REBECCA RENNIE BIG BOARD: SMALL SCHOOL TOP 50 (Page 5)
By Rebecca Rennie
As with every draft class, there is exceptional talent to be found outside the FBS. This presents my Top 50 of those small school prospects. This is year two of producing this form of content. Though less extensive than the Top 150 presented last year, I believe the process and resulting content was much better this time around. Surprisingly, the near 22,000 word count actually exceeds that of last year’s big board write up.
The first four pages provide profiles on the Top 40 small school prospects. Page 5 contains the full Top 50 Big Board as a list. There is a lot of high quality prospects in the 2021 class from the FCS and beyond. Those appearing near the bottom on the list are fully capable of enjoying a pro career with the right opportunity. There are a number of players also absent from this list. I’ve attempted to watch as many as possible but know that a few will have been missed.
There is a lot of content within this project, and would be surprised if many intend to read this start to finish. However, whether used pre-draft or after your team has picked up one or more of these players during or after the draft, I hope this provides some useful information or reference.
SMALL SCHOOL BIG BOARD: TOP 50 PROSPECTS
1 | Trey Lance | QB | North Dakota State |
2 | Dillon Radunz | OT/IOL | North Dakota State |
3 | Quinn Meinerz | IOL | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
4 | Spencer Brown | OT | Northern Iowa |
5 | Elerson G. Smith | EDGE | Northern Iowa |
6 | David Moore | IOL/OT | Grambling State |
7 | Cade Johnson | WR | South Dakota State |
8 | Robert Rochell | CB | Central Arkansas |
9 | Zach Davidson | TE/P | Central Missouri |
10 | Christian Uphoff | S | Illinois State |
11 | Bryan Mills | CB | North Carolina Central |
12 | Mike Strachan | WR/TE | Charleston |
13 | Drew Himmelman | OT | Illinois State |
14 | Kenny Randall | DL | Charleston |
15 | Franklin “Mac” McCain III | CB | North Carolina A&T |
16 | Kevin “KJ” Stepherson | WR | Jacksonville State |
17 | Keyion Dixon | WR | Eastern Kentucky |
18 | Christian Elliss | LB | Idaho |
19 | Landon Rice | TE | Jacksonville State |
20 | Chris Garrett | EDGE | Concordia-St. Paul |
21 | Mike Boykin | DL | North Alabama |
22 | Michael Johnson | IOL/OT | Savannah State |
23 | Dai’Jean Dixon | WR | Nicholls |
24 | JaQuan Hardy | RB | Tiffin |
25 | Kion Smith | OT/IOL | Fayetteville State |
26 | Nate McCrary | RB | Saginaw Valley State |
27 | Samuel Cooper | IOL | Merrimack |
28 | Lawrence Woods | CB | Truman State |
29 | Kevonta Moses | FB/TE/WR | Shaw University |
30 | Caleb Johnson | LB | Houston Baptist |
31 | Sam Kamara | DL | Stony Brook |
32 | Brady Davis | QB | Illinois State |
33 | Calvin Ashley | OT/IOL | Florida A&M |
34 | Zech Thomas | IOL | Pittsburg State |
35 | Donnie Corley | WR/DB | Texas Southern |
36 | Jack Batho IV | OT/IOL | South Dakota Mines |
37 | Alani Pututau | EDGE/LB | Adams State |
38 | Deandre Washington | TE/FB | Arkansas-Monticello |
39 | TJ Roberts | RB | Central Oklahoma |
40 | Ameer Hollowell | IOL | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
41 | Donte Sylencieux | WR | Graceland |
42 | Tre Threat | LB | Jacksonville State |
43 | Ivan Mertilus | CB/S | Lincoln (PA) |
44 | Warren Thomas | EDGE/LB | Midland (Neb) |
45 | Donnell Alexander | CB/S | Saginaw Valley State |
46 | John Brunner | WR | Western Illinois |
47 | Mar’Quess Daniels | LB | Central Methodist |
48 | Kareem Leaver | LB/FB | SUNY Brockport |
49 | Dre’Sonte Dorton | WR | Eastern Washington |
50 | Jovan Grant | S | Merrimack |
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Feature Image Credit: Michael McCloone
rebecca rennie
CFB/NFL DRAFT analyst
Rebecca is an NFL Draft analyst focusing primarily on the FCS and Group of Five conferences, and a fan of both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Stanford Cardinal. You can find her other articles here and follow on Twitter @bex_r86.