DII Players on the Big Board? Topic

Do we know if it's possible for DII players to show up on the draft big board? With the big board expanding to 150 I've periodically checked to see if I can get Ty Gilliland on there. I know it's not a lock anyway, but I don't think it would be so crazy with his ratings.

Has anyone seen a DII player on the big board?

https://www.whatifsports.com/hd/PlayerProfile/Ratings.aspx?tid=0&pid=4716204
4/7/2021 8:21 AM
Certainly possible. Long ago, I had a player recruited from the D2 pool briefly on the big board toward the start of his senior season, but he didn’t stay long, and wasn’t drafted. I know there have been players drafted from D3 teams, they came from the D1 pool though - if I recall, those are instances of lower division schools landing very highly rated recruits that had starting deficiencies causing D1 humans to stay away.

Peter McMillion could have been landed by a D2 who really wanted to fight me for him. I don’t think I invested all that much for him, maybe 150 AP (most fairly early, though) and a visit or 3. There was no way to know it, but he turned in to a legit Big 10 player after a redshirt and another year on the bench, and he’s #83 on the big board right now. He’s got a little growth in perimeter and ballhandling, so I may be able to keep him high enough to get him drafted, which would be awesome.
4/7/2021 11:40 AM
John Hill was on the big board a few seasons back in Allen.
4/7/2021 3:06 PM
Frank Jones was on the big board his JR season and wound up getting drafted after his senior year.
4/7/2021 3:35 PM
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