Does the NFL draft NCAA Division 2 Often?

Question

I'm not that big on football so an answer will be nicely appreciated.

Answer 1

Absolutely they do. Ever hear of a guy named "Jerry Rice" or "Lyle Alzado", "Howie Long" and "Don Beebe"?

The NFL holds tryouts for all D-1, D-1 subdivision and D-2 schools during the winter. Everyone gets a shot. The NFL scouts think differently than do College coaches when looking at players as they know that there are good players who were not that good in high school and who eventually attended a D-2 school because they couldn't play D-1 after high school until they developed in D-2 and then went on the develop and become fantastic players. The answer is yes......

Answer 2

Depends on how good you are as a DII players, most enter the draft but very few get drafted most end up as free agents. I see all those above answering Jerry Rice, Brian Westbrook both played D-IA ball not D-II ball, Urlacher player D-I ball at New Mexico,  Lyle Alzado went to Yankton College that was closed in 1984 and is now a prison, Don Beebe went to Western Illinois University a D-IA school before transferring to a D-II school Chadron State College. and now you have Flacco who also came from a D-1A school not a D-II school but there are many in the NFl on rosters from D-II schools. Here is a list of a few players from D-II schools on NFL Rosters:

Larry Allen   Sonoma State   G   San Francisco

Richard Angulo Western New Mexico TE Jacksonville

Jordan Babineaux Southern Arkansas S Seattle

Allen Barbre Missouri Southern G Green Bay

Joe Berger Michigan Tech T Dallas

Jacques Cesaire Southern Connecticut DT San Diego

Ricardo Colclough Tusculum CB Pittsburgh

Richard Collier Valdosta State T Jacksonville

Chris Cooper Nebraska-Omaha DE Arizona

Rob Davis Shippensburg LS Green Bay

James Dearth Tarleton State LS New York (Jets)

John DiGiorgio Saginaw Valley LB Buffalo

Jahri Evans Bloomsburg G New Orleans

Drayton Florence Tuskegee CB San Diego

Roberto Garza Texas A&M-Kingsville C Chicago

Kris Griffin IUP LB Cleveland

Nick Harper Fort Valley State CB Tennessee

Al Harris Texas A&M-Kingsville DB Green Bay

Steve Heiden South Dakota State TE Cleveland

Todd Herremans Saginaw Valley T Philadelphia

Vincent Jackson Northern Colorado WR San Diego

Brandon Jamison West Georgia LB Carolina

Jacoby Jones Lane WR Houston

Kevin Kaesviharn Augustana S New Orleans

John Kitna Central Washington QB Detroit

Jim Kleinsasser North Dakota TE Minnesota

Michael Koenen Western Washington P Atlanta

John Kuhn Shippensburg FB Green Bay

Chris Kuper North Dakota G Denver

Anthony Maddux Delta State DT Houston

Danieal Manning Abilene Christian FS Chicago

Ruvell Martin Saginaw Valley WR Green Bay

Pat McCoy West Texas A&M T Philadelphia

Brian Moorman Pittsburg State P Buffalo

J.T. O'Sullivan UC-Davis QB Detroit

Evan Oglesby North Alabama CB Dallas

Greg Peterson North Carolina Central DT Tampa Bay

Rod Smith Missouri Southern WR Denver

Aaron Smith Northern Colorado DE Pittsburgh

Paul Spicer Saginaw Valley   DE Jacksonville

Josh Stamer South Dakota LB Buffalo

Chaun Thompson West Texas A&M LB Cleveland

James Thrash Missouri Southern WR Washington

Keith Traylor Central Oklahoma DT Miami

Adam Vinatieri South Dakota State K Indianapolis

Delanie Walker Central Missouri TE San Francisco

Nate Washington Tiffin WR Pittsburg

Leonard Weaver Carson-Newman FB Seattle

Reggie Wells Clarion G Arizona

Chris Wilson Northwood DE Washington

Answer 3

If they are really good... Jerry Rice and Brian Westbrook are two good athletes that come to mind but there are plenty others... but its the same as D1: if your really good you get drafted...simple

Answer 4

Yes they do if the player is really good and pretty much dominates in d2.

Answer 5

I wouldn't say that often, but it's not like d-2 players go unnoticed. Brian urlacher was a d-2 player. If you're a  very good d-2 player, you could go as early as the second round, but don't expect alot of d-2 players to go early in the draft or win a heisman.

Answer 6

for someone more recent there is Joe Flacco