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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | July 16, 2024

These are the highest FCS first-round NFL draft picks ever

North Dakota State's football dynasty

Twenty-three FCS players have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft since the sub-division was created in 1978.

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Here are the highest NFL draft selections in FCS history:
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OVerall Pick Athlete College Position Year NFL Team
2 Carson Wentz North Dakota State QB 2016 Philadelphia Eagles
3 Steve McNair Alcorn State QB 1995 Houston Oilers
3 Trey Lance North Dakota State QB 2021 San Francisco 49ers
7 Phil Simms Morehead State QB 1979 New York Giants
11 John Thierry Alcorn State DE 1994 Chicago Bears
16 Jerry Rice Mississippi Valley State WR 1985 San Francisco 49ers
16 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Tennessee State CB 2008 Arizona Cardinals
17 Leonard Smith McNeese State CB 1983 St. Louis Cardinals
17 John Stephens Northwestern State RB 1988 New England Patriots
18 Aaron Jones Eastern Kentucky DE 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers
18 Joe Flacco Delaware QB 2008 Baltimore Ravens
19 Lester Holmes Jackson State OL 1993 Philadelphia Eagles
19 Trevor Penning Northern Iowa OT 2022 New Orleans Saints
21 Eric Green Liberty TE 1990 Pittsburgh Steelers
21 Sylvester Morris Jackson State WR 2000 Kansas City Chiefs
22 Terry Taylor Southern Illinois CB 1984 Seattle Seahawks
23 Roynell Young Alcorn State CB 1980 Philadelphia Eagles
23 Rashard Anderson Jackson State CB 2000 Carolina Panthers
23 Tytus Howard Alabama State OT 2019 Houston Texans
26 Robert Porcher South Carolina State DE 1992 Detroit Lions
27 Shawn Collins Northern Arizona WR 1989 Atlanta Falcons
29 Jamain Stephens North Carolina A&T OT 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers
29 Cole Strange Chattanooga OL 2022 New England Patriots

All players selected in the first round

๐ŸˆFCS FOOTBALL HISTORY๐Ÿˆ

๐Ÿ† Championships: Championship history | Winningest teams | Schools with the most titles
๐Ÿฅ‡ Awards: Walter Payton | Buck Buchanan | Jerry Rice
๐Ÿคฏ FCS-over-FBS upsets: All-time history | Upset blueprint
โœŠ HBCU: Championship history | Greatest individual players
๐Ÿ Careers in review: Kupp | Wentz | Lance | Garappolo | Heinicke | Leonard | Watson
๐Ÿ‘€ Top-5 all-time players: North Dakota State | Montana | Eastern Washington | Harvard | Yale | Villanova | Delaware
โš”๏ธ Rivalries: The Game | The Rivalry | Brawl of the Wild | Dakota Marker | Florida Classic | Bayou Classic | Oldest rivalries
๐ŸŸ STADIUMS: The 25 biggest FCS stadiums | The 10 oldest stadiums
๐Ÿ˜ฑ RECORDS: 7 unbreakable FCS records | The longest CFB field goal

 

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