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Carson Wentz and Non-Division 1/FBS Top Ten Picks

North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz may be a top-five pick in the NFL Draft this year, although a number of mocks also have him falling outside of the top ten, too. It’s early in draft season, but I thought it would be fun to look at just how weird it would be to have someone from NDSU be selected in the top ten.

The table below shows all players drafted in the top ten since 1967 (the first year of the common draft) from non-Division 1 or FBS schools. The last? Steve McNair, who played at Alcorn State, back in 1995.

YearNamePickPosSchoolAV
1995Steve McNair3QBAlcorn State100
1991Eric Swann6DTWake Technical CC46
1979Phil Simms7QBMorehead State91
1976James Hunter10DBGrambling State42
1975Walter Payton4RBJackson State128
1975Robert Brazile6LBJackson State86
1975Gary Johnson8DTGrambling State72
1974Too Tall Jones1DETennessee State97
1974Waymond Bryant4LBTennessee State28
1973Wally Chambers8DTEastern Kentucky55
1972Lionel Antoine3TSouthern Illinois14
1972Jerome Barkum9TEJackson State63
1971Dan Pastorini3QBSanta Clara55
1971Richard Harris5DEGrambling State27
1971Joe Profit7RBLouisiana-Monroe5
1971Frank Lewis8WRGrambling State60
1971Isiah Robertson10LBSouthern (LA)110
1970Terry Bradshaw1QBLouisiana Tech106
1970Ken Burrough10WRTexas Southern67
1968Claude Humphrey3DETennessee State92
1968Haven Moses9WRSan Diego State61

One can also include Marty Domres, drafted by the Chargers with the 9th pick in 1969 out of Columbia, as the Ivy League probably should be included in this group for these purposes.

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