(STATS) – The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.
Going undrafted can be an advantage for a player who has multiple free agent offers and can pick a team that offers a favorable situation for him.
Following are many of the FCS players who according to announcements and reports have signed, agreed to terms or accepted a tryout with NFL teams. The list will continue to grow as teams head toward rookie minicamps in May.
Arizona Cardinals: Dylan Cline, OL, Jacksonville State; Chad Kanoff, QB, Princeton; Mike Needham, OLB, Southern Utah; Owen Obasuyi, DT, Hampton; Austin Olsen, OT, Southern Illinois; Matt Oplinger, OLB, Yale; Andy Smigiera, S, Robert Morris; Andrew Vollert, TE, Weber State; Malcolm Washington, CB, Northern Iowa
Atlanta Falcons: Dontez Byrd, WR, Tennessee Tech; Tere’ Calloway, SS, Alabama A&M; Richard “Dewey” Jarvis, OLB, Brown; David Marvin, PK, Wofford (Georgia grad student); Damoun Patterson, WR, Youngstown State; Ben Sorensen, DE, Sacramento (also San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tryouts)
Baltimore Ravens: Jaelon Acklin, WR, Western Illinois; Chris Board, LB, North Dakota State; Jordan Brown, CB, James Madison (also Tennessee Titans tryout); Randin Crecelius, OL, Portland State; Justin Evans, OT South Carolina State; Alex Thompson, C, Monmouth; De’Lance Turner, RB, Alcorn State
Buffalo Bills: Chris Hardeman, CB, Houston Baptist; Dale Warren, LB/SS, Chattanooga; Lucas Webb, FS, Chattanooga
Chicago Bears: Abdullah Anderson, DT, Bucknell; Terrell Bonds, CB, Tennessee State (also Oakland Raiders tryout); James Fisher, LS, North Dakota State; Khris Gardin, WR/RS, North Carolina A&T; Tafon Mainsah, CB, Richmond; Bryan Schor, QB, James Madison
Cleveland Browns: Elijah Campbell, FS, Northern Iowa; Christian Gibbs, WR, Illinois State; Darvin Kidsy, WR, Texas Southern; Montrel Meander, S, Grambling State
Dallas Cowboys: Malik Earl, WR, Missouri State; Donovan Olumba, CB, Portland State; Ed Shockley, LB Villanova
Detroit Lions: Mike Ford, CB, Southeast Missouri State; Garrett Hudson, TE, Richmond; Kyle Lewis, RB/WR, Cal Poly; Chad Meredith, OLB, Southeast Missouri State; Patrick Smith, WR, Tennessee State (also New York Jets tryout)
Green Bay Packers: Tim Boyle, QB, Eastern Kentucky; Raven Greene, FS, James Madison; Alex Light, OL, Richmond; Caleb Melton, DT, Cal Poly; Kevin Radar, TE, Youngstown State; Chris Seisay, CB, Portland State; Mack Weaver, DE, Eastern Illinois
Houston Texans: Anthony Coyle, OL, Fordham; Houston Texans: Matt Sewall, WR, Bryant
Indianapolis Colts: Mike Basile, FS, Monmouth; Chris Cooper, SS, Stony Brook; Zach Duffy, OL, Lehigh; George Odum, SS, Central Arkansas; Kellen Soulek, DT, South Dakota State; Justin Spencer, OT, Youngstown State; Keith Wrzuszczak, P, Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville Jaguars: Dee Delaney, CB, The Citadel (Miami-Fla. grad student); Darius Jackson, OLB, Jacksonville State; Robert Torgerson, DT, Southern Utah
Kansas City Chiefs: Davond Dade, OLB, Portland State; Mario Jenkins, ILB, Idaho State; Elijah Marks, WR, Northern Arizona; Jacquet McClendon, TE, Indiana State; Jimmy Murray, OL, Holy Cross; Ebenezer “Ebo” Ogundeko, DE, Tennessee Titans; Jaypee Philbert, OL, Alabama State; Devondre Seymour, OT, Southern Illinois; D’Montre Wade, CB, Murray State
Los Angeles Chargers: Chris Durant, OT, William & Mary; David Griffith, DB, Western Illinois; Albert Havili, DE, Eastern Washington; Tevin Lawson, DE, Nicholls; Anthony Manzo-Lewis, FB, Albany; Detrez Newsome, RB, Western Carolina; Myles Pierce, ILB, The Citadel; Trent Scott, OL, Grambling State; Kent Shelby, WR, McNeese
Los Angeles Rams: Jonathan Hagler, SS, Jacksonville State; Dalton Keene, DE, Illinois State; McKay Murphy, DT, Weber State
Miami Dolphins: Connor Hilland, OL, William & Mary
Minnesota Vikings: Craig James, CB, Southern Illinois; Luder Jean Louis, DE, Eastern Kentucky; Austin Kuhnert, OL, North Dakota State; Nate Tanguay, DT, North Dakota State; Brett Taylor, ILB, Western Illinois; Roc Thomas, RB, Jacksonville State; Jake Wieneke, WR, South Dakota State
New Orleans Saints: A.J. Hantak, LS, Eastern Illinois; Jacob Judd, C, Western Illinois; Carl Whitley, WR, Abilene Christian; JonRhyeem Wolfley-Peoples, DT, Idaho State
New York Giants: Jawill Davis, WR, Bethune-Cookman; Tae Davis, LB, Chattanooga
New York Jets: Tyrice Beverette, S, Stony Brook; Chris Chambers, OLB, Central Arkansas; Reggie Hall, CB, Jacksonville State; Lord Hyeamang, DT, Columbia; Justin Lea, OG, Jacksonville State; Patrick Smith, WR, Tennessee State (also Detroit Lions tryout); Justin Strong, S, Montana; Sione Teuhema, DE, Southeastern Louisiana; Omari Williams, CB, Samford
Oakland Raiders: Terrell Bonds, CB, Tennessee State (also Chicago Bears tryout); Bryson Gates, LB, Abilene Christian; Jaeden Graham, TE, Yale; Jesse Hoskett, QB, Southeast Missouri State
Philadelphia Eagles: Mac Bignell, ILB, Montana State; Ray Bolden, WR, Stony Brook; Jeremiah Briscoe, QB, Sam Houston State; Jordon Gandy, WR, Murray State; Randall LaGuerre, ILB, Central Connecticut State; Ryan Neal, FS, Southern Illinois; Troy Pelletier, WR, Lehigh
Pittsburgh Steelers: Malik Boynton, CB, Austin Peay; Trey Johnson, CB, Villanova; Ikenna Nwokeji, OL, Elon; Peter Pujals, QB, Holy Cross; Jeremy Taylor, OLB, North Carolina A&T; Brett Thompson, TE, UT Martin
San Diego Chargers: Chris Durant, OT, William & Mary
San Francisco 49ers: Stacey Bedell, RB, Stony Brook; Ross Dwelley, TE, San Diego; Ben Sorensen, DE, Sacramento (also Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tryouts); Frank Stephens, WR, Northern Colorado; Connor Wentz, TE, North Dakota State
Seattle Seahawks: Jatitus “Ty” Allen, C, Tennessee State; Max Lyons, SS/PR, Southeastern Louisiana; Jason Matovu, FS, Maine; Jacob Ohnesorge, C, South Dakota State; Skyler Phillips, OG, Idaho State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Cardiello, LB, Chattanooga; Nick McBeath, LB, Holy Cross; Shaheed Salmon, LB, Samford; Ben Sorensen, DE, Sacramento (also Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers tryouts); Joe Zema, P, Incarnate Word
Tennessee Titans: Andrew Ankrah, DE, James Madison; Austin Barnard, P, Samford; Jordan Brown, CB, James Madison (also Baltimore Ravens tryout); Nick DeLuca, MLB, North Dakota State; Ryan McKinley, CB, Montana; Aaron Stinnie, OT, James Madison
Washington Redskins: Martez Carter, RB, Grambling State; Bradley Dewberry, FS, Eastern Illinois; Danny Johnson, CB, Southern; Chris Lee, DT, Norfolk State; Ryan Markush, WR, Eastern Kentucky; Rico McWilliams, CB, Southeast Missouri State; Timon Parris, OT, Stony Brook
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