Worst Year EVER for Small Schoolers, Only 9 were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft
Through 6 rounds only 5 players from small schools were drafted. This is the worst year ever for small schoolers heading into the 7th round.
Only 9 small schoolers were drafted in 2020 which is down by 8. 17 small schoolers were drafted last year and usually 17-24 are taken every year through the last ten years.
Not having a pro day crushed these small schoolers. It was the worst year ever for small schoolers.
Here are the small schoolers drafted.
- 37 – Kyle Dugger, Lenoir Rhyne, New England Patriots
- 64 – Jeremy Chinn – SIU – Carolina Panthers
- 105 – Adam Trautman – Dayton – New Orleans Saints
- 116 – Ben Bartch – St. Johns – Jacksonville Jaguars
- 171 – Isaiah Coulter – Rhode Island – Houston Texans
- 227 – Lachavious Simmons – OL – Tennessee State – Chicago Bears
- 231 – Ben DeNucci – QB – James Madison – Dallas Cowboys
- 253 – Kyle Hinton – OL – Washburn – Denver Broncos
- 254 – Derrek Tuszka – DL – North Dakota State – Denver Broncos
Break down per division
- FCS – 6
- D2 – 2
- D3 – 1
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