Lion Football’s 21 Graduates Among College Football’s Best

By Lion Athletics


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.

Name
King Ambers
James Clark III
Jewelz-Unique Demps
Chandler Donaway
Max Epps
Clifford Funderburk
Nick Johnson
Jadin Jones
Josiah Kennard
Devante Keys
Sean-Krystoff King
Spencer Long
Khris Love
Mitchell McGarry
Micah Owens
Kendall Paul
Jaden Proctor
Eric Rodriguez
Christian Shaw
Caleb Sims
Leon Young

Here are the top FCS programs with most graduates on the roster this fall.

SchoolGraduates
Montana28
Maine24
Jackson State23
Austin Peay22
Albany22
Villanova22
Delaware22
A&M-COMMERCE21
North Dakota State21
Stony Brook21
UIW20

The full list of graduates across college football can be found HERE.

-TAMUC-

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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