The push by HBCUs lately to get extra NFL consideration on their gamers appears to have advantage – when contemplating the checklist of draft picks throughout their FCS period.
Division I used to be break up into the FCS (then known as Division I-AA) and the FBS (then Division I-A) in 1978, and through their FCS period, the applications with the four-highest totals of NFL Draft choices – in addition to eight of the highest 15 – are HBCUs. This checklist is led by Jackson State, whose former coach, Deion Sanders, took the league to activity on how the draft choices from HBCUs have fallen.
Following are the 15 applications with essentially the most draft choices throughout their FCS period (some because the 1979 draft, others within the draft after their first season within the NCAA Division I subdivision):
1. Jackson State (43)
First Decide in FCS Period: DT Robert Hardy (1979, Seattle Seahawks, tenth spherical)
Most-Latest Decide in FCS Period: CB Isaiah Bolden (2023, New England Patriots, seventh)