B1G Player Rankings: No. 10, Max Bullough

We?re 10 days from the 2013 football season kicking off. Indiana (Indiana State) and Minnesota (UNLV) get things started for the Big Ten on Thursday, Aug. 29 on BTN/BTN2Go. To help count down the days to kickoff, BTN.com is ranking the top 25 players. Join us as we count it down, from 25-1, every day.

No. 10: Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State

The heart and soul of a rugged Michigan State defense that figures to again rank among the best in the nation, the senior is entering his third season as a starter. Bullough has 223 career tackles in 40 games, including 27 consecutive starts. He also has 21 tackles for loss (77 yards) in his career, including 6.5 sacks (41 yards). Football runs in the blood of the 6-3, 245-pound Bullough, a third-generation Spartan who is following in the footsteps of his grandfather Hank (guard, 1952-54) and father Shane (linebacker, 1983-86) who played football at Michigan State.

View Bullough's career stats:

2010 stats: 23 tackles; 1.5 TFL; 0.5 sacks; 1 INT
2011 stats: 89 tackles; 7 TFL; 3.5 sacks; 1 INT; 2 BU; 2 FF
2012 stats: 111 tackles; 12.5 TFL; 2.5 sacks; 1 INT; 4 BU; 1 FF

BTN.com?s top 25 players of 2013
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2. Aug. 27
3. Aug. 26
4. Aug. 25
5. Aug. 24
6. Aug. 23
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8. Aug. 21
9. Aug. 20
10. Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State
11. Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
12. Kenny Bell, WR, Nebraska
13. Tyler Scott, DE, Northwestern
14. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska
15. Brandon Vitabile, C, Northwestern
16. Jack Mewhort, OT, Ohio State
17. Kain Colter, QB, Northwestern
18. Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin
19. Spencer Long, G, Nebraska
20. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
21. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
22. Deion Barnes, DE, Penn State
23. Isaiah Lewis, S, Michigan State
24. James White, RB, Wisconsin
25. Anthony Hitchens, LB, Iowa