Aaron Mellette led all FCS players in receptions and receiving yards last season.
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The prototypical receiver has changed in the last decade with wide receivers taking on tight end height and tight ends taking on wide receiver speed.
The ones who have both traits are especially lethal.
The Football Championship Subdivision will feature such receivers this season.
Elon senior Aaron Mellette headlines a contingent of 10 FCS receivers to watch (OK, we've thrown in a tight end to make it 11) and only one of them stands below 6-foot-2.
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Ten FCS defensive backs to watch
By Craig Haley, FCS Executive Director
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Offensive firepower may come to mind first with the Southland Conference - like the rushing talents of FCS runner-up Sam Houston State and the passing of Central Arkansas and Stephen F. Austin.
But it doesn't get any better than the top defensive backs in the Southland, as they fill spots among the best in the Football Championship Subdivision as well.
The depth is so impressive that Sam Houston State cornerback Daxton Swanson, who led the conference and was third in the nation with eight interceptions, ranks behind safeties Malcom Bronson of McNeese State, Jestin Love of Central Arkansas, Darnell Taylor of Sam Houston State and Jamaal White of Northwestern State.
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