NFL Draft: 5 Division 2 football players and 12 FCS players were drafted in 2019
The NFL Draft has come and went, and NFL teams are still signing players, but this year it was impressive because 5 Division 2 players had their name called in the NFL Draft. A total of 17 players were drafted, 12 players from the FCS were also taken.
In 2018 there were 4 Division 2 players drafted, and in 2017 6 were drafted.
1st Round
23 – Tytus Howard – Alabama State – FCS
2nd Round
28 – Nasir Adderley – Delaware – FCS
3rd Round
21 – Khalen Saunders – Western Illinois – FCS
28 – Trey Pipkins – Sioux Falls – D2
35 – Quincy Williams – Murray State – FCS
4th Round
33 – John Cominsky – Charleston – D2
5th Round
26 – EJ Speed – Tarleton State – D2
28 – Easton Stick – North Dakota State – FCS
Round 6
7 – Corey Ballentine – Washburn – D2
17 – Drew Forbes – SEMO – FCS
21 – Oli Udo – Elon – FCS
Round 7
9 – Jordan Brown – South Dakota State – FCS
11 – Darryl Johnson – North Carolina A&T – FCS
13 – Jimmy Moreland – James Madison – FCS
16 – Quinton Bell – Prairie View A&M – FCS
24 – Stephen Denmark – Valdosta State – D2
34 – Joshua Miles – Morgan State – FCS
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