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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | April 27, 2024

11 FCS players, zero HBCU players taken in the 2024 NFL draft

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The 2024 NFL draft is complete. Two former FCS players were selected on Day 2 of the draft, led by Yale offensive lineman Kiran Amegadjie going 75th overall in the third round. Here's a breakdown of who was selected.

11 FCS players selected in the 2024 NFL draft

See every FCS player selected below:

Player Position School NFL TEAM Round (Pick) Overall Pick
Kiran Amegadjie OL Yale Chicago Bears 3 (11) 75
Jalyx Hunt Edge Houston Christian Philadelphia Eagles 3 (31) 94
Mason McCormick OL South Dakota State Pittsburgh Steelers 4 (19) 119
Isaiah Davis RB South Dakota State New York Jets 5 (38) 173
Khristian Boyd DT Northern Iowa New Orleans Saints 6 (23) 199
Dylan Laube RB New Hampshire Las Vegas Raiders 6 (32) 208
Ryan Flournoy WR Southeast Missouri State Dallas Cowboys 6 (40) 216
Myles Harden CB South Dakota Cleveland Browns 7 (7) 227
Levi Drake Rodriguez DT Texas A&M-Commerce Minnesota Vikings 7 (12) 232
Josiah Ezirim OL Eastern Kentucky New Orleans Saints 7 (19) 239
C.J. Hanson OL Holy Cross Kansas City Chiefs 7 (28) 248

The 11 FCS players drafted are more than the 10 players selected in 2023 and less than the 20 players drafted in 2022

No. of FCS players drafted by Year
NFL draft year FCS players drafted
2024 11
2023 10
2022 20
2021 5
2020 6
2019 13
2018 19
2017 15
2016 20
2015 1
2014 19
2013 19
2012 15
2011 21
2010 19

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Breakdown by conference

Here's the complete breakdown of FCS selections by conference

Conference # of Players Selected
MVFC 4
Southland 2
CAA 1
Ivy 1
Patriot 1
ASUN 1
OVC 1
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Breakdown by position

Position # of Players Selected
OL 4
DL 2
WR 1
RB 2
DB 1
Edge 1

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Notables

  • No FCS player was selected in the first or second round for the first time since 2009.
  • The seventh round saw the most FCS players selected with four.
  • The New Orleans Saints were the only NFL team to select multiple FCS players.
  • Kiran Amegadjie is the highest Yale Bulldog drafted since Jeff Rohrer was selected with pick No. 53 by the Dallas Cowboys in 1982.
  • Amegadjie is a Chicago-area native and grew up a Bears fan.
  • Jalyx Hunt is the first player drafted in the history of Houston Christian football.
  • Mason McCormick and Isaiah Davis are the fourth and fifth South Dakota State players drafted since 2022 — making the Jackrabbits the only FCS team with multiple players drafted.
  • Khristian Boyd is the first defensive tackle selected from Northern Iowa since 1991 when James Jones went in the third round to the Cleveland Browns.
  • Dylan Laube is the first New Hampshire player drafted since 2013.
  • Ryan Flournoy is the highest-drafted player from Southeast Missouri State all-time.
  • Myles Harden is the first South Dakota player to be drafted since Tyler Starr went to the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round in 2014 and the 17th draft pick overall.
  • Levi Drake Rodriguez is TAMU-Commerce's first draft pick since moving to the FCS level and first draft pick since 2000.
  • Josiah Ezirim joins Noah Spence (2016) as the only Eastern Kentucky player selected since 2010.
  • C.J. Hanson is the first Holy Cross draft pick since 1989.
  • For the first time since 2018, no North Dakota State players were selected in the NFL draft, ending a five-year streak and leaving the Bison tied for the eighth-longest streak in FCS history.
Consecutive Years with a Draft Pick FCS School Years of Streak
16 Jackson State 1979-1994
10 Grambling State 1986-1995
7 Northeast Louisiana 1982-1988
6 Southern 1987-1992
6 Alabama State 1980-1985
6 South Carolina State 1980-1985
6 Grambling State 1979-1984
5 Florida A&M 1994-1998
5 Tennessee State 1992-1996
5 James Madison 1986-1990
5 North Dakota State 2019-2023

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Zero HBCU football players selected in the 2024 NFL draft

For the second time in three seasons, zero HBCU football players were selected in the NFL draft. Only one HBCU player — Jackson State cornerback Isaiah Bolden in 2023 — has been drafted in the last three years.

No. of HBCU players drafted by Year
NFL draft year HBCU players drafted FCS HBCU Players Drafted
2024 0 0
2023 1 1
2022 4 3
2021 0 0
2020 1 1
2019 4 4
2018 3 2
2017 4 3
2016 3 3
2015 4 4
2014 2 2
2013 2 2
2012 1 1
2011 4 4
2010 2 1

While the NFL draft has concluded, expect several FCS and HBCU players to find NFL homes as undrafted free agents. 

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