Each year, the majority of the players selected in the NFL Draft are from NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision programs, and rightfully so. Those are the best of the best, and they’ve already reached that level because they are among the most talented athletes in the world.

The percentage of high school football players who get to play in college is small. The number who get to play at the NCAA Division I level is even smaller. And the number of players who get selected in the NFL Draft? Minuscule – around 1.5% of the eligible players.

None of this means there’s not talent among the Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Division II or Division III ranks, or that players didn’t choose those options for good reasons. It just means that the players on top-tier rosters probably have made football the ultimate priority, and anything that comes from that is the result of talent, hard work and choosing the clearest path to the next level.

When the 2026 NFL Draft comes around, the numbers probably will remain consistent, but there’s always going to be an unexpected gem of a player who gets to hear his name called, or at least get an opportunity to attend an NFL camp as an undrafted free agent. 

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Below, we’ll take a look at some players from the FCS level, as well as Division II and Division III who excelled during their collegiate careers and may have a future in the NFL, even if the odds are against them. 

In 2025, players in the NFL Draft represented 86 colleges. Ohio State, Georgia, Texas and Oregon all had 10 or more players picked, making up 49 of the 257 players chosen by the league’s 32 teams. 

Of all the selections, 150 of the players drafted finished their collegiate careers at SEC or Big Ten schools. Add in the ACC and Big 12, and that’s 233 of the 257. That doesn’t leave much room for anyone outside of the FBS to hear the phone ring during the seven rounds of the draft.

During last year’s NFL Draft, only eight FCS players and one HBCU standout were taken. No players from Division II or Division III got the call. 

In 2024, the draft included 11 FCS players, three international picks, one Division II athlete and no HBCU players. Again, no Division III selections. In fact, since 1990, only 21 Division III players have been drafted, with three in one year being the most. 

Quinn Meinerz from Wisconsin-Whitewater was the last Division III player drafted, going to the Denver Broncos in 2021.  

Is this going to be a breakout year for the non-FBS players hoping to play professional football?

To clarify, FCS also is Division I, it’s just the lower tier with a nearly identical number of teams and its own playoff format. Two differences can be the size of the operating budget and number of scholarships. 

Division I is more sports-focused. Division III is about a better-rounded collegiate experience that promotes more of a school/life/athletics balance. Division II falls in between.

About The 2026 NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft, which will be held in Pittsburgh for the first time since 1948, will be the 91st edition of the event and will take place at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium from April 23-25.

Traditionally, from a pool of almost 80,000 collegiate football players, approximately 3,000 make the list of eligible players who must be confirmed by the NFL Player Personnel staff, along with those who apply to enter early. 

Among this year’s possible selections are 63 underclassmen (21 players who have completed their degrees and 42 who didn’t graduate but received special eligibility).

From the list of draft-eligible players, just over 300 had the opportunity to participate in the NFL Combine from Feb. 23 through March 2. 

Since 1985, the Combine has allowed the top prospects in the country, at every position, to showcase their talent and character for team representatives. The agenda also includes medical exams, interviews and even psychological testing. 

In just over a month, dreams will come true for more than 250 athletes, who will at least have a chance to play in the NFL. That won’t be the end of the line for those who don’t get picked, but they’ll have to work a lot harder to get a team’s radar – and there’s a long list of players who have gone from undrafted to superstars and Super Bowl champions.

The 257 picks at the 2026 NFL Draft will take place over seven rounds, with the initial selection order of the 32 teams being the reverse of how they finished in last season’s standings. 

The first round, the only one held on the opening night of the festivities, begins with the last-place team and ends with the Super Bowl champion.

More recently, at the start of the 2025 NFL season, this story from NCAA.com noted that of all the NFL and lengthy rosters, only 66 former Division II players were listed when training camps started, and that number fell to 39 at the start of the regular season.

Of those 39, three hailed from Division II powerhouse Ferris State, which has won four of the last five Division II national championships (2021, 2022, 2024, 2025).

But who has what it takes this year?

Non-FBS Players Who Could Be Selected In 2026 NFL Draft

We’re going to start this list with a little love for a very deserving trio of North Dakota State players who were part of an NDSU era of domination. 

The future will look different for the next generation of NDSU stars, however, as they will be playing their football at the FBS level and looking to build their own dynasty there.

That’s right, after 10 FCS national titles since their first in 2011, the Bisons are making the move to a more competitive landscape and will be joining the Mountain West Conference as a football-only member in 2026. NDSU played in Division II from 1922-2003.

Offense

Bryce Lance, North Dakota State, WR 

Bryce Lance, 6-foot-3 and 209 pounds, is an overwhelming favorite among experts and bloggers when it comes to the top talent in the FCS, and he certainly racked up the accolades to support the notion.

He’s the younger brother of Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, but he burst out of his brother’s shadow in 2024 as a redshirt junior.

Now, if you pull up an All-America list, he’s likely on it. 

The younger Lance led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2025 with 83 receiving yards per game and became the first receiver in Bison history with multiple 1,000-yard seasons.

For the year, he totaled 1,079 yards (11th in FCS) and eight touchdowns on 51 catches. 

Bryce entered the 2024 campaign with one reception for 7 yards in 28 appearances for North Dakota State across 2022 and 2023. His breakout season included 75 receptions for 1,071 yards and 17 touchdowns in 16 games. 

NDSU was 12-1 in 2025, with the loss coming in the second round of the FCS Playoffs to eventual national runner-up Illinois State.

Cole Payton, North Dakota State, QB

Cole Payton had a memorable and record-setting first year as NDSU’s starting quarterback, which landed him at No. 3 in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, given annually to the offensive player of the year at the FCS level. 

The 6-foot-3, 233-pounder set the program’s single-season records for pass efficiency (193.8), yards per pass attempt (12.1) and total offensive yards per game (268.9) and per play (9.71), and his .719 completion percentage was second in the FCS and third in school single-season history.

As a senior, Payton completed 161 of 224 passes for 2,719 yards and 16 touchdowns, while only throwing four interceptions. He also rushed for 777 yards on 136 carries. 

In his career at NDSU, he was 198 for 282 for 3,188 yards, 21 touchdowns and six interceptions. 

Barika Kpeenu, North Dakota State, RB

Barika Kpeenu was a big part of NDSU’s success in 2025 as the starter at running back for all 13 of the team’s games.

He averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 191 carries for 1,005 yards, and his 20 rushing touchdowns was the most by a NDSU rusher since 2014. The latter ranked fourth in the FCS in 2025.

Kpeenu earned multiple All-America honors in his final season and was selected to the inaugural American Bowl. 

On the ground from 2022-2025, Kpeenu played in 47 games. He rushed for 2,283 yards and 32 touchdowns on 434 carries.

Daniel Sobkowicz, Illinois State, WR

Illinois State was the national runner-up to Montana State, losing the championship game in overtime, 35-34. It was the first overtime title game in FCS history, which began in 1978.

The Redbirds were down 28-14 heading into the fourth quarter and were able to tie the game with two fourth-quarter scores, one of which was a touchdown catch from Daniel Sobkowicz.

The difference in the contest was a blocked extra-point attempt in overtime. Montana State blocked the kick and then tacked on seven points for the win. 

In his four years at Illinois State (2022-2025), Sobkowicz had 3,559 receiving yards on 262 catches, totaling 377, 933, 1,108 and 1,141 across the four seasons, respectively. He finished with 41 touchdowns, with 19 coming in 2025. 

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound standout ended his time with the Redbirds just 6 yards shy of being the program leader for receiving yards (Tyrone Walker had 3,565 from 2009-2012), but he did surpass Walker in career receptions, 262-250, and career touchdown receptions, 41-32.

Jared Richardson, WR, Penn

Statistically, Jared Richardson stood out in the Ivy League in 2025, despite his Penn team finishing in the middle of the league standings.

The Ivy League took a big step forward in 2025, becoming eligible for the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs for the first time in the league’s long history. 

The title in the eight-team league was shared by Yale and Harvard in 2025, as both teams were 6-1 in league play, but Yale’s 45-28 head-to-head win over Harvard earned the Bulldogs the Ivy League’s first automatic bid to the playoffs.

Yale opened the postseason with a win over Youngstown State (43-42), before falling to eventual national champion Montana State in the second round (21-13).

Harvard earned an at-large bid into the playoffs but got crushed by Villanova in the first round, 52-7.

Dartmouth and Penn were next in the Ivy League standings at 4-3.

With Richardson’s help, Penn finished 6-4 overall.

Richardson started all 10 games for Penn in 2025 and led the Ivy League in total receptions (80), touchdowns (12) and receptions per game (eight). He was second in total yards (1,033), yards per game (103.3) and 14th in yards per catch (12.9). He became the sixth Quaker, and first since 2017, to surpass the 1,000-yard mark. 

The successful season earned Richardson a unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection and multiple All-America honors, which made him the first Penn player since 2017 to be a first-team All-American. 

For his career, the 6-foot-2, 220-pound receiver had 193 catches for 2,505 yards and 27 touchdowns. 

Josh Pitsenberger, Yale, RB

While Jared Richardson got things done through the air, Yale’s Josh Pitsenberger carried the Ivy League on the ground. 

The 6-foot, 220-pound running back led the league in rushing attempts by a lot. He had 313 attempts, while the next-closest person, the only other one over 140, had 191 carries.

Pitsenberger was the league’s only 1,000-yard rushed (1,571) and scored a league-leading 19 rushing touchdowns. He rolled up a league-best 130.9 yards per game over 12 contests. 

His success in 2025 helped Yale to its first win in the FCS Playoffs, and he was named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year. He finished his career as a four-time All-Ivy League selection. 

Pitsenberger played in 37 games for the Bulldogs, tallying 684 carries, 3,435 rushing yards (No. 2 in program history), 41 rushing touchdowns, 39 receptions, 286 receiving yards, four receiving TDs.

Defense

Erick Hunter, Morgan State, LB

Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter was a finalist for the 2025 Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented each year to the defensive player of the year in the FCS. He also was a finalist for HBCU National Player of the Year, given annually to the top player among the 21 HBCUs.

Hunter made the 2025 HBCU All-America Team. He was selected to the inaugural American Bowl, which was created to showcase the talents of players expected to be selected in Rounds 4-7 of the upcoming draft. He participated in the inaugural FCS Showcase in Nashville in January. He was invited to play in the 2026 HBCU Legacy Bowl in February. 

The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder finished his career as the No. 2 all-time tackler for Morgan State with 298, including 102 in 2025. He had 183 solo tackles and 115 assists in 45 career appearances. He played for the Bears from 2021-2025.

A.J. Pena, Rhode Island, OLB

Rhode Island won its second consecutive Coastal Athletic Association title with an 8-0 performance in CAA games in 2025 and then went 1-1 in the FCS Playoffs.

The Rams couldn’t have found such success without senior linebacker A.J. Pena, who played in 14 games, collecting 72 total tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and a forced fumble. 

The 6-foot-2, 243-pounder was named to the All-New England Team, he was a first-team All-American, he was named to the 2025 Walter Camp Football Foundation FCS All-America Team and was the 2025 CAA Defensive Player of the Year.

In his career, from 2022-2025, Pena recorded 235 tackles, including 65.5 TFLs and 38 sacks. 

Kaleb Proctor, Southeastern Louisiana, DT

After leading Southeastern Louisiana to the FCS Playoffs, defensive tackle Kaleb Proctor had the opportunity to showcase his skills at the 2026 NFL Combine in Indianapolis, making him the fifth Lion to earn that chance since the program returned in 2003 from an 18-year hiatus.

Proctor is looking to become the school’s third NFL draft pick since the team returned. 

In 2025, the 6-foot-3, 280-pounder helped the Lions to a 9-4 record and their sixth FCS playoff appearance. Proctor was one of the leaders on a defense that was among the top 12 in the FCS in seven categories. 

Individually, Proctor earned multiple All-America honors and was the 2025 Southland Conference Player of the Year.

He had 43 total tackles with 13 TFLs and nine sacks, with the first-round playoff loss to Illinois State included. He finished his career with 134 total tackles, featuring 26 TFLs and 16 sacks. 

Charles Demmings, Stephen F. Austin, CB

All-American defensive back Charles Demmings also had the chance to participate in the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine as one of the 319 invitees. The list only included eight FCS players. 

Demmings, 6-foot-1 and 190 pounds, also was part of the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl.

During his senior campaign, he tied a career-high with 18 total tackles and had a career-best four interceptions. Demmings leaves SFA as the program’s career leader for passes defended with 35.

Stephen F. Austin finished the 2025 season at 11-3 overall (including an 11-game winning streak) and 8-0 in the Southland Conference. The 11 wins was the most since 1995. 

The Lumberjacks claimed their fifth SLC title, the first since 2010, and finished the year ranked in the top 10, the team’s highest national ranking in three decades. 

SFA earned a first-round bye for the playoffs, defeated Abilene Christian 41-34 and then fell to eventual national champion Montana State, 44-28.

Jalen Jones, William & Mary CB

William & Mary's Jalen Jones saw his name in plenty of headlines during the 2025 college football season. 

He was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented each year to the defensive player of the year in the FCS. He was an All-CAA first-team selection. He was invited to the inaugural NFL-FCS Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee, in January. 

The 6-foot, 195-pound cornerback was second in the CAA and 14th nationally with 1.09 passes defended per game in 2025. He tied for third in the CAA with two interceptions. 

In 2024, he received six first-team All-America honors. In 2022, he was the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year and a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award.

Jones finished his career second in school history with 52 passes defended. From 2021-2025, he played in 47 games, tallying 128 total tackles, 4.5 TFLs, eight interceptions, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. 

William & Mary was 7-5 overall in 2025 and 6-2 in CAA play, finishing in a tie for third place in the conference standings. Rhode Island won the title at 8-0 and was followed by Villanova at 7-1.

Division III Standouts Who Could Get A Look For Teams In 2026 NFL Draft

Kaleb Blaha, UW-River Falls, QB

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls defeated powerhouse North Central (Illinois) 24-14 to win its first NCAA Division III national championship. It was the team’s first playoff appearance since 1996, while North Central won the Stagg Bowl in 2019, 2022 and 2024 and finished as the runner-up in 2021 and 2023.

In the 2025 title game, quarterback Kaleb Blaha finished with 419 total yards and three touchdowns, which helped him break the all-time single-season total yards record set by Heisman Trophy winner and FBS national champion Joe Burrow in 2019. Burrow set the record with 6,039 yards, and Blaha raised the bar with 6,189. 

Blaha capped the UW-River Falls scoring against North Central with a 12-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter. 

UW-River Falls finished the year at 14-1 overall, and Blaha earned a plethora of postseason awards and accolades.

He was the Stagg Bowl MVP, D3football.com and Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, D3FB Huddle Player of the Year, first-team All-American from multiple organizations, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and more.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder then took home the 2025 Gagliardi Trophy, given since 1993 to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division III football, while also recognizing academics and community service. 

He led Division III in 2025 with 4,971 passing yards, 611 pass attempts and 415 completions.

Blaha finished his career a 938-for-1,442 passing performance, 11,004 yards, 92 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. 

Tyren Montgomery, John Carroll, WR

John Carroll University wide receiver Tyren Montgomery was invited to the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl. The Athletic called him an NFL Draft sleeper earlier this year.

Montgomery was a D3football.com first-team All-American and a second-team AFCA and Associated Press All-America selection in 2025. 

In January, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound receiver had the opportunity to play in the American Bowl, where the stands are filled with NFL scouts. 

The graduate student set new John Carroll single-season standards for receptions (119) and receiving yards (1,528). He also had 15 receiving touchdowns, just shy of the program-record 17 he had in 2024.

In the 2025 FCS Playoffs, Montgomery had 38 receptions for 440 yards and two touchdowns, with nine or more catches in all four games. 

In two years as a John Carroll receiver, Montgomery played in 26 games. He had 176 receptions for 2,599 yards and 32 touchdowns. 

Montgomery, who started his career at Nicholls State, is looking to become John Carroll’s first NFL draft pick since 1991 and the fourth player since then to play in the NFL.

John Carroll finished the 2025 season at 12-2 overall, which included three playoffs wins and an appearance in the national semifinals, where the Blue Streaks lost to North Central, 41-21. 

On the way to the playoffs, the Blue Streaks celebrated their first year in the North Coast Athletic Conference by going 8-0 and winning the conference championship – the team’s first since 2016.

Why did this not include any Division II players? 

Because we handled that in great detail here: 10 Division II Players Who Could Be Selected In 2026 NFL Draft

How Does A Player Become Eligible For The NFL Draft?

From NFL.com:

To be eligible for the draft, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. 

Underclassmen and players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early.

Players are draft-eligible only in the year after the end of their college eligibility. 

Before the draft, NFL Player Personnel staff members confirm the eligibility of draft prospects; that means researching the college backgrounds of approximately 3,000 college players each year. 

They work with NCAA compliance departments at schools across the country to verify the information for all prospects. They also check the rosters of college all-star games to make sure that only draft-eligible players play in the games.

The Player Personnel staff also review all of the applications submitted by players who want to enter the draft early. 

How To Watch The 2026 NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft will take place April 23-25 at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. 

Round 1 will take place April 23 (Thursday), Rounds 2-3 will be April 24 and Rounds 4-7 will be held April 25.

All of the excitement will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network, while countless sites and experts, including FloFootball and FloCollege, will provide coverage and analysis from now until after the final pick on April 25.

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Here Are The Eight FCS Players Who Were Drafted In 2025

• Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State — Seattle Seahawks, Round 1
• Charles Grant, OL, William & Mary — Las Vegas Raiders, Round 3
• David Walker, Edge, Central Arkansas — Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Round 4
• Carson Vinson, OL, Alabama A&M — Baltimore Ravens, Round 5
• Jackson Slater, OL, Sacramento State — Tennessee Titans, Round 5
• Tommy Mellott, QB/WR, Montana State — Las Vegas Raiders, Round 6
• Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State — Las Vegas Raiders, Round 6
• Junior Bergen, WR, Montana — San Francisco 49ers, Round 7
• Isaiah Bolden, CB, Jackson State University — New England Patriots, Round 7

Since 2010, there have been 20 or more FCS players drafted just three times, with the number as low as five in 2021. 

Ali Marpet, drafted 61st overall in 2015 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is the highest Division III draftee in history. He played at Hobart College in Geneva, New York. 

Number Of FCS Players Drafted In Recent Years

From NCAA.com:

• 2025 — 8
• 2024 — 11
• 2023 — 10
• 2022 — 20
• 2021 — 5
• 2020 — 6
• 2019 — 13
• 2018 — 19
• 2017 — 15
• 2016 — 20
• 2015 — 1
• 2014 — 19
• 2013 — 19
• 2012 — 15
• 2011 — 21
• 2010 — 19

2025 Rankings 

Final AFCA FCS Coaches Poll For 2025 Season

1. Montana St. (14-2)
2. Illinois St. (12-5)
3. Montana (13-2)
4. Villanova (12-3)
5. North Dakota St. (12-1)
6. Tarleton St. (12-2)
7. Stephen F. Austin (11-3)
8. UC Davis (9-4)
9. Lehigh (12-1)
10. Rhode Island (11-3)
11. South Dakota (10-5)
12. ACU (9-5)
13. Yale (9-3)
14. South Dakota St. (9-5)
15. Tennessee Tech (11-2)
16. North Dakota (8-6)
17. Youngstown St. (8-5)
18. Mercer (9-3)
19. Southeastern Louisiana (9-4)
20. Monmouth (N.J.) (9-3)
21. Lamar (8-5)
22. Jackson St. (9-3)
23. Harvard (9-2)
24. West Georgia (8-3)
25. South Carolina St. (10-3)

Dropped Out: Southern Illinois (25)

Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire, 35; Lafayette, 30; Southern Illinois, 29; Drake, 20; UT Rio Grande Valley, 20; Prairie View A&M, 16; Central Connecticut St., 15; Richmond, 15; Alabama St., 10; Presbyterian, 10; Southern Utah, 5; Austin Peay, 2.

Final AFCA Division II Coaches Poll For 2025 Season

1. Ferris St. (16-0)
2. Harding (15-1)
3. Kutztown (14-1)
4. Newberry (12-2)
5. UT Permian Basin (11-3)
6. Pittsburg St. (10-3)
7. Albany St. (12-2)
8. Minnesota St. (10-4)
9. West Florida (10-2)
10. UIndy (11-2)
11. Colorado St.-Pueblo (10-2)
12. Western Colorado (10-3)
13. Central Washington (10-2)
14. Frostburg St. (11-3)
15. Ashland (10-3)
16. Minnesota-Duluth (10-2)
17. Northwest Missouri St. (9-3)
18. Johnson C. Smith (10-2)
19. Findlay (10-2)
20. Benedict (10-3)
21. Virginia Union (9-3)
22. California (Pa.) (9-4)
23. Chadron St. (8-4)
24. Assumption (9-3)
25. Augustana (S.D.) (9-2)

Dropped Out: Grand Valley St. (20), Western Oregon (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St., 71; Wingate, 28; Western Oregon, 26; Valdosta St., 12; Slippery Rock, 8; Upper Iowa, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 4; Delta St., 3; Kentucky St., 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Charleston, 1; Southern Arkansas, 1.

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings: Through Week 11

1. Ferris State (Prev. 1)
2. Harding (Prev. 2)
3. Kutztown (Prev. 3)
4. West Florida (Prev. 4)
5. CSU Pueblo (Prev. 5)
6. Central Washington (Prev. 6)
7. Indianapolis (Prev. 8)
8. Virginia Union (Prev. 7)
9. Findlay (Prev. 11)
10. Minnesota State (Prev. 15)
11. Pittsburg State (Prev. 13)
12. Northwest Missouri State (Prev. 14)
13. Minnesota Duluth (Prev. 12)
14. Albany State (Prev. 21)
15. Augustana (SD) (Prev. 9)
16. Western Colorado (Prev. 10)
17. UT Permian Basin (Prev. 20)
18. Johnson C. Smith (Prev. 22)
19. Western Oregon (Prev. 25)
20. Ashland (Prev. 16)
21. Grand Valley State (Prev. 24)
22. Chadron State (Prev. RV)
23. Northwood (Prev. RV)
24. Newberry (Prev. RV)
25. Wingate (Prev. RV)

Also Received Votes: Delta State, Frostburg State, Slippery Rock, Michigan Tech, UNC Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Benedict, Kentucky State, Angelo State, Emory & Henry, Assumption, Northeastern State.

Final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll For 2025 Season

1. UW-River Falls (14-1)
2. North Central (14-1)
3. John Carroll (12-2)
4. Johns Hopkins (12-2)
5. Bethel (Minn.) (12-1)
6. Mount Union (11-1)
7. Wheaton (11-3)
8. St. John’s (Minn.) (10-2)
9. Berry (11-2)
10. UW-La Crosse (8-3)
11. UW-Platteville (9-3)
12. Salisbury (10-2)
13. DePauw (10-2)
14. Wartburg (10-1)
15. Susquehanna (11-3)
16. Trinity (Tex.) (10-2)
17. Hope (9-2)
18. Christopher Newport (10-1)
19. Hardin-Simmons (9-2)
20. UW-Whitewater (8-3)
21. Randolph-Macon (9-2)
22. Franklin & Marshall (9-2)
23. Eastern (10-2)
24. Endicott (9-2)
25. Alma (8-3)

Dropped Out: Cortland (22), Monmouth (Ill.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Monmouth (Ill.), 76; Springfield, 74; Coe, 55; Hanover, 49; LaGrange, 35; Cortland, 34; Washington & Jefferson, 27; Chapman, 22; Muhlenberg, 20; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 19; Wabash, 8; Whitworth, 8; Framingham St, 6; Grove City, 6; Adrian, 3; Linfield, 3; Central (Iowa), 2; Wesleyan, 2; Ursinus, 1.

Who Won The Each Football National Championship For The 2025-2026 Season?

• Division I FBS – Indiana def. Miami, 27-21
• Division I FCS – Montana State def. Illinois State 35-34 (OT)
• Division II – Ferris State def. Harding, 42-21
• Division III – University of Wisconsin-River Falls def. North Central (Ill.), 24-14

Tyler Sordillo Tallies 11.5 Sacks For Springfield Football In Regular Season

Springfield Football defensive lineman Tyler Sordillo terrorized Division III quarterbacks during the 2025 season.

He tallied 11.5 sacks by the end of the regular season and was hoping to tack on a few more in the Division III Playoffs.

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