Category: FCS In The Pros
Weber State football: Fullback may be a late NFL draft pick
Editor's note: This is the seventh in a nine-part series previewing the NFL draft on April 25-26. Today's installment is a look at Weber State's Marcus Mailei and the running backs.
Marcus Mailei will soon be able to rest easy.
The former Weber St… more »
Brighton Graduate Nguti is Worth the Wait
As Raphael Nguti watched game film over Christmas break from his days with Brighton's varsity football team, something stood out to the University at Albany standout offensive lineman.
Back then, Nguti relied more on superior size than technique to c… more »
Fighting Sioux football pros return to campus for 2009 spring game
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota will welcome back four of its most notable Fighting Sioux football players as they return to take part in the 2009 Green-White scrimmage festivities scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at the Alerus Center… more »
Tyler Thigpen is an unlikely catch
Tyler Thigpen wasn’t sure his football career would last beyond high school.
Today he has 11 starts as an NFL quarterback on his resume.
Heady stuff for a seventh-round draft pick who was a multi-purpose player his senior season at Fairfield Centr… more »
It's All Adding Up for Sidbury
University of Richmond Defensive End's NFL Draft Stock Is Rising.
RICHMOND -- It wasn't long before the new math tutor at John Marshall High School started attracting attention. And not because he was bigger than the teachers or that he carried aroun… more »
Paige: Bomar Perfect Pick in Third Round
Rhett, Rhett, Rhett!
— Scarlett
Frankly, my dear, the Broncos should ghett Rhett and forget Mark.
Rhett Bomar says John Elway "was my idol." He wears No. 7. He was the top-rated high school quarterback in the country. He has a strong arm and a… more »
Scouting the draft: Liberty's Rashad Jennings
With the NFL Draft slated for April 25-26, this is the 23rd of our daily looks at a player who could be on the New England Patriots’ radar. All profiles can also be found at projo.com/patriots.
Player: Rashad Jennings, Liberty
Height and Weight: 6… more »
Rising through the ashes: Bomar Speaks
The Controversy
On Jan. 1, 2006, a post on www.TexAgs.com appeared that described an incident involving the poster's girlfriend. She worked at a car dealership in a town he refused to name but said the dealership was allegedly paying players even tho… more »
Former FCS Players to be Honored at NFL Players Gala
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, April 16, tight end Daniel Wilcox and 15 other of the NFL’s biggest heroes will be honored at the NFL PLAYERS Gala featuring the JB Awards, an annual awards presentation hosted by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) to be… more »
Albany's Nguti eyes NFL future
There's no doubt University at Albany offensive tackle Raphael Nguti has the size to play in the NFL.
He's 6-foot-6 and weighs 330 pounds. His arms are 341/8 inches long, which ranks among the top 10 prospects at his position entering the NFL Draft A… more »
DB K.J. Gerard and P/K Robbie Dehaze Look Forward to Upcoming NFL Draft
NAU seniors Robbie Dehaze and K.J. Gerard have a chance to continue their football careers as they prepare for the upcoming NFL draft on April 25-26 in New York City.
The two seniors participated at ASU’s Pro Day on Friday, March 20. The event was an… more »
Buzbee conditioned for a second chance
A year after rocketing from a rookie minicamp tryout to a roster spot in a playoff game, Alex Buzbee was primed to make an impact for the Washington Redskins last summer.
Buzbee, who recorded 27.5 sacks in four years at Division I-AA Georgetown, had… more »
Auditions done, Bomar growing antsy about draft
Rhett Bomar has been to the NFL Scouting Combine. He has had his Pro Day. He has worked out for two teams.
All the Sam Houston State quarterback can do now is wait.
"It just feels like this process has been so long," Bomar said in a telephone inte… more »
Bomar has made most of chance since early lapse
INDIANAPOLIS - There is a quarterback with University of Oklahoma ties at the NFL Scouting Combine.
It just isn't Sam Bradford.
Rhett Bomar once seemed destined for the same collegiate success as Bradford. Bomar was the nation's top quarterback re… more »
2009 NFL Scouting Combine Participants
February 18-24 is the annual NFL Scouting Combine. Below is a list of former FCS players invited this year.
Quarterbacks
Rhett Bomar, Sam Houston State
Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas
Running backs
Andre Brown, North Carolina State
Javarris… more »