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Message: [QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 3176024, member: 1559"] Penn St. took a D2 WR transfer this year from Azusa Pacific, so it does happen. The main reason schools focus on JUCOs is that they can play immediately, same with Grad transfers. Transfers from FCS to FBS are not common as the players have to sit a year, unless they are a grad transfer. (Kyle Buss is a recent UConn FCS transfer who sat a year.) For D2 players, they would have to sit out a year to transfer to FBS, unless they are a Grad transfer, so it doesn't happen that much. If FCS (and D2) players could immediately play at FBS schools, FBS schools would be grabbing lots of FCS (and more D2) players every year. About 15 to 20 FCS players are drafted by the NFL each year. And, about 5 D2 football players per year have been selected in the NFL draft the last 3 years. Last year, there were ~83 D2 players on NFL rosters which is more than from the Mountain West, CUSA, MAC, or Sun Belt. [/QUOTE]