corner can put him up there with some of the top guys in FCS? what about andre elliott and na'eem outler both two outstanding players. why aren't they higher. and you left off domonique barnes. led the MVFC in touchdowns and was 3rd in catches and shared balls with Donald Jones (now with the Bills). he is a talented playmaker who has sure hands.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

he was about 190 last season. he has gottten up to 195 at the least from what some sources tell me. but understandable on why he isnt in the top 50. do you think a break out year at corner can put him up there with some of the top guys in FCS? what about andre elliott and na'eem outler both two outstanding players. why aren't they higher. and you left off domonique barnes. led the MVFC in touchdowns and was 3rd in catches and shared balls with Donald Jones (now with the Bills). he is a talented playmaker who has sure hands.

He could get on the list. I had Barnes higher until his verified numbers were not as good as expected. He is only about 5'9 1/4. I thought he would be 5'11. Ross and Elliott are your best prospects but Outler has great size as well and was improved last year. The key will be if the defense does pretty well then those 3 are likely to get in the NFL but if a defense has 3 NFL players it should be pretty solid so it will be interesting to see if the unit improves.