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

1Trey LanceQBNorth Dakota State
2Dillon RadunzOT/IOLNorth Dakota State
3Quinn MeinerzIOLWisconsin-Whitewater
4Spencer BrownOTNorthern Iowa
5Elerson G. SmithEDGENorthern Iowa
6David MooreIOL/OTGrambling State
7Cade JohnsonWRSouth Dakota State
8Robert RochellCBCentral Arkansas
9Zach DavidsonTE/PCentral Missouri
10Christian UphoffSIllinois State
11Bryan MillsCBNorth Carolina Central
12Mike StrachanWR/TECharleston
13Drew HimmelmanOTIllinois State
14Kenny RandallDLCharleston
15Franklin “Mac” McCain IIICBNorth Carolina A&T
16Kevin “KJ” StephersonWRJacksonville State
17Keyion DixonWREastern Kentucky
18Christian EllissLBIdaho
19Landon RiceTEJacksonville State
20Chris GarrettEDGEConcordia-St. Paul
21Mike BoykinDLNorth Alabama
22Michael JohnsonIOL/OTSavannah State
23Dai’Jean DixonWRNicholls
24JaQuan HardyRBTiffin
25Kion SmithOT/IOLFayetteville State
26Nate McCraryRBSaginaw Valley State
27Samuel CooperIOLMerrimack
28Lawrence WoodsCBTruman State
29Kevonta MosesFB/TE/WRShaw University
30Caleb JohnsonLBHouston Baptist
31Sam KamaraDLStony Brook
32Brady DavisQBIllinois State
33Calvin AshleyOT/IOLFlorida A&M
34Zech ThomasIOLPittsburg State
35Donnie CorleyWR/DBTexas Southern
36Jack Batho IVOT/IOLSouth Dakota Mines
37Alani PututauEDGE/LBAdams State
38Deandre WashingtonTE/FBArkansas-Monticello
39TJ RobertsRBCentral Oklahoma
40Ameer HollowellIOLWisconsin-Oshkosh
41Donte SylencieuxWRGraceland
42Tre ThreatLBJacksonville State
43Ivan MertilusCB/SLincoln (PA)
44Warren ThomasEDGE/LBMidland (Neb)
45Donnell AlexanderCB/SSaginaw Valley State
46John BrunnerWRWestern Illinois
47Mar’Quess DanielsLBCentral Methodist
48Kareem LeaverLB/FBSUNY Brockport
49Dre’Sonte DortonWREastern Washington
50Jovan GrantSMerrimack

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Feature Image Credit: Michael McCloone

Rebecca Rennie

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.

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