Unveiled: 2025 FCS Stars Who Could Become NFL's Next Big Names
4. As expected, the Big Sky enjoyed a strong draft with an FCS conference-high five selections, including two former all-conference players, Teddye Buchanan (Cal Poly) and Marcus Harris (Idaho), who played their final season at Cal.
5. The Jerry Rice Award (FCS national freshman player of the year) added fifth and sixth draft selections in its 15-year history (and only 12 draft classes), but they came in much different fashion. Miami (FL) quarterback Cam Ward (2020 Rice recipient at UIW) was the No. 1 overall pick of the Tennessee Titans, while Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2021 Rice recipient at Jackson State) â long viewed for a high first-round selection â plummeted to the fifth round, going 144th overall to the Cleveland Browns.
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