Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, August 22, 2013

We're seven 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. 7: Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State

Robinson seemingly came out of nowhere last year to pace the Big Ten in catches (77) and receiving yards (1,018), while also grabbing 11 touchdown passes. The 6-3, 211-pound junior should be a force again this fall, depending on how well the new Nittany Lions quarterback develops. Whoever wins the job surely will look to Robinson as a security blanket and for big plays. Robinson has proven to be a good route runner with speed who can stretch a defense and make plays for what should be a good set of Penn State wideouts.

View Robinson's career stats:

Year Team G Rush Yds Yd/Rush TDs Rec Yds Yd/Rec TDs
2011 PSU 11 0 0 0 3 29 9.7 0
2012 PSU 12 0 0 0 77 1013 13.2 11
Career 23 0 0 0 80 1042 13.0 11

BTN.com?s top 25 players of 2013
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Aug. 28
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Aug. 27
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Aug. 26
4.
Aug. 25
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Aug. 24
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Aug. 23
7.
Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
8.
Devin Gardner, QB, Michigan
9.
Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
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