Why Division 3 Football Is A Scam!!! | Sharpe Sports

[@isaiahingram7375]

I play D3 at George Fox University and no one on my team really believes they can make it to the league. Everyone is here to have fun and enjoy our last chance to play football.

[@rexxhavokk1298]

GF - You guys stirred up the NWC - I would ask this person this question does that kid going to MIT think he is going to MIT for a football shot at pro? orrrrr could it be something else. And does he think a Juco transfer would help him at lets say an MIT or a Johns Hopkins etc etc etc...

[@takticrazor408]

Look for a semi pro team bro. This doesn’t have to be your last chance to play football

[@isaiahharris1998]

@@takticrazor408 I agree man look at Kevin Tribble story semi pro football to NAIA football.

[@aspazzz]

And there’s nothing wrong with that

[@lilrog0909]

I went D3 to D1 FCS think I wanted a free education... yeah it's a scam

[@jakew099]

It’s really self-explanatory. If anyone really thinks that going D3 could actually help you get to the NFL then they are stupid. Any D3 player should know that. It’s really about playing the game you love and getting a good education.

[@ayeekayyjayy]

JAKE w099 only 8 players did it

[@fantasy2k433]

@@ayeekayyjayy 15 are in league rn

[@CHUNKYNINJA55]

I went to high school with a guy that went d3 and now plays for the raiders. His name is Nick Morrow

[@beepoison4428]

There’s been plenty of players from mount that have gone to the league and actually started for teams Pierre garçon being one

[@ethanrichter3444]

Tell that to Adam Theilen and Mankato State

[@herbertw.721]

Possibly the dumbest title for a video ever. 99% of the people playing division 3 football aren’t doing it to go to the NFL. They are doing in part because they love the game/they are doing it to help them get into a good school. The video literally starts off with the dude telling his viewers that his title makes no sense.

[@MikeBNumba6]

Yea it was click bait. And it's worse because now the video comes across as pointless. I don't think anyone goes to the D3 trying to get to the NFL. So it's not even close to a scam

[@thomasmaddox1002]

Jackson Sparacio I think he was just trying to flex that he played college football

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@thomasmaddox1002 he played one year then quit. So it was weird flex

[@thomasmaddox1002]

MikeBNumba6 yeah I know that’s why I was confused

[@rexxhavokk1298]

@@MikeBNumba6 Amen.. let's consider MIT fields a program, believe me none of those kids think they have a shot at the NFL...there are 249 DIII programs of which 99% have zero chance, if it was a FB draw then why have 249? Because they guys want to get an education from those institutions, and play the game they love not play for a school that recruits them and hope for a good education. Sorry for the guy hating on Linfield, but I believe he would find if he DID complete his education there it would be beneficial later in his career.

[@alexraimondo4]

I play D3 football and gotta say that everyone has specific circumstances for choosing what division they go to. Obviously everyone wants to make it to the NFL and that is also a dream of mine. However, I'm attending a prestigious college and only pay 5k a year at a 70k school. This is due to financial aid bc really good small schools have a good endowment that helps pay for students to attend. That degree will open up many doors for me and I still get to grind and try to achieve my dream. If you can play they will find you don't listen to statistics. Therefore I always have my back up plan. Playing college football period is a great thing and even though I dominated in high school I'm a 5'8 dtackle who was never going to get an opportunity no matter what to receive a D1 offer. Do what's best for your future bc its all about what you do with you OPPORTUNITY!!!

[@jdd386]

Facts bro !! I’m a 6’2 wideout , run a 4.57 and a complete set , i wasn’t given the chance to showcase my skills my last year of highschool no playing time , had some really bad coach issues I’m not making this up bro , but my only option is to start off at a d3 man you got to start off somewhere , i really love doingthis I’m trying to make history in my family it’s going to be a lot of doubters just stick to the plan get your film up and then send your film off to better schools . I’m coming bro and for all the doubters fuck em .

[@bg4807]

Jdd3 hows it going?

[@TheJweb101]

Keep going young man that’s the best thought process.

[@jayjayjames2332]

@@bg4807 I would bet a lot of money that that guy never finished college. Wasn't given a chance running a 4.5 at 6'2 in HS, had "coach issues" lol. He's either a liar (about his skillset) and/or he was the "issue", not his coaches. He didn't do shit at whatever D3 school he went to, if he even did go to college.

[@MrJonAkemon]

Don’t listen to this guy !!! If you’re good enough, the NFL will bring you in. I played D3 and was worked out by multiple nfl teams , was in camp too.

[@brandonjones557]

This guy makes a lot of sense.

[@mikeinnator3360]

Thnx bro appeciated ur comment 🤝🤝👍👍

[@ynbfill2270]

you think you can go D3 and transfer to D1?

[@steveavecillas1114]

Only 1.4 percent of Division 1 players make to the NFL

[@stevenmoore1162]

Who plays D3 with NFL hopes???

[@Antbeast23]

Guys like Garcon.

[@stevenasante8662]

People with dreams probably, nothing more tho

[@TJ_Gonser]

Me

[@bryanjohnson4517]

I go to the school that Garçon goes too

[@micahc9972]

Look up Nick Morrow he starts for the raiders and weng to a D3 school

[@TeekiFPS]

If u don’t get a division 1 offer out of high school, then ur choices r d2, D3, naia, and juco. If u think that u r D1 talent, then d2 and D3 schools r not where u want to go. EVERYONE that plays d2 and D3 knows that they don’t wanna go pro or r not D1 talent but love football. So saying that D3 football is a scam is not true. And it’s pretty obvious that D3 football doesn’t get you to the nfl. And yes I agree with you that the juco route is better for trying to go pro

[@austinhart7581]

you do realize there has been quite a bit of NFL players that have came from D2 schools

[@kfhighlights5808]

The2kGod tell em

[@A_Easley]

D2 has a lot of players that made it to the league. Some of the best receivers in the league are D2 products

[@Cuddyy1k]

This is false lol do you know that most of these D1 players figure out the grass isnt always greener at a D1 school and then transfer to a D2 school. Look at this list www.google.com/amp/s/www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2018-09-04/dii-football-players-2018-nfl-rosters%3famp

[@_The_Journey]

Not true at all. PLENTY of teams still look at D2 schools, im a redshirt freshman at APU a top 25 ranked D2 school in socal, we have NFL scouts at practice almost every week maybe our school is different cuz our coaches have a lot of connections, our special teams coach was on the rams staff for 13 yrs and our oline coach is in the HOF Jackie slater so maybe we just have connections but plenty of the teams we play also get a good amount of scouts

[@logant724]

Fred Jackson wears a gold necklace with “D3” on it

[@camonthecam3764]

I have been on division 3 visits and all the schools have told me that if I’m trying to go to the NFL, coming to their school isn’t the way to go.

[@IanIsDifferent]

I love how they were completely honest about it

[@jacobyi1870]

I am a D3 athlete and I agree with the points you made in the video about going the juco route. However the point about D3 sports is that many of us are not trying to go pro and are just trying to extend our athletic careers. For most people, they end their athletic careers in high school. Being able to play in college is an experience in itself.

[@blkdeath]

Someone get burnt chasing the NFL dream maybe? When you play in high school, people tell you you're probably not good enough to play in college. Then in college you're told that you'll never make it to the big school. Then if you make it to the big school, people will tell you you'll never make it to the NFL......don't give up on your dreams because someone on KZbin tells you not to bother

[@BeckTech18]

Pierre Garçon and Cecil Shorts III from Mount Union made it into the NFL.

[@SouthFloridaMan]

Facts

[@landendelormier7954]

That’s D2

[@willsmith3787]

@@landendelormier7954 mount union is d3 despite their dominance of the division lol

[@BillboardCowboy]

Will Smith even though they lost to UMHB a week ago

[@jakeszetela6537]

Lots of guys from Wisc-Whitewater. Alex Tanney is 2nd on the Giants and went to Monmouth.

[@bronsonblack2510]

If you're good enough for the League the League will find you, the key thing about getting to the League is that it doesn't matter what division you go between NAIA, D3, D2, D1-FCS, or D1-FBS if you don't develop you're not going to get drafted or signed by any NFL team, I played at the Cumberlands and we had a player a couple players get signed because they had developed to a high level of play good enough to be in the league, one of the player even broke Chris Johnson's 40 record, but because it wasn't at the big combine wasn't recognized, he got signed by the Texans. No level of football is a "Scam" if the coaches can properly develop your skills.

[@bbking7800]

I went to UWW, and our team had at least 15-20 D1 or D2 transfers. Sometimes the reasons for attending D3 programs are very different.

[@recPokerFish]

i played at CW Post which was DII at the time and our team was loaded with DI and D1-AA washouts...we even had one guy who started for Missouri at WR as a freshman but got arrested for robbing his own coaches locker room and kicked off the team....LOL...

[@jacksonboi8789]

The NAIA is the similar story, especially i came from a NAIA school and we played D1-AA (FCS) to D3 schools. When I came out of high school was 6'3 245 lbs defensive end with a 4.6 40 speed. JUCO wasn't there on the table, but i never realized the JUCO route until my sophomore year in college. Originally I was verbally committed to Georgia Southern until they actually gave out the final scholarship which got me gone into a NAIA school. They coaches were former D1 assistant coaches and those who did coached in the NFL, CFL, Arena league, and XFL and they would tell you do you have what it takes to play on Sunday. We did have one player who actually made it to the NFL and played 5 years before hanging up his cleats. I did worked hard for regional combines, team workouts for arena and cfl, but that goal is always the NFL, but gotta start somewhere. I honestly believed if i had the JUCO option, things might go as different.

[@jaydee4009]

@jacksonboi8789: Anyone who was 6' 3" and weighed 245 pounds and ran a 4.6 40-yd. dash out of high school clearly had the tools to have been an All-American at whatever NAIA school they attended. Their failure to have made it in the NAIA (much less the NFL) was not due to not having "the JUCO option." It might have been that they didn't work hard enough to improve the way they needed to improve, or that they were lacking the mental capabilities to play at a very high level - or to pass college courses (which equals laziness). Let me ask you this: Your post is now four years old, meaning that you should have graduated from your NAIA school by now, with a valuable college degree (Business? Education? Medical?) that equipped you to obtain any number of high-paying jobs that would have set you up for the rest of your life. So, what are you doing now? Are you a college grad who is working at one of those high-paying jobs? Or, are you a college drop-out working at a McDonald's and telling anyone within earshot how great you were at football and how you would've been in the NFL right now if only you'd been informed about "the JUCO option"? Living in Dreamsville doesn't pay the bills, my friend.

[@donaldtrump9669]

The reason many people go D3 versus D2 or D1 is because they have more free time to get a better education. Many D1 schools will limit what you can major in and for many players that is not their dream. In D3, you can chose whatever you want. That is what makes D3 special

[@sethbreneman1195]

That's not true. You can major an almost anything you want in D1, you just have to put the work in

[@donaldtrump9669]

Seth Breneman Some schools will limit you. It will also be almost unachievable if you are looking to do something in the medial field or something with a lot of labs

[@Antbeast23]

Any division u can choose whatever major lmao it's just most athletes in d1 aspire and go to NFL

[@donaldtrump9669]

Antbeast23 It will not be easy to get good grades.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@@donaldtrump9669 I think the point is that it IS possible, especially considering that every once in awhile the NCAA decides to crack down on the amount of time a student is permitted to practice, etc.

[@carltonbanks2865]

Shout out to Mary-Hardin Baylor, D-3 Champs, 2018

[@glegg54]

They have always been a great team!

[@dankohner827]

Go UMHB, go Cru!

[@qwayonxbox1868]

My friend has been contacted by them for football is it worth it?

[@RANDOMNESS873]

@@qwayonxbox1868 yes Belton is awesome

[@Taylaboy79]

Maybe a D3 player can play with the AAFL, CFL, AFL, XFL, China Football League But regardless you need to have enough skills..

[@henryjw15]

Wait, there's a china football league

[@SuperBomberman007]

XFL is hardcore haha!

[@adambayer226]

henryjw15 no it’s the Canadian football league cfl is the Canadian football league

[@licensedblockhead]

i paid 3.5k a semester to get an engineering degree and got a job offer before leaving. yall paying over 5 or 8k are getting scammed.

[@jamesburrus3024]

Aye this is a crazy informative video and changed the way I thought about college scholarship wise even for track

[@SharpeSports]

Yeah, this video is really for all athletes so I'm glad this was able to help you as well James! Hope you're having a blessed day!!!

[@jamesburrus3024]

1trackswanson thanks for advice bro

[@Jake.E75]

D3 schools are not allowed to give athletic scholarships and they do not have to ability to redshirt players, only medical shirt. If you choose D3 you better know what you want to go to college for because you'll most likely get into debt as soon as you start going to school there and regardless if you play or not, you'll be using your eligibility as soon as you enter training camp going into your first season. There is 2 ways of getting around the eligibility part, you can not to participate in practice to retain your 1st year of eligibility, or walk on to the team later on that year or later. But like I said you aren't on athletic scholarship so you will still be getting into debt regardless.

[@brayanpineda7547]

Jake Elder they do have athletic scholarships

[@Jake.E75]

I played 2 seasons of D3 football. Trust me, they dont.

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@brayanpineda7547 no athletic scholarships, but most D3 programs give you good grants and academic scholarships. D3 schools should be cheaper than most public schools because they provide more aid. So even if you go into debt, it shouldn't be that much. D2 schools do the same thing. They give you partial academic scholarships. D1 schools do to. I know guys that played for Ohio state that still had debt. It wasn't much, but they still had some

[@brayanpineda7547]

MikeBNumba6 oh thought they did because many high school football players post pictures on Twitter about being offered to a certain school and sometimes their d3

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@brayanpineda7547 maybe those guys were happy to be selected to a college. Not that they thought they would go to the NFL by going d3

[@sojiroT]

No one goes to a D3 school to play in the NFL lmao

[@Antbeast23]

No one? So Garcon marpett etc I guess didn't play in the nfl.

[@de132]

@@Antbeast23 That's not what he means. Garcon and Ali Marpet went to Division III to extend their football playing lives, they just happened to be good enough to make a NFL roster. If you intend on making the NFL, you simply can't expect to make it from Division III, you go to Division III to keep playing.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

@@Antbeast23 That there are a few players who do doesn't negate the point that you don't go D3 honestly believing it's a route to the NFL.

[@stevenasante8662]

@@de132 You hit the nail on the head. No one EXPECTS to play D3 ball and play in the NFL. You'll have the rare guy every couple or so years that absolutely dominates and gets drafted. But its so uncommon...

[@cameronrichardson4627]

Who else though this dude was a star at a d1 school

[@goldensrirachal8143]

Cam Alan if you actually watched his videos then you probably already knew since he’s said it multiple times

[@jt519]

No, not at all.

[@mcray0309]

No u fucking lob

[@GB81369]

Cam Alan He cool but he ain’t Flemlo Raps lol

[@yechezqelyasharahla5838]

This dude is a lame. He wouldn’t last on the gridiron. I’ve heard his stories and I see the swag. I’ll tell you it doesn’t translate to the field

[@D1Lifetime]

I feel like the divisions are starting to become more similar with the talent they produce! Also you should do a video on NAIA schools

[@Juicethegr8]

I feel you I played at Belhaven with Tremaine Brock and he made it pro and is still in the league now 8 years later but literally no one else from our conference has made an NFL team since he did 8 years ago!!!

[@RobotRebelCinema]

I played with Tremaine at MGCCC, won a Natty with him... We always knew he was gonna make to the pros though I had my doubts when he left Minnesota.

[@KWCline91]

There have been players that have gotten signed to NFL teams. But not have made the active roster.

[@Juicethegr8]

Blacklight Productions yeah he was a complete freak!! A man amongst boys it was crazy how he dominated every game!!!!!

[@rexxhavokk1298]

You would be incorrect. Blake Jackson from the Cru is with the Browns and Haston Adams from the Cru is with The Cardinals - Both from ASC

[@ohsleeper51]

And he only played there for a year and Belhaven wasn't even D3 at that point.

[@Yobri_M414]

In Wisconsin the green bay packers usually pick up Players from like whitewater and other d3 teams in Wisconsin and put em on there practice team

[@McKinleyDave]

More accurately they invite them to rookie tryout camps but actually place very few on the practice squad

[@jamesbowman8138]

Bill Schoeder all madden

[@Jake.E75]

Tips from my experience going D3 and what I've learned about recruiting: You need to sell yourself to college coaches/Scouts. if you think that just because you work out with your team and your a starter for your varsity team and that you think the colleges will find you and will give you offers, sorry to break it to you but they wont find you. You need to fill out recruiting information at the college websites that your interested in with links to your highlights, you need to go to college scouting combines and college individual camps hosted by colleges to give yourself exposure, outside of weightlifting at your school you need to be in sporting workouts at sport gyms and go to position camps/training to work on your game, the sooner you start doing all of these things the better of a chance you will give yourself to get noticed by colleges. You have to sell yourself enough that colleges will give you a scholarship to play the sport for their school.

[@bobbithchiz9746]

Thank you so much for this information, I definitely want to play football, but I'm a junior in high school. It is nice too know that I have options like this though, for after high school. Would've never known. Thank you so much Markus!!!

[@davidwadsworth8982]

Everything he told you is WRONG! Do not listen to him.IT IS NO SCAM. his diatribe is the scam.

[@victorsantiago3488]

I’m glad you said something I was actually thinking that d3 was my best option and now my eyes are open, thank you I appreciate this

[@SharpeSports]

Glad this video was able to help!!! Juco is the best way to go out of high school if you don't have any scholarships! Stay blessed Victor and have a great day!!!

[@Antbeast23]

As long u play football somewhere man.

[@Rich_Camp_08]

I played football at a D3 in California (same as Eric Rodgers, the guy he mentioned in the video) and 4 of my teammates got a shot on the LA rams and one guy made it to the practice squad for a couple practices. And I have an old teammate who is still currently at this school and will most likely get an NFL shot to play CB in 2020. If you are good and your team has some connections, It’s possible man. I agree with everything this man said about the Juco route tho. 100% spot on.

[@Rich_Camp_08]

And a lot of people are talking crap saying “who goes to a D3 with hopes of playing in the league” i just wanna say not everyone gets the same exposure out of Highschool and even going the JUCO route you can get overlooked and get lost in the shuffle man. I guess I’m just taking it personal cuz that was me lol but i also had a handful of teammates with the same hopes and dreams that all went JUCO. Just my take on it

[@jamesbowman8138]

Many of these d3 guys were actually scouted and offered d1 scholarships but chose d3

[@andrewbarker9840]

Glad I came across this video. I really wanted to make a video about the same thing to warn current seniors about the dangers of of going D3. One of the biggest reasons I would advise guys to skip D3 is because since there are no scholarships, literally anyone can make the team. When I first arrived at my D3 team there was 170 people on the team. All kids had to do was reach out to a coach and said they wanted to play and they would receive a offer letter. Guys that played JV all through high school even got letters. D3 football is just essentially for rich kids who aren’t good enough for the next level but still want to play in college. Another sucky thing is that we spent about the same amount of time on football activities as guys at D1 programs, without the scholarship.

[@Biggdoom344]

If you go to any college with the NFL as the end game, you are already in trouble. Only like 300 players get drafted. Another 300 or so will get a free agent shot. There are 120 FBS football schools with roughly 20 seniors each. That is 2400 seniors and that doesn’t include FCS, D2, D3 and NAIA. The math isn’t in your favor from the day you show up on campus.

[@BayAreaDawg415]

Seems like not many know, but Ali Marpet out of Hobart College, a D3 in NY, was drafted in the 2nd round.

[@philcook859]

he just won the superbowl

[@badger4348]

The first day of practice this year our coach said it was impossible for any of us to go pro

[@SharpeSports]

Ok so I'm not saying it's impossible because you can do anything with Christ inside of you, but it is extremely hard! Stay motivated and keep on grinding Badger!

[@phillyfan3942]

Haha fuck that

[@phillyfan3942]

Better tell your coach to believe

[@lastnamepg874]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bmartin6493]

I mean they give the football players and other people extra grants and empty academic scholarships in a lot of cases, at least in my area

[@mrL9122]

D3 students do make the NFL, just not starting and very few seasons. The Wisconsin D3 schools are very affordable! Whitewater, Lacrosse, and River Falls (Kansas City Chiefs used to have their summer training on this campus, the seats in some of the classrooms are extra wide to accommodate the football players) have all had students make it to the NFL (practice teams, 3rd string QBs).

[@chriscarr2357]

Let me preface this by saying I went Juco to d3 - I played two years at Cal Lu, with Eric Rogers, the WR highlighted in the video. Most d3 schools are small, private schools - meaning the tuition will be expensive from the jump, because of the type of university it is. Now, no one goes d3 because they are planning to go to the league. For starters, if you were that good to have the NFL in your future, you’d be going to a Power 5 school. But scouts aren’t looking at you, and you just want to play football. Thus, you go d3 because you want to play football and get your education. You are paying for your education and football is a bonus. Now, some guys DO make it to the league from d3, but those guys developed late or had extenuating circumstances and weren’t expected to go big time out of high school - which is why they ended up d3 in the first place. Believe me, they didn’t go d3 because they viewed it is a path to the league, much less a shortcut there. To be totally honest, this video comes across as a guy who couldn’t cut it at a d3 school and is bitter. I’m not saying d3 is for everyone, but believe me, we all know what we are getting into. If you don’t, it’s on you. This video is misleading, and is really a trash video. Do better, man!

[@maxvaron7312]

Division 3 sports in general is a scam, not just football. I was offered the highest academic scholarship at a d3 school a few hours away from me for baseball, and I would still be paying $35,000 a year. Not only is it extremely expensive, you’d have a hard time transferring credits if you wanted to leave. I ended up committing to a juco out of state. Not only will I be saving TONS of money, but my school sends a lot of guys to d1 schools since we have so many connections. Sounds like a great idea to me!

[@bnamocot]

What about div 2 ?

[@RaySeanThomas]

The D3 school i was gonna go to had a handful of ppl go to the NFL

[@jayjohnson1792]

Which school?

[@xRose25x]

A guy from my town played division 3 football here and ended up getting signed by the Raiders. His names Nicholas Morrow

[@Xereno]

Dang, most on the dudes on the football team at my school got D3 offers and most committed to Mount Union

[@Am-Not-Jarvis]

I was an engineering major and I started taking engineering lower divs freshman year and upper divs sophomore year so that's something I wouldn't have experienced if I went to junior college (no football in my story though). That's also how I knew before it was too late that I was not meant to be an engineer, but I needed to suffer through the upper divs first lol

[@dylanhoffman3335]

There's Ali Marpet D3 Pierre Garcon D3 Joe Callahan D3 Cecil Shorts D3 Alex Tanney D3 Matt Gono D3 Derek Carrier D3 Nicholas Morrow D3 Dan Aebold D3 Tremaine Brock D3 Brandon Zylstra D3 Michael Joeseph D3 Jeremy Vujnovich D3 Jack Kumerow D3 All D3 players that made an NFL roster in 2018. When you put your mind to it anything's possible. Seems like you just gave up.

[@l.westerheide8844]

Can you maybe do a video on how to play football in the Us on a college level as an international player or like how to get recognized by college coaches . I think that would be very interesting. Nice video !

[@ctowndadon]

I played at a NAIA HBCU and I played with 3 guys that made to it the league and another one that played in the CFL. We played NAIA, D2, and FCS schools. But yeah, its definitely harder to make it when youre not coming from the FBS. Most athletes need to realize, the NFL is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to make.

[@niegelbryant]

Great video! Thanks, this video helped me a lot. I’m getting a lot of looks from colleges currently and I’m trying to get advice on what I should do.

[@tylerpulley5309]

There’s a KZbinr that goes to Linfield that does day in the life type videos he plays Qb his channel is adventure athlete

[@wininaphe5104]

So i am going to D3 football and i can’t go D2 or D1 because of grades but I’m D2 talent so is there an anyway i can make it even if i have to transfer

[@ksang0013]

I played for an D1-AA(FCS) school. you're best bet is to go the juco route it'll help you get your grades up and you might even be able to get some D1-FBS offers. Who knows you may just be a late bloomer.

[@olney28]

JuCo is best route. All you have to do is get and maintain a high GPA and train. GPA will get you into any D-1 school and at that point you just assess your talent for the position of need for the team.

[@jaimeg6780]

What if my juco doesn’t have a football team?

[@fatmanjon23]

this applies to basketball as well, if you wan't to get to D1 jr. college is the route. I think as an athlete in high school there is a bad rep about jr. college, people tend to think it's a dead end. Reality is, it's the best possible route for non ranked athletes. good post!

[@ericteutsch9481]

I’m going d3 with nfl hopes. Only reason why I’m hopeful for the nfl is Bc I have size. I’m 6’4 300 pound gaurd that runs a 5.0. I’ve pancaked multiple d1 commits but my highschool is small with 0 exposure

[@rexxhavokk1298]

I am sorry for your experience at Linfield, sounds like a sad situation but if you didn't know about the 2 year JC route then I have to ask... how? I am a DIII fan because there are 249 teams in DIII - Your point kind of went mute and respectfully here is why. A good number of students are at the school for the education, and the sport is on the side. Sure if your willing to go to UMU, UMHB (Had two kids grad from there), UW whitewater etc etc.. it would be great to be part of the schools programs. But I am afraid you miss this point..there are 249 Football programs in DIII...Not all of these guys are looking for a UMU, UMHB, UW-W or top tier DIII program experience, it is the education that the Ranked 25th team Wabash or the ranked 100th team offers. There are so many programs out there that will NEVER break out beyond conference play, take the SCIAC conference as a perfect example, the champion will win their conference and be a cupcake game in the first round of playoffs to whoever draws them. If this were a football mill league then there would be what, only top 10, maybe 15 who would even field a program? But there are 249, Johns Hopkins this season had their first ever deep run into the playoff bracket - How many years have they been a football program? MIT fields a program...definitely not a football mill...St. Johns for crying out loud has had football near the turn of the century and still chugging along with some of the most rabid fans (In a good way) but sadly having a hit or miss playoff run. These guys (at least the UMHB guys I know) are fully aware that it is the education first and the sport is great to be part of, and no illusion of a NFL run but they want en education from that institution, not a JC. Joe Callahan out of Wesley I think is still with Tampa Bay after being released from the Packers. Blake Jackson from the Cru was called up to the Browns - Sure there are outliers there, but that is the same with DI players as well, not all DI players make it beyond their senior year.

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

It's absolutely amazing how many people here are citing Pierre Garcon having played D3 as proof that there must be "a lot of D3 players in the NFL." Here's a hint people: If everyone is naming the same few exceptions, that pretty much proves the rule. It's almost not worth trying to educate some people.

[@chasefarris2288]

hate to break it to you but some D3 schools can give you better financial aid package than D2 and NAIA schools. I get what you’re trying to say about JuCos but at the end of the day there aren’t too many good junior colleges with stable football programs and a good ability to help you reach a high level

[@Secondcitysavage2318]

Y’all do realize there is a lot of D3 players in the NFL right??

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

Everyone names the same handful.That proves the rule more than the few exceptions disprove it.

[@griffin61]

@Rowdy Jr. Julian Edelman played QB at Kent state which is a d1 FBS school meaning he was at the highest level. Know your facts

[@graythaprince]

@Rowdy Jr. Julian Edelman and Dri Archer both played at the same D1 school. Know your facts before saying that

[@griffin61]

@Rowdy Jr. its ok we make mistakes but next time make sure your right before you comment bc people might get really mad. You all good though

[@griffin61]

Rowdy Jr. 😂

[@belalhamodi8413]

I’m going to play division 3, and I’d obviously love to make it to the nfl and if I can I will. But going d3 is helping me get accepted to a really great school even tho my grades in high school were literally ass. Now I get to attend a great school and get to play football longer than most athletes

[@braydenferraro1700]

Dang I didn’t know you went to Linfield. The campus is 30 minutes away from me!

[@kaharijackson7556]

I don’t fully agree with you because you can go to college as a D3 athlete, and work your way up, just being able to make it on a D3 team and then get offers from D1 colleges could lead you to the NFL.

[@NonzeroAcrobat]

Yeah but nowadays most junior college coaches would take a D1 bounce back then the kid straight out of high school because he is more developed and more skilled rather than help the high school player get developed and plus a lot of junior colleges coaches kick players off the team to make room for certain players they want

[@wade2922]

$42,000 a year for school is riduclous

[@doclew28]

Ali Marpret was a lineman from Hobart who plays for Tampa Bay

[@blizzydude861]

I wasted my first 2 years and now I’m transferring to Juco as a bounce back💯

[@jaraegp]

You can make it from anywhere if you have the work ethic , skills , and know how to market yourself

[@BoiledTea]

Ok so rewatching this, you’re stating that it’s impossible to get drafted at D3. You can try out for teams or become an un drafted free agent

[@KingRichez]

THESE ARE STR8 FACTS i HAVE A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE I WENT TO A D3 AND A D2 COLLEGE

[@pjknows_]

Where was this video last year just spent my freshman year in D3

[@xzavierbartlett9059]

Dang Bro I feel you. This video came just in time for me. I am a senior trying to make a decision. I hope it gets better for you keep grinding.

[@pjknows_]

Xzavier Bartlett yea I should be starting next year so just got to ball out and transfer next year

[@xzavierbartlett9059]

@@pjknows_ Nice stay grinding and be the hardest worker on your team at all times.

[@Jacob-wf8wz]

Currently committed to a D2 school

[@jackmitchell9548]

If you end up in D3 then NFL is next to impossible unless you flat out dominate D3, even then it’s unlikely you’ll get drafted earlier than the 5th round. Hell it’s hard to go FCS to NFL, let alone D3.

[@BayAreaDawg415]

Ali Marpet out of Hobart College (D3) was drafted in the 2nd round.

[@israelarechiga9214]

First two years is basically relearning the same stuff you learned in highschool 😒

[@felipegarcia9143]

Josh Allen went to Reedley community college then got an offer from Wyoming

[@_The_Journey]

Thats crazy cuz linfield offered me too!!! The NFL really only look at D1 and D2 schools, like i go to a D2 and we have NFL scouts at coming to practice almost every week

[@timothyoneill3350]

what school is that?

[@_The_Journey]

@@timothyoneill3350 Whats linfield or where I’m at now? I was at APU which was the only D2 in Cali but cause of covid they defunded the program after losing so much money just a month ago so now ima have to go to a JC for a year to try and get some film and transfer out

[@shogunatepena5302]

I don't think most division I players realistically believe they are going to the NFL. They are doing it for the glory!

[@dregambino6215]

I chose D3 because they gave me a full ride had D1 offers but a full ride is a full ride

[@Silhouette0827]

I’m 6”4 and play high school draft me (Joking just to be clear)

[@ajrichards1190]

D3 at any sport doesn't offer athletic scholarships but the primary reason to go attend those schools are for education. For baseball specifically, no D1 school offers full baseball scholarships exception of Army, Navy, and Air Force academy. Coaches choose percentage scholarships (from 10%-80%). To go back to football, an NFL bound player is at least recruited to a mid-major program (Mountain West, Sun Belt, C USA, MAC, American Athletic conference)where as the lower grade athletes play in the FCS. You have a lot of transfers from power D1 schools that will go to FCS schools to play right away. A specialty position like a kicker, punter, long snapper can come from any division football program, it comes down to if their skills can adapt to the pro level. You have CFL, Arena football, and the upcoming XFL if you want to play pro ball

[@rippasix210]

The AAF starts in Feb 2019. The XFL will be in 2020

[@davidb5219]

Army Navy and Air Force don't even offer any athletic scholarships. They're free so long as you don't drop out early. You have to serve in the military if you go.

[@ajrichards1190]

@@davidb5219 The three military academies I mention pay 100% of their schooling. Army, Navy, and Air Force still recruit student athletes to play for their programs. I was making a point that not all programs that field a sport covers 100% of scholarship

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

But, of course, if you're a great baseball player, stand back and be amazed at how much OTHER financial aid a school will be able to come up with to cover your costs.

[@ajrichards1190]

@@AJHart-eg1ys Yeah but an average scholarship at D 1 baseball team covers 40%. Financial aid does a lot but unless a 1st rounder commits to power 5 school when the MLB will pay him a million dollar signing bonus, the bluechip will be lured in. You have a lot of D1 players dropping out in playing JUCO ball if they're draft ready

[@fs2682]

The only problem with going the juco route is that your options are very limited.. there are plenty of states that don’t offer a football program for any of their junior colleges and some people don’t like going very far away from home so that’s why I believe some people go the D3 route

[@CubanMaids]

Cam Newton: 2yrs (I think) at blynn juco

[@bigdawg9365]

Blinn* it’s juco

[@royjames4257]

Hey I ain’t saying this to show off at all believe me. But I got a NAIA offer which is similar to D2 they offered me 95% scholarship. So don’t knock off a NAIA offer

[@tedw]

Love your channel so much!!!!!

[@SpencerMahon]

Ask Mount Union if D3 football is a scam. They've sent 14 players/coaches onto the NFL, notably Cecil Shorts III and Pierre Garcon (yeah, that guy). They've won countless Stagg Bowls and are the best D3 football program in the country. If you can play, the NFL will find you as one commenter said

[@travisalexander6440]

If there is one position at one school that I think might be a d3 player's best path, it's WR at Mount Union. After Garcon and Shorts, Jasper Collins was signed as an undrafted, and Roman Namdar and Jared Ruth worked out for a few teams, and Justin Hill was on his way for at least the same until COVID screwed up everything. With the number of coaches to come out of the program along with its sustained level of success, scouts do make it a point to visit. A prospect still has to dominate at the d3 level to be considered, but at Mount or some of the other marquee programs there are usually opportunities to do just that.

[@wrobinson1702]

What? Do ANY D3 athletes really think they are going to the pros after college? I played D3 football, and our team actually had one guy who made it to the NFL, where he played for 5 years before becoming a very successful businessman. Plus, if you went to a D3 school just to play football, that's on you.

[@kmill9616]

There's 5 division 3 players in the nfl right now not alot but if your a good player your a good player

[@jalenmason43]

Exactly bro, some story’s of people before who hasn’t even played in college

[@brucemercer7753]

The guy in this video is right. If you miss out on D 1 or 1AA you go to a Junior College. At least then if you are stuck paying your own way it is less expensive like he said. So you don't go broke chasing your dream in JUCO. And as far as classes for most College Freshmen the classes in Junior College and Regular College are basically the same. The KEY on Academics going to JUCO route is to check to make sure all of your classes are ACCREDITED... that basically means those classes will COUNT if you transfer. And as a JUCO... your GOAL is to Transfer, right? You need your grades to go with you to be eligible to play. And do you really want to take THE SAME CLASS AGAIN at your next school? No. SO be sure your classes are ACCREDITED. Even if you don't make it in Football... at least those classes will not be WASTE of your TIME. But also... be realistic. If you 40 time is not NFL material. If you are TINY. Sure you CAN get a little quicker and stronger. But the NFL is about the measurables more than the intangibles. If you aren't big or fast enough you might be better off going to the BEST SCHOOL your football can get you into doing something you want to do AFTER Football.

[@DravTV]

Man deadass it’s not only talent. If you play for a small high school, if you play out of position for your body size. If you are a graduating senior who is going D3 school see if you can keep up and exceed the competition that’s there. If you can you could transfer. I know many D3 athletes who know they could go D1 if they had the size. Size matters a ton to these schools

[@calebchristensen900]

Point of the matter, if you’re a D3 school, you’ve gotta grind it to the point where you don’t recognize yourself 4 hrs later. You’ve gotta have a will made of steel, and a lot of money to not only support your schooling, but also you’re training and fueling the body you’re forging.

[@quick2x]

What about D2

[@Jacob-wf8wz]

I'm committed to a D2 school, brother there's talent everywhere if ur good enough you'll make it, they will find you

[@dznArro]

WALTER QUICK I was commited to Notre Dame college (D2) there was a guy who went nfl there and 2 that got nfl try outs. it’s totally possible

[@graythaprince]

D2 is far far better than D3. They offer scholarships in D2

[@sherlockdad]

I must say that I went D3 a Looooong time ago when D3 was not much more expensive than a JUCO school. I had no dreams of going pro. I just wanted to play again. HOWEVER, our star RB, Dino Hall, was drafted by the Giants, was cut & picked up by the Cleveland Browns & played 5yrs. I actually got to see him play & score a TD. BUT.... I do know what you are saying. My little brother was an animal LB in HS. Because he was undersized, he got no offers except from Hudson Valley. The coach made him all kinds of promises so he went. First day of practice he found out this was in a football factory! The guy had like 20 LBs all vying for a few spots. My brother got discouraged & quit after 1 yr. A similar thing happened to my nephew who was a promising left handed pitcher. He got promised all sorts of things by a coach in a school in PA, but once he got there, he found the same situation; a Baseball factory. He got dumped in the bull pen & ignored so he too called it quits after 1 year. People say D1 coaches use players, but truth is, it's the smaller schools you really have to watch out for!

[@AccidentallyDecent]

I love Eric Rodgers I'm a Canadian and watch the CFL and he is an absolute beast

[@RobertDetert]

It's not a scam..it's way more respectable than the Power 5 Conferences.

[@carlthehipsterprepper4506]

I had the choice to play football at a D1AA school or play football at a D3 college (Service Academy) with an academic scholarship. I chose D3 and graduated with no college debt. NCAA football is a scam. Most players who play D1 have no chance to play in the NFL. The problem is that alot of these athletes put too much time into football and no enough time into a real degree that will actually allow one to make a living. I think it's a crime the way the NCAA profits off of D1 football players. I played agianst a D3 football players who is more famous than most in the NFL. His name is John Cena.

[@curtkopacek6859]

Something is only a scam if you’re promised something you don’t get. NOBODY who has the goal of going pro goes the D3 route. If you’re good enough to have a shot at going pro, D1 and D2 schools will be recruiting you like crazy, and you’ll start at JuCo if your grades suck. If you love playing football, If you know you’re not going pro, and if you want an education AND the chance to play football, D3 is for you. This guy just made a stupid decision to go to Linfield expecting to eventually go pro and now wants to play the victim card. 🙄. Maybe the truth is he’s not nearly as good of a player as his ego tells him he is.

[@toughtexan9]

If you know that all you wanna do is go to the NFL and you choose to go division 3 that an error on your part lol. The NFL isn't the goal of division 3. When you think about it, however, going division 3 actually does make sense for the majority of players when you look at the number of football player who actually DO make it to the NFL. So many people waste their time playing D1 who aren't professional talent and don't even get a solid degree. D3 sports are a much lesser time commitment.

[@rizmacadillac]

If you want a Football Story, I could tell you one that would make your head spin. But I don't feel like complaining just yet. There are several D3 schools in the area and tuition can be an issue. I think one of my friends had tuition paid at a D3 school and wanted to play some sport or another but I'm not sure what happened with him. I got involved with a group involving adults when I was in High School. I left town for College and had nothing whatsoever to do with that group or the adults and I definitely did not realize what kind of radical ideas these teachers represented. Even though I was miles away and had no contact and no knowledge I was a kid and somehow have been made to feel as if I was involved with stuff did not even know existed. Kids are all young and I've talked with more than one who has been treated badly by a coach or a teacher or "the system" and while I don't have many friends most everyone I know is white. A year ago I came across the story of three Football Brothers. Their Dad was a Professional Athlete and he had a plan - if they wanted - to get all of his kids into the NFL with contract. This happened. The kids worked hard, they apparently were recognized in High School and had decent offers and opportunity all along so far as I can understand. Football is harsh all the way up and down the line. One Quarterback kid (son of a Division 1 Coach) was apparently made all sorts of promises by one coach apparently... but the coach made similar promises to a lot of other talented Quarterbacks. Life is rough and to be honest there are a lot of coaches and companies and politicians who are concerned first about their own careers and their own bank balances and if you get stuck as Water Boy ... Sorry to hear about your difficulty. I've often wished I attended a small College even with the added expense. If I had only known which small school to attend to maximize my own opportunities in life. Then probably people would accuse me of being a scammer. But I can imagine being a University Division 1 Coach and seeing all of the very talented kids coming out of High School and I can imagine offering a shot to 3 or 4 qualified Quarterbacks because I might not know in advance how any one player might develop or turn our or fit into my "system". But yeah, there are scams everywhere in Athletics. One guy was talking about his country of Thailand. He is an athlete and was a child actor and comes from a family that is "well off" (though I don't know the details). He says that talented athletes in Thailand often take jobs in Factories because that's where they can earn good money. Probably the same thing happens everywhere to be honest. So is the cup half full or half empty. (And how big is the cup?)

[@rizmacadillac]

I should probably add that Football is supposed to be "fun". And I suspect that even if it is work for a lot of professional players it surely started out as fun. I visited 2 Division 3 Schools when I was looking at College as a way to prepare to earn a decent living and a decent income and the school that talked about Football and their football team said basically that anyone enrolled in the school could suit up for the team. I don't know if this was only for Home Games or if everyone was eligible to travel to away games as well. But the general talk about sports is that they are a good "learning experience" and so far as I know the kids playing for these schools know that their work and effort is not about earning money in Football for the most part, it is about having friends and having fun and contributing to the College experience. I don't know if all D3 Schools have this sort of policy, but it was my impression that I could have practiced with the football team at the two schools I visited. And for your information, the first two years of College is NOT the same everywhere. I took Honors Courses and Junior Level courses during my first two years in College and they were very different from the standard curriculum. But as to football, there was a High School team in the area being covered by news media because it was having championship seasons. The coach commented that far too many students were going out for football but he knew they all wanted to be on a winning team.

[@dropzone3078]

However, as an athlete track runner at a Division-3 school. Your chances on making the NFL are very slim. You have other options like the (CFL) Canadian Football League, (AFL) Arena Football League, or even Semi Pro. Which isn't the NFL obviously. CFL contracts are between 40,000-210,000 which isn't a horrible salary with a league growing. Plus some NFL scouts will come through practices, especially Midwest teams like Green Bay Packers or Cleveland Browns. Is it worth the investment? Depends on academic scholarship, FASFA, etc.

[@doclew28]

Nicholas Morrow is playinf for the raiders from Greenville in illinois

[@de132]

12. That's how many people are in the NFL this year that played in Division III. Out of the 2,016 spots on a NFL roster, that's a total of .06% of the NFL. Less than a tenth of a percent of the league is from Division III. In comparison, 46 different NCAA Division I schools have more active NFL players than the entirety of Division III. Everyone playing Division III should already know this. The Division III players in the NFL are: Jeremy Vujnovich (ARI), Matt Gono (ATL), Michael Joseph (CHI, practice squad), Tramaine Brock (DEN), Jake Kumerow (GB), Brandon Zylstra (MIN), Dan Arnold (NO), Alex Tanney (NYG), Derek Carrier (OAK), Nicholas Morrow (OAK), Pierre Garçon (SF), Ali Marpet (TB)

[@quinnsechrist714]

This man is unbelievably ignorant if you’re good they’ll find you

[@AJHart-eg1ys]

That statement is just dripping with irony.

[@BSmitty4rm8Fitty]

I figured this out my sophomore year. I dropped out. They wanted the demands of a D1 scholarship but didn’t want to help. I asked my coach about any help and he’s looked me in my eye and said there was nothing. It’s not worth it. I’ll tell any parents that it’s a waste of time

[@joncoda365]

Virtually no one plays Division 3 football with the goal of going to the NFL. This is silly. If you can't even get a Division 1 Scholarship, you're probably too far behind the curve to play Pro football anyway. That being said, the NCAA shouldn't be the farm system for the NFL anyway.

[@michaeldowning6419]

Lord Falcon the fact that he went to a D3 school and thought he had a chance lol I’m guessing he wasn’t that good out of high school to get a scholarship

[@anthonyarena487]

It's simple. Whatever level of school recruiting you is most likely where you belong. Safest bet is to just follow that. People need to look up the percentage of college players goin pro from any level, it's less than 1, the lower the division the lower the number. Don't pick s school because you are trying to go pro unless your like a high school all american

[@anthonyarena487]

@@michaeldowning6419 chances are that he wasn't anywhere near as good as he thought he was if he lasted one year at d3