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Fascinating Stat: There are currently 302 players who did not play D1 football in the NFL

by
Damond Talbot
September 21, 2019

Alejandro Villanueva never played college football and he is a starting left tackle in the NFL.

We have been preaching for a long time that it is not hard to make the NFL if you work your butt off. I love undrafted guys and guys from small schools. I noticed this tweet from Warren McCarty the other day who posted a pretty interesting statistic when it comes to the NFL.

NFL Facts: 302 dudes in @NFL did NOT play D1 Football, which is 13% of the league.
-195 played FCS
-67 played D2
-26 played D3 or Canadian College
-2 played only Juco
-12 never played college football#BELIEVE #STAYHUNGRY #WARRIOR
— Warren McCarty (@warriorqbcoach) September 18, 2019

Did you read that correctly? 302 players are in the NFL who did not play Division 1 football. It does not matter what school you play at if you can play. This right here proves it. I am happy to showcase this tweet because it just goes to show how if you believe in yourself you can make it.

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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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