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2015 NFL Draft: Top 5 Small Schoolers at each position (UPDATED)

Mycole Pruitt, Bryan Bennett, and Charles Tuaau are three very special prospects in the 2015 NFL Draft. All three are expected to be drafted in 2015. This year several schools moved to the FBS including Appalachian State (Sun Belt), Georgia Southern (Sun Belt), Old Dominion (Conference USA), and Charlotte (Conference USA). This list is for small schoolers in the FCS, D2, NAIA, and D3. 

Quarterbacks

  • Bryan Bennett – QB – Southeastern Louisiana
  • Kevin Rodgers – QB – Henderson State
  • Quinn Epperly – QB – Princeton
  • Michael Nebrich – QB – Fordham
  • Chris Bonner – QB – Colorado State Pueblo 

Running backs

  • David Johnson – RB – Northern Iowa
  • Malcolm Agnew – RB – Southern Illinois
  • Rob Hollomon – RB – Central Connecticut State 
  • Zach Zenner – RB – South Dakota State
  • John Crockett – RB – North Dakota State

Wide Receivers

  • R.J. Harris – WR – New Hampshire
  • Tre McBride – WR – William & Mary
  • Jake Kumerow – WR – Wisconsin – Whitewater  
  • Kenny Cook – WR – Gardner Webb
  • Sam Ajala – WR – Fordham/Dezmin Lewis – WR – Central Arkansas

Tight End

  • MyCole Pruitt – TE – Southern Illinois
  • Dan Light – TE – Fordham
  • Andrew Robustelli – Jacksonville
  • Sean Fitzpatrick – TE – Richmond
  • Nick Boyle – TE – Delaware

Offensive Tackle

  • Jermaine Barton – OT – Illinois State
  • Cole Manhart – OT – Nebraska-Kearney
  • Joe Kaleta – OT – Coastal Carolina
  • Jack Rummells – OT – Northern Iowa
  • Jake Rodgers – OT – Eastern Washington

Offensive Guard

  • Collin Seibert – OG – Eastern Illinois
  • Arthur Doakes – OG – Stony Brook
  • Robert Myers – OG – Tennesssee State
  • Chris Barfield – OG – Fairmont State
  • Aaron Sprinkle – OG – Ouachita Baptist

Offensive Center

  • Austin Gund – C – Richmond
  • Matthew Reese – C – Tuskegee
  • Matt Williams – James Madison
  • Quincy Awa Dubose – C – West Georgia
  • Greg Ray – C – Liberty

Defensive End

  • Lynden Trail – DE – Norfolk State
  • Ryan Delaire – DE – Towson
  • Anthony Bass – DE – Tennessee State
  • LaBrandon Richardson – DE – Bethune-Cookman
  • Zach Wagenmann – DE – Montana

Defensive Tackle

  • Xavier Williams – DT – Northern Iowa
  • Derrick Lott – DT – Tenn. Chattanooga
  • Charles Tuaau – DT – Texas A&M Commerce
  • Damon Williams – DT – Abilene Christian
  • Troy Moore – DT – Sacred Heart

Inside Linebackers

  • Isaiah Fleming – ILB – Cheyney
  • Quinn Backus – ILB – Coastal Carolina 
  • Nick Thrasher – ILB – Tennessee State
  • Ronnie Hamlin – ILB – Eastern Washington
  • Ronnell Williams – ILB – West Chester

 Outside Linebackers 

  • Zach Hodges – Harvard
  • Davis Tull – OLB – Tenn. Chattanooga
  • LeRon Furr – OLB – Fort Valley State
  • Mike Reilly – OLB – William & Mary 
  • Kyle Emmanuel – OLB – North Dakota State

Cornerbacks

  • De’Ante Saunders – CB – Tennessee State
  • Tye Smith – CB – Towson
  • C.J. Roberts – Colorado St. Pueblo
  • Ronald Fields – Texas A&M Commerce
  • Terry Johnson – Florida A&M 

Free Safety 

  • Dean Marlowe – FS – James Madison
  • Tevin McDonald – FS – Eastern Washington
  • Julian David – FS – Howard
  • Jacob Hagen – FS – Liberty
  • Christian Dudzik – FS – North Dakota State

Strong Safety 

  • Jaquiski Tartt – SS – Samford
  • Daniel Fitzpatrick – SS – Tennessee State
  • Michael Johnson – SS – Fayettville State
  • Caleb Schaffitzel – SS – Missouri State
  • Colton Heagle – SS – North Dakota State

Punters

  • Kyle Loomis – P – Portland State
  • A.J. Firestone – P – Wagner
  • Jeffrey Ondish – P – Maine 
  • James Satterfield – P – UT Martin
  • Kyle Cazzeta – P – Yale 

Kickers

  • Adam Keller – K – North Dakota State
  • Eddie Camara – K – Central Arkansas 
  • Brett Ullman – K – Indiana (PA)
  • Joey Cejudo – K – Youngstown State
  • Alex Catron – K – Coastal Carolina

Damond Talbot

NFL Draft Diamonds was created to assist the underdogs playing the sport. We call them diamonds in the rough. My name is Damond Talbot, I have worked extremely hard to help hundreds of small school players over the past several years, and will continue my mission. We have several contributors on this site, and if they contribute their name and contact will be in the piece above. You can email me at nfldraftdiamonds@gmail.com

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