Unveiled: 2025 FCS Stars Who Could Become NFL's Next Big Names
FCS NFL Draft Picks
Seattle Seahawks: Grey Zabel, C/OG, North Dakota State
- Round: 1; Overall Pick: 18
- Height: 6-6; Weight: 312
- Notable: NDSUâs sixth offensive lineman to be drafted since 2014 and the Bisonâs 13th overall pick in that time. (NDSU all-time draft picks)
Las Vegas Raiders: Charles Grant, OT, William & Mary
- Round: 3; Overall Pick: 99
- Height: 6-5; Weight: 311
- Notable: The only offensive lineman to be a 2024 Walter Payton Award finalist has 34 3/8-inch arms to keep defensive linemen at bay.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: David Walker, Edge, Central Arkansas
- Round: 4; Overall Pick: 121
- Height: 6-1; Weight: 267
- Notable: In addition to receiving the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award, Walker was a rare three-time first-team Stats Perform FCS All-American.
Indianapolis Colts: Jalen Travis, OT, Princeton/Iowa State
- Round: 4; Overall Pick: 127
- Height: 6-8; Weight: 341
- Notable: The two-time All-Ivy League second-team selection (2022 and â23) was one of the largest players in the draft class.
Baltimore Ravens: Teddye Buchanan, LB, UC Davis/Cal
- Round: 4; Overall Pick: 129
- Height: 6-2; Weight: 233
- Notable: Good size and testing results added to statistical results that only seemed to get better with each season.
Baltimore Ravens: Carson Vinson, OT, Alabama A&M
- Round: 5; Overall Pick: 141
- Height: 6-7; Weight: 314
- Notable: Started all 48 games of his A&M career, allowing just one sack as a senior (against Auburn).
Tennessee Titans: Jackson Slater, OG, Sacramento State
- Round: 5; Overall Pick: 167
- Height: 6-3; Weight: 311
- Notable: Sac Stateâs fifth draft pick during its FCS era (since 1993) tied for the second-most bench press reps (31) among O-linemen at the NFL Combine.
Buffalo Bills: Jackson Hawes, TE, Yale/Georgia Tech
- Round: 5; Overall Pick: 173
- Height: 6-4; Weight: 253
- Notable: Known for his physical blocking, Hawes earned second-team All-Ivy League honors in both 2022 and ’23.
Tennessee Titans: Marcus Harris, CB, Idaho/Cal
- Round: 5; Overall Pick: 183
- Height: 5-11; Weight: 190
- Notable: Set the Vandals career record for passes defended (36, including six interceptions) over the 2020-23 seasons.
Chicago Bears â Luke Newman, OG, Holy Cross/Michigan State
- Round: 6; Overall Pick: 195
- Height: 6-3; Weight: 312
- Notable: Made the switch inside to guard at Michigan State, making 12 starts and leading the Spartans with 739 offensive snaps.
Las Vegas Raiders â Tommy Mellott, QB, Montana State
- Round 6; Pick: 213
- Height: 6-0; Weight: 208
- Notable: Led the FCS in total touchdowns (46) while earning the 2024 Walter Payton Award. Passed for 55 TDs and scored 44 more in his career.
Las Vegas Raiders â Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State
- Round: 6; Overall Pick: 215
- Height: 6-1; Weight: 217
- Notable: Set NDSU career records for total offensive yards (11,998), passing yards (9,721), completions (759) and completion percentage (69.4).
Green Bay Packers â Micah Robinson, DB, Furman/Tulane
- Round: 7; Overall Pick: 237
- Height: 5-11; Weight: 184
- Notable: Totaled five interceptions and 16 pass breakups during 2022 and â23 seasons at Furman.
New England Patriots â Julian Ashby, LS, Furman/Vanderbilt
- Round: 7; Overall Pick: 251
- Height: 6-1; Weight: 231
- Notable: Four-year long snapper at Furman from 2020-23 who helped the Paladins to top levels within the Southern Conference.
San Francisco 49ers: Junior Bergen, WR/RS, Montana
- Round: 7; Overall Pick: 252
- Height: 5-10; Weight: 185
- Notable: Finished career with 4,468 all-purpose yards and tied the FCS record for career punt return TDs with eight.
Undrafted Free Agents
Some of the key FCS players who were available to teams as undrafted free agents following the 2025 NFL Draft:
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