Lion Football’s 21 Graduates Among College Football’s Best
IRVING – Texas A&M University-Commerce is among the leaders across all levels of college football for most players that have received their undergraduate degrees and playing this fall.
The National Football Foundation (NFF) and the College of Football Hall of Fame released a list of 3,568 student-athletes who have already earned their undergraduate degrees and will be playing college football this fall across the country, which is a new record. The Lions have 21 graduates on the 2024 roster.
Measuring across the college football landscape, the Lions’ 21 graduates lead the Southland Conference, rank eighth in NCAA Division I FCS, are tied for 47th in NCAA Division I FBS & FCS, and 48th across all levels of college football.
The full list of graduates for A&M-Commerce can be found below.
Here are the top FCS programs with most graduates on the roster this fall.
School | Graduates |
Montana | 28 |
Maine | 24 |
Jackson State | 23 |
Austin Peay | 22 |
Albany | 22 |
Villanova | 22 |
Delaware | 22 |
A&M-COMMERCE | 21 |
North Dakota State | 21 |
Stony Brook | 21 |
UIW | 20 |
The full list of graduates across college football can be found HERE.
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PLAYERS MENTIONED
#8 King Ambers
DB 6′ 3″ Redshirt Senior
#59 James Clark III
DL 6′ 4″ Redshirt Junior
#25 Jewelz-Unique Demps
DB 5′ 8″ Redshirt Junior
#52 Chandler Donaway
OL 6′ 2″ Redshirt Sophomore
#7 Max Epps
DB 5′ 11″ Redshirt Senior
#91 Clifford Funderburk
DL 6′ 3″ Redshirt Senior
#77 Jadin Jones
OL 6′ 5″ Redshirt Junior
#44 Josiah Kennard
LS 6′ 2″ Redshirt Junior
#28 Sean-Krystoff King
DB 5′ 9″ Redshirt Junior
Spencer Long
RB 5′ 10″ Redshirt Senior
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