210 former Division II and III players have participated in the NFL over the last three seasons: 93 in 2018, 57 in 2019, and 60 this year. On Draft Night, 32 players from this pool had their names called. "One would be a better use of analytics in the NFL, particularly in scouting." - Brian X. Chen of ESPN after the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Here are the 210 former Division III players who have gone into the NFL since 2007: 87 in 2008, 73 in 2009, 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011, 72 in 2012, 67 in 2013, 64 in 2014, 65 in 2015, 59 in 2016, 55 in 2017, and 52 so far in 2018. The following is a list of all the former Division III players who have been drafted in the first two rounds of the NFL draft. The list includes players who played at Division I programs as well as those who played at Division II or III schools. It also includes some players who began their careers at lower-level colleges but were later recruited by Division I programs. There have been 81 former Division I players selected in the first two rounds of the draft since 2004. The most recent example came in 2019 when James Daniels was chosen second overall by the Detroit Lions. He played defensive end at Iowa.