“Is FCS Football’s Future at Stake? Uncovering the Secrets to Reviving NFL Draft Dreams!”
FBS Treating FCS Like a Farm System
The split of Division I football into two tiers occurred in 1978, with the first NFL Draft to involve the FCS (then-called Division I-AA) occurring the following spring. There were 12 rounds then and it remained that way until dropping to eight rounds for just 1993, then to seven since ’94.
Over the remainder of the 1990s, 25.3 FCS players were drafted on average. It lowered to 18.4 in the 2000s, then to 17.9 during the 2010s.
This decade got off in an unfortunate way in 2020 with the pandemic, which canceled college pro days and left many FCS players without a showcase of testing for NFL scouts. Only six FCS players were selected in that draft, an all-time low, and it was matched one year later with another disappointing draft.
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