FCS in the 2024 NFL Draft

[bonarae]

Post FCS alumni who were drafted in this year's NFL draft here.

[smallcollegefbfan]

I fully expect Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie to get picked in the late second round or early third round tonight. There is talk that Houston Christian DE/LB Jalyx Hunt could go. The grades on him are all over the board. Some coaches love him and think he is a second round pick but most scouts have him in the 4th-6th round range. I have even heard some say 7th round but I would be surprised if he makes it past the 4th round. It is the draft and anything can happen though.

[bonarae]

Kiran Amegadjie to the Bears, #75 round 3.

Jalyx Hunt to the Eagles, #94 round 3.

2 picks so far for the FCS alumni.

[bonarae]

Mason McCormick to the Steelers, #119 round 4.

Isaiah Davis to the Jets, #173 round 5.

Khristian Boyd to the Saints, #199 round 6.

Dylan Laube to the Raiders, #208 round 6.

Ryan Flournoy to the Cowboys, #216 round 6.

[bonarae]

Myles Harden to the Browns, #227 round 7.

Levi Drake Rodriguez to the Vikings, #232 round 7.

Josiah Ezirim to the Saints, #239 round 7.

C.J. Hanson to the Chiefs, #248 round 7.

Nick Gargiulo to the Broncos, #256 round 7.

[FUBeAR]

New thread for UDFA signings or add them here?

[bonarae]

New thread for UDFA signings or add them here?

I prefer to keep things consolidated. Just add them here.


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[FUBeAR]

* Mason Pline, TE, Furman - signed as UDFA with the 49ers

* Jake Johanning, C/OG, Furman - signed as UDFA with the Raiders

* Ty James, WR, Mercer - signed as UDFA with the Vikings (corrected)

* Devron Harper, WR/RS, Mercer - signee as UDFA with the Vikings

[bonarae]

Updated as of 10:30 PM CDT last night and will update further as time goes on: https://herosports.com/2024-fcs-undrafted-rookies-tracker-bzbz/

[smallcollegefbfan]

Myles Harden to the Browns, #227 round 7.

Levi Drake Rodriguez to the Vikings, #232 round 7.

Josiah Ezirim to the Saints, #239 round 7.

C.J. Hanson to the Chiefs, #248 round 7.

Nick Gargiulo to the Broncos, #256 round 7.

There were no surprise picks and the only players not drafted that I thought have a good chance are Holy Cross WR Jalen Coker, Rhode Island OT Lorenzo Thompson, and NDSU OL Jalen Sundell.

Officially Gargiulo played at South Carolina so he counts for them. I was surprised he got drafted though because most people had him as a PFA.

Schools don't count a player that left them for another school. Players like Nick left the FCS because they wanted to be in the SEC or FBS level. He counts for the SEC and South Carolina.

[smallcollegefbfan]

Updated as of 10:30 PM CDT last night and will update further as time goes on: https://herosports.com/2024-fcs-undrafted-rookies-tracker-bzbz/

Ty James of Mercer signed with Vikings. The safest thing for media to do with signings and tryouts is wait to let the actual school or NFL team announce because a lot of media reports tend to come out too early and things change.

[smallcollegefbfan]

11 FCS draft picks is a solid number but still far below what it use to be in the 2000s and I expect the average to drop into the single digits over the next 5 years or so. Between so many schools moving up and the portal the number is definitely not going to rise. There were a lot of players who got drafted that began their career in FCS or D2. Jared Verse, Tylan Grable, Dominick Puni, Hunter Nourzad, and Nick Gargiulo among those who transferred from D2 or FCS up to FBS and got drafted.

[FUBeAR]

Ty James of Mercer signed with Vikings. The safest thing for media to do with signings and tryouts is wait to let the actual school or NFL team announce because a lot of media reports tend to come out too early and things change.
Ty AND Mercer Football posted on X last night that he had signed with / was going to the Ravens. Those posts have since been deleted. FUBeAR did see other info which had him going to both the Bears and the Vikings, where Mercer teammate WR/RS Devron Harper has signed.

https://www.vikings.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2024-nfl-draft

Ty is now listed among the Vikings UDFA signees and Mercer Football has released corroborating information - https://mercerbears.com/news/2024/4/27/football-james-signs-free-agent-deal-with-baltimore-ravens.aspx


Also…

* Dominic Roberto, RB, Furman has posted on X that he is going to the Saints. Other sources have described that as “invited to the Saints Rookie minicamp.” UPDATE: Furman reporting Roberto as UDFA. Saints reporting signing 15 UDFA’s without listing Roberto. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://twitter.com/paladinfootball/status/1784632159916970492
* Travis Blackshear, CB, Furman has posted on X that he is going to the Bills. UPDATE: Furman reporting Blackshear as a UDFA. Bills have not reported any FA signings. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://twitter.com/blacksheartrav2/status/1784634408156250155

[smallcollegefbfan]

Ty AND Mercer Football posted on X last night that he had signed with / was going to the Ravens. Those posts have since been deleted. FUBeAR did see other info which had him going to both the Bears and the Vikings, where Mercer teammate WR/RS Devron Harper has signed.

https://www.vikings.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2024-nfl-draft

Ty is now listed among the Vikings UDFA signees

I never saw the post on social media but got the release pretty quickly from the Vikings last night. Every year there is a rush to get news out and always a few cases where a player or team changes their mind.

[Milktruck74]

Mocs OT Griffin McDowell signs UDFA with KC Chiefs

Mocs Edge Jay Person gets mini camp invite to New England

Mocs safety Clay Fields III gets mini camp invite to Indy.


I would expect that Ben Brewton may get a chance to work out for a few teams as the season approaches also, but as of right now he has not received a call.

[Paladin1aa]

YSU WR Bryce Oliver signs an UDFA with the Titans.

S Hooker gets invite to Colts camp.