Including Deluca, I count NDSU having 17 Seniors on scholarship this upcoming season. When you account for attrition and PWOs getting scholarships, I believe the number of available scholarships for 2018 will indeed be 20ish.
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17 seniors... players who are no longer on the roster who may or may not have been on scholarship (could have been full, partial, or walkons)... Jake Brinkman, Isaac Cenescar, Isaiah Frandsen (originally a walk on), Khayvon Hawkins, Connor Hubbs (injury), and Moses Nyangacha.
But we signed the transfer Desmond Cain and I assume some existing kids may have earned a partial
Of course many current players may be partials to begin with so it's pretty tough to guess but I would assume it's in the 20 ish like you said.