FCS Draft Picks 2016

[NorthEndZoneDan]

thanks Payton

 

[NorthEndZoneDan]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you, lil shooter and crowser aren't on the board yet!

 

[IdaGriz01]

Another FCS pick (finally): CB Harlan Miller, SE Louisiana, picked #205 by Arizona.

Almost missed CB Kamu Grugier-Hill, Eastern Illinois, picked #208 by New England.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Jag are feasting (sorta) on FCS. They picked DE Jonathan Woodard from Central Arkansas (Southland Conf.) in the 7th round.

Edit:
Add in a punter from SHSU, #235 to the NY Jets
A linebacker from Maine #239 to Indianapolis
And #252 Beau Sandland from MSU to the Carolina Panthers.
(And I may have missed one.)

Of course, Sandland just missed being "Mr. Irrelevant."

 

[IdaGriz01]

Seems like we missed a few. From STATS.com (a total of 20):
http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20160430154541635589404&ref=hea&tm=&src=FCS

Of course, does not include the two or three from outside Division I.

 

[Paytonlives]

I think this is the list... If I missed someone let me know

 

[reinell30]

Not one player selected from power house SEC Tennessee!

 

[Buttegrizzle]

Anyone else surprised Jamal Jones not drafted? I was.

 

[IdaGriz01]

Anyone else surprised Jamal Jones not drafted? I was.

Not me.

For most ... I'd say 75%, but that could be low ... NFL draft teams prefer the safe, "defendable" pick. If they pick a second- or third-rate player from a big-time football powerhouse, and he flops, they can still say, "Well, he looked competitive against top opponents, week after week. It just didn't translate to the NFL." But if they take a flyer on a player from a lesser program, and he flops, the pickers look like a fools. Risk-reward ... for their own career, forget what might be best for the team.