I don't mean to alarm anyone, but not many Division III football players get picked in the NFL Draft. It'll be a warm day in Antarctica before ESPN sends Todd McShay to cover a Division III pro day. That didn't stop D3 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology from having its own draft fun, though.
The Fightin' Engineers got together and held their own draft last spring, and then did it again last week. Coaches don't have to fret about getting buy-in from their players when they're already holding their own player draft. That's the type of commitment every coach would love to have.
"Having a former player of mine continuing his success at Rose is truly a blessing, and I will continue to suggest to my current players and their families that they take a serious look at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology when searching for a college," Sean MacWilliams told FootballScoop. "I urge all high school coaches that have players interested in Math, Science, or Engineering to recommend Rose-Hulman."
The defending Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference champions, the Terre Haute, Ind., school is already successful in its own type of draft. The Rose-Hulman football program enjoys a 100 percent job placement rate within six months of graduation with an average starting salary of $63,000 a year.