The number of Small Schoolers getting drafted went up! Finally, another great draft class for small schoolers. We break it down here!
The NFL Draft is over and 22 Non-FBS/Small School players were selected.
Here is a breakdown of the list by Division:
Breakdown by positions:
Cornerbacks: 5 Tackles: 5 Wide Receivers: 3 Linebackers: 3 Quarterback: 1 Offensive Guard: 1 Tight End: 1 Defensive End: 1 Defensive Tackle: 1 Running Back: 1
Here is the breakdown by Conference:
FCS (17)
MVFC: 8 Big Sky: 3 Socon: 2 WAC: 1 CAA: 1 Patriot: 1 SWAC: 1
D2 (5)
Gulfsouth: 1 MIAA: 1 GAC: 1 SAC: 1 CIAA: 1
Breakdown by Teams Selecting Small Schoolers
Patriots: 3 Colts: 2 Saints: 1 Packers: 1 Falcons: 1 Bills: 1 Chiefs: 1 Bengals: 1 Cowboys: 1 Buccaneers: 1 Broncos: 1 Bears: 1 49ers: 1 Jaguars: 1 Lions: 1 Seahawks: 1 Rams: 1 Steelers: 1 Cardinals: 1
1 19 New Orleans Saints Trevor Penning OT Northern Iowa MVFC from Philadelphia
1 29 New England Patriots Cole Strange OG Chattanooga SoCon from San Francisco via Miami and Kansas City
2 34 Green Bay Packers Christian Watson WR North Dakota State MVFC from Detroit via Minnesota
2 58 Atlanta Falcons Troy Andersen LB Montana State Big Sky from Tennessee
4 127 New England Patriots Pierre Strong Jr. RB South Dakota State MVFC
4 135 Kansas City Chiefs Joshua Williams CB Fayetteville State CIAA
4 136 Cincinnati Bengals Cordell Volson OT North Dakota State MVFC
5 155 Dallas Cowboys Matt Waletzko OT North Dakota MVFC from Cleveland
5 157 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston State WAC from Minnesota via Jacksonville
5 159 Indianapolis Colts Eric Johnson DT Missouri State MVFC
5 162 Denver Broncos Montrell Washington WR Samford SoCon from Philadelphia
5 168 Chicago Bears Braxton Jones OT Southern Utah Big Sky from Buffalo
6 185 Buffalo Bills Christian Benford CB Villanova CAA from Carolina
6 187 San Francisco 49ers Nick Zakelj OT Fordham Patriot from Denver
6 192 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Ogletree TE Youngstown State MVFC from Minnesota
6 197 Jacksonville Jaguars Gregory Junior CB Ouachita Baptist GAC from Philadelphia
6 200 New England Patriots Sam Roberts DE Northwest Missouri State MIAA
6* 217 Detroit Lions James Houston IV LB Jackson State SWAC
7 233 Seattle Seahawks Dareke Young WR Lenoir–Rhyne SAC from Minnesota via Kansas City
7 235 Los Angeles Rams Daniel Hardy LB Montana State Big Sky from Baltimore via Jacksonville and Tampa Bay
7 241 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Oladokun QB South Dakota State MVFC
7 244 Arizona Cardinals Christian Matthew CB Valdosta State Gulf South