The only three-time 2,000-yard rusher in Division I history hopes to have a running start in the NFL
Going undrafted can be an advantage for some players because they can pick a team that offers a favorable situation for them. South Dakota State's Zach Zenner hopes that opportunity will come from the Detroits Lion after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent.
NFL teams have been busy agreeing to terms with undrafted free agents since the end of the three-day event Saturday evening.
Zenner went over 2,000 yards in each of his final three seasons with at SDSU, finishing with 6,548 career rushing yards - a Missouri Valley Football Conference record and the third-best total in FCS history.
Among the reported FCS players who have signed, agreed to terms or accepted a tryout with an NFL team:
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Missouri State senior tight end Gannon Sinclair
ATLANTA FALCONS
Northern Arizona tight end Beau Gardner
South Dakota offensive tackle Matt Huffer
Abilene Christian defensive tackle Damon Williams
BALTIMORE RAVENS
Sacramento State wide receiver DeAndre Carter
Harvard center Nick Easton
Prairie View A&M quarterback Jerry Lovelocke
Northern Colorado defensive tackle Lexington Smith
CAROLINA PANTERS
Southern defensive end Arthur Miley
James Madison safety Dean Marlow
CHICAGO BEARS
Coastal Carolina offensive guard Chad Hamilton
CINCINNATI BENGALS
Eastern Kentucky tight end Matt Lengel
CLEVELAND BROWNS
Coastal Carolina offensive lineman Joe Kaleta
Tennessee State cornerback De'Ante Saunders
DETROIT LIONS
South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner
GREEN BAY PACKERS
Southern Illinois running back Malcolm Agnew
Stony Brook wide receiver Adrian Coxson
North Dakota State running back John Crockett
Bethune-Cookman linebacker Tavarus Dantzler
HOUSTON TEXANS
Coastal Carolina safety Quinn Backus
Norfolk State outside linebacker Lynden Trail
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Harvard linebacker Zack Hodges
Yale running back Tyler Varga
Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Gardner-Webb wide receiver Kenny Cook
Villanova tight end Earnest Pettway
UT Martin offensive tackle Charles Sweeton
MIAMI DOLPHINS
Maine wide receiver Damarr Aultman
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
North Dakota State safety Christian Dudzik
North Dakota State linebacker Carlton Littlejohn
South Dakota cornerback Steve Tellefsen
NEW OLEANS SAINTS
New Hampshire wide receiver R.J. Harris
North Dakota State place-kicker Adam Keller
New Hampshire tight end Harold Spears
NEW YORK JETS
Wofford linebacker Kevin Thomas
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
New Hampshire center Mike Coccia
Villanova running back Kevin Monangai
Coastal Carolina defensive back Denzel Rice
Villanova safety Joe Sarnese
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Liberty defensive end Dominique Davis
Illinois State defensive end Bradon Prate
Lafayette running back Ross Scheuerman
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
Cal Poly linebacker Nick Dzubnar
Sacred Heart safety Gordon Hill
Albany tight end Brian Parker
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Norfolk State safety Keenan Lambert
ST. LOUIS RAMS
Northwestern State cornerback Imoan Claiborne
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Towson defensive end Ryan Delaire
Cal Poly linebacker Cameron Ontko
TENNESSEE TITANS
Chattanooga defensive tackle Derrick Lott
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