D3 Football Colleges by State 2027 Roster Outlook
211 D3 programs, and how many players each one loses after this season.
- players leave a typical team
- 18
- lose a quarterback
- 68%
2026-27 rosters, read September 29, 2026
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All 211 D3 schools
Most players leaving first. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster.
211 schools
D3Alma
Alma, MI
44players leaving
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D3Chapman
Orange, CA
35players leaving
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D3Utica
Utica, NY
35players leaving
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D3Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA
34players leaving
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D3Wartburg
Waverly, IA
34players leaving
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D3Hardin-Simmons
Abilene, TX
33players leaving
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D3Baldwin Wallace
Berea, OH
32players leaving
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D3Grove City
Grove City, PA
32players leaving
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D3Salve Regina
Newport, RI
32players leaving
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D3Ithaca
Ithaca, NY
31players leaving
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D3Endicott
Beverly, MA
30players leaving
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D3RPI
Troy, NY
30players leaving
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D3Springfield
Springfield, MA
30players leaving
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D3Centre
Danville, KY
29players leaving
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D3Fisher
Rochester, NY
29players leaving
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D3Randolph-Macon
Ashland, VA
29players leaving
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D3Stevenson
Owings Mills, MD
29players leaving
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D3Susquehanna
Selinsgrove, PA
29players leaving
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D3Wheaton-IL
Wheaton, IL
29players leaving
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D3Cortland
Cortland, NY
28players leaving
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D3Loras
Dubuque, IA
28players leaving
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D3DePauw
Greencastle, IN
27players leaving
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D3Franklin & Marshall
Lancaster, PA
27players leaving
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D3Monmouth-IL
Monmouth, IL
27players leaving
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D3North Central IL
Naperville, IL
27players leaving
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D3University of New England
Biddeford, ME
27players leaving
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D3Aurora
Aurora, IL
26players leaving
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D3Redlands
Redlands, CA
26players leaving
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D3Ripon
Ripon, WI
26players leaving
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D3WPI
Worcester, MA
26players leaving
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D3Illinois Wesleyan
Bloomington, IL
25players leaving
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D3St. Norbert
De Pere, WI
25players leaving
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D3Ursinus
Collegeville, PA
25players leaving
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D3UW-Platteville
Platteville, WI
25players leaving
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D3UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
25players leaving
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D3Adrian
Adrian, MI
24players leaving
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D3Bridgewater
Bridgewater, VA
24players leaving
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D3Heidelberg
Tiffin, OH
24players leaving
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D3Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI
24players leaving
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D3Lewis & Clark OR
Portland, OR
24players leaving
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D3Muhlenberg
Allentown, PA
24players leaving
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D3Saint John's-MN
Collegeville, MN
24players leaving
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D3UW-La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
24players leaving
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D3Whitworth
Spokane, WA
24players leaving
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D3Bethel-MN
Arden Hills, MN
23players leaving
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D3Curry College
Milton, MA
23players leaving
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D3Wesleyan
Middletown, CT
23players leaving
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D3Case Western
Cleveland, OH
22players leaving
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D3George Fox
Newberg, OR
22players leaving
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D3Hope
Holland, MI
22players leaving
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D3John Carroll
University Heights, OH
22players leaving
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D3La Verne
La Verne, CA
22players leaving
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D3Washington St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
22players leaving
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D3Western New England
Springfield, MA
22players leaving
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D3Amherst
Amherst, MA
21players leaving
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D3Benedictine-IL
Lisle, IL
21players leaving
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D3Cal Lutheran
Thousand Oaks, CA
21players leaving
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D3Catholic
Washington, DC
21players leaving
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D3Christopher Newport
Newport News, VA
21players leaving
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D3Fitchburg St.
Fitchburg, MA
21players leaving
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D3Gettysburg
Gettysburg, PA
21players leaving
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D3Lebanon Valley
Annville, PA
21players leaving
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D3Middlebury
Middlebury, VT
21players leaving
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D3Rochester
Rochester, NY
21players leaving
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D3Tufts
Medford, MA
21players leaving
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D3UW-River Falls
River Falls, WI
21players leaving
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D3UW-Stout
Menomonie, WI
21players leaving
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D3Williams
Williamstown, MA
21players leaving
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D3Bridgewater St.
Bridgewater, MA
20players leaving
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D3Capital
Columbus, OH
20players leaving
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D3Claremont MS
Claremont, CA
20players leaving
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D3Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
20players leaving
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D3Gustavus Adolphus
Saint Peter, MN
20players leaving
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D3Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD
20players leaving
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D3King's
Wilkes-Barre, PA
20players leaving
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D3Lake Forest
Lake Forest, IL
20players leaving
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D3Misericordia
Dallas, PA
20players leaving
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D3Morrisville
Morrisville, NY
20players leaving
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D3Pacific Lutheran
Tacoma, WA
20players leaving
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D3Trine
Angola, IN
20players leaving
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D3UMass Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
20players leaving
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D3UW-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
20players leaving
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D3Washington & Jefferson
Washington, PA
20players leaving
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D3Western Connecticut
Danbury, CT
20players leaving
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D3Brevard
Brevard, NC
19players leaving
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D3Denison
Granville, OH
19players leaving
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D3Hendrix
Conway, AR
19players leaving
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D3Huntingdon
Montgomery, AL
19players leaving
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D3Luther
Decorah, IA
19players leaving
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D3Montclair State
Montclair, NJ
19players leaving
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D3Mount St. Joseph
Cincinnati, OH
19players leaving
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D3SUNY-Maritime
Throggs Neck, NY
19players leaving
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D3UW-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI
19players leaving
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D3Waynesburg
Waynesburg, PA
19players leaving
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D3Wittenberg
Springfield, OH
19players leaving
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D3Worcester St.
Worcester, MA
19players leaving
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D3Coast Guard
New London, CT
18players leaving
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D3Concordia-WI
Mequon, WI
18players leaving
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D3Dickinson
Carlisle, PA
18players leaving
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D3Franklin
Franklin, IN
18players leaving
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D3Guilford
Greensboro, NC
18players leaving
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D3Marietta
Marietta, OH
18players leaving
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D3Merchant Marine
Kings Point, NY
18players leaving
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D3Nebraska Wesleyan
Lincoln, NE
18players leaving
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D3Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware, OH
18players leaving
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D3Wabash
Crawfordsville, IN
18players leaving
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D3Westminster-PA
New Wilmington, PA
18players leaving
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D3Albion
Albion, MI
17players leaving
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D3Central
Pella, IA
17players leaving
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D3Coe
Cedar Rapids, IA
17players leaving
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D3Concordia Chicago
River Forest, IL
17players leaving
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D3East Texas Baptist
Marshall, TX
17players leaving
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D3Kenyon
Gambier, OH
17players leaving
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D3Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
17players leaving
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D3Sewanee
Sewanee, TN
17players leaving
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D3Texas Lutheran
Seguin, TX
17players leaving
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D3Albright
Reading, PA
16players leaving
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D3Brockport
Brockport, NY
16players leaving
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D3Buffalo State
Buffalo, NY
16players leaving
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D3Carleton
Northfield, MN
16players leaving
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D3Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
16players leaving
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D3Hanover
Hanover, IN
16players leaving
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D3Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
16players leaving
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D3Lakeland WI
Plymouth, WI
16players leaving
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D3Lycoming
Williamsport, PA
16players leaving
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D3Millikin
Decatur, IL
16players leaving
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D3Rose-Hulman
Terre Haute, IN
16players leaving
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D3Rowan
Glassboro, NJ
16players leaving
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D3Wisconsin Lutheran
Milwaukee, WI
16players leaving
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D3Augsburg
Minneapolis, MN
15players leaving
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D3Belhaven
Jackson, MS
15players leaving
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D3Centenary-LA
Shreveport, LA
15players leaving
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D3FDU - Florham
Madison, NJ
15players leaving
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D3Hobart
Geneva, NY
15players leaving
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D3Howard Payne
Brownwood, TX
15players leaving
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D3Husson
Bangor, ME
15players leaving
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D3LaGrange
Lagrange, GA
15players leaving
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D3McMurry
Abilene, TX
15players leaving
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D3Rockford
Rockford, IL
15players leaving
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D3Washington and Lee
Lexington, VA
15players leaving
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D3Wilkes
Wilkes-Barre, PA
15players leaving
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D3Alfred
Alfred, NY
14players leaving
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D3Delaware Valley
Doylestown, PA
14players leaving
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D3Hartwick
Oneonta, NY
14players leaving
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D3Maryville-TN
Maryville, TN
14players leaving
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D3Pacific-OR
Forest Grove, OR
14players leaving
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D3Plymouth State
Plymouth, NH
14players leaving
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D3Trinity (Tex.)
San Antonio, TX
14players leaving
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D3Berry
Mount Berry, GA
13players leaving
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D3Bluffton
Bluffton, OH
13players leaving
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D3Bowdoin
Brunswick, ME
13players leaving
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D3Chicago
Chicago, IL
13players leaving
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D3Hamline
Saint Paul, MN
13players leaving
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D3Hampden-Sydney
Hampden-Sydney, VA
13players leaving
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D3Kean
Union, NJ
13players leaving
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D3Norwich
Northfield, VT
13players leaving
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D3Rhodes
Memphis, TN
13players leaving
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D3Saint Vincent
Latrobe, PA
13players leaving
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D3Shenandoah
Winchester, VA
13players leaving
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D3VTSU Castleton
Castleton, VT
13players leaving
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D3Westfield St.
Westfield, MA
13players leaving
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D3Allegheny
Meadville, PA
12players leaving
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D3Dean
Franklin, MA
12players leaving
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D3Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
12players leaving
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D3Hiram
Hiram, OH
12players leaving
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D3Mount Union
Alliance, OH
12players leaving
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D3St. Lawrence
Canton, NY
12players leaving
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D3St. Olaf
Northfield, MN
12players leaving
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D3St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN
12players leaving
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D3Willamette
Salem, OR
12players leaving
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D3Wooster
Wooster, OH
12players leaving
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D3Beloit
Beloit, WI
11players leaving
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D3Carthage
Kenosha, WI
11players leaving
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D3Framingham St.
Framingham, MA
11players leaving
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D3Macalester
Saint Paul, MN
11players leaving
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D3McDaniel
Westminster, MD
11players leaving
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D3Moravian
Bethlehem, PA
11players leaving
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D3Muskingum
New Concord, OH
11players leaving
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D3Nichols College
Dudley, MA
11players leaving
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D3Alfred St.
Alfred, NY
10players leaving
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D3Averett
Danville, VA
10players leaving
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D3Buena Vista
Storm Lake, IA
10players leaving
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D3Geneva
Beaver Falls, PA
10players leaving
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D3Lyon
Batesville, AR
10players leaving
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D3Millsaps
Jackson, MS
10players leaving
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D3Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
10players leaving
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D3MIT
Cambridge, MA
10players leaving
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D3Otterbein
Westerville, OH
10players leaving
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D3Widener
Chester, PA
10players leaving
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D3Olivet
Olivet, MI
9players leaving
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D3Alvernia
Reading, PA
8players leaving
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D3Crown
Saint Bonifacius, MN
8players leaving
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D3Elmhurst
Elmhurst, IL
8players leaving
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D3Knox
Galesburg, IL
8players leaving
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D3Lawrence
Appleton, WI
8players leaving
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D3Manchester
North Manchester, IN
8players leaving
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D3N.C. Wesleyan
Rocky Mount, NC
8players leaving
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D3Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
8players leaving
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D3Southern Virginia
Buena Vista, VA
8players leaving
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D3William Paterson
Wayne, NJ
8players leaving
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D3Austin College
Sherman, TX
7players leaving
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D3Calvin
Grand Rapids, MI
7players leaving
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D3Hilbert
Hamburg, NY
7players leaving
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D3New England College
Henniker, NH
7players leaving
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D3North Park
Chicago, IL
7players leaving
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D3Roanoke
Salem, VA
7players leaving
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D3Eureka
Eureka, IL
6players leaving
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D3Gallaudet
Washington, DC
5players leaving
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D3Greenville
Greenville, IL
5players leaving
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D3Saint Francis (PA)
Loretto, PA
5players leaving
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D3Thiel
Greenville, PA
4players leaving
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How many D3 football teams are there?
NextCommit's coach data lists 237 NCAA Division III football programs for 2026. This page shows the 211 whose 2026-27 rosters we could read in full on September 29, 2026.
How many players does a D3 football program lose each year?
The typical D3 football program on this list has 18 players in their last season on its 2026-27 roster. Defensive backs are the most common opening: 96% of these programs lose at least one, then defensive linemen at 94%.
What does "players leaving" mean?
Players in their last season on the college's 2026-27 roster page: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks do not change the count. Their spots open for recruits who start college in 2027.
Does a player leaving mean an open scholarship?
No. It means a roster spot the coaches have to refill, with high school recruits, transfers or walk-ons. How many spots carry aid depends on the level: Division I schools in the House settlement have a 105-player roster limit and no scholarship cap, Division II has 36 football equivalencies shared across the team, Division III gives no athletic aid, the NAIA allows 24 and the NJCAA 85. Some players also get an extra year through a waiver.
Which positions does each school need?
That is Roster Needs, part of NextCommit Pro. It shows the positions each school is losing and filters your coach list to the programs that need your position. This page shows each school's total only.
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How often is this data updated?
NextCommit reads college roster pages twice a year, after fall and spring rosters are posted. This page shows the September 29, 2026 read of 2026-27 rosters. Schools we could not read in full join the list when a later read passes.
How we got these numbers
We read each college's own roster page on September 29, 2026. Players leaving are players in their last season on the 2026-27 roster: seniors, graduate students and fifth-year players at four-year schools, and sophomores at junior colleges. Redshirt marks don't change the count.
This list shows 211 of the 237 programs in NextCommit's coach data (89%). Schools whose roster we couldn't read in full aren't listed yet. We call a list complete when we can read at least 75% of its rosters.
Divisions are for the 2026 season, including North Dakota State and Sacramento State moving to FBS and Saint Francis (PA) moving to Division III.
A player leaving is a spot to refill, not a scholarship offer. Coaches also fill spots from the transfer portal, some players get an extra year, and a roster page can lag behind the team. Use the numbers to decide where to look, then ask the coach.
Last updated November 3, 2026.
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