Football Coverage from AFC East to NCAA FCS
The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision has a presence in the National Football League Draft First Round once again. Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning went to the New Orleans Saints with the No. 19 overall selection in the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas.
No quarterback selected in the 2013 NFL Draft went on to achieve sustained success as a starter in the league. With the latest edition of the NFL Draft unfolding this week in Las Vegas, history may be repeating itself in 2022.
Merrimack quarterback Westin Elliott just wants to play football - anywhere. The native Texan went from Blinn College to Louisiana Tech before breaking out during his graduate season at Merrimack. Now, he's ready for the NFL Draft.
There hasn't been an Ivy League quarterback selected in the NFL Draft since 2005 when the St. Louis Rams made Harvard's Ryan Fitzpatrick the 250th overall pick. Brown signal-caller E.J. Perry appears poised to end that drought.
There will be plenty of FCS alumni who fly under the draftniks’ radar, but still manage to earn a serious look from an NFL club. Tyshaun James, Anthony Budd and Ezra Gray are three lesser-known FCS prospects with NFL Draft dreams.
Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning, Montana State linebacker Troy Andersen, North Dakota State receiver Christian Watson and Sam Houston State cornerback Zyon McCollum all landed in the first two rounds when NFL Draft Bible’s Zack Patraw mapped out his latest mock draft.
The Football Championship Subdivision has been home to a number of prime NFL prospects over the years, having produced current high-profile players such as Super Bowl LVI MVP Cooper Kupp, Indianapolis Colts All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard and San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. Here are five potential 2022 NFL Draft picks from the FCS.
The National Football League announced Detroit as the host city for the 2024 NFL Draft on Monday. It will be the first time that the league hosts the annual event in the Lions’ home city.
Running stride for stride with prospects from the Power 5 conferences at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine, FCS players accounted for the fastest recorded 40 times at two positions: linebacker and running back.
The 10th anniversary NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Game welcomed participants from a diverse set of college football programs, ranging from Miami to Oklahoma to Ouachita Baptist and beyond.
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