The Big Ten has had just 14 quarterbacks picked in the last 10 drafts. Four schools have had two selected: Iowa (Ricky Stanzi and C.J. Beathard), Michigan (Chad Henne and Jake Rudock), Michigan State (Kirk Cousins and Connor Cook) and Northwestern (Mike Kafka and Trevor Siemian).
When it comes to having tight ends drafted, no Big Ten school can match Iowa. The Hawkeyes have had four tight ends picks since 2008: Brandon Myers in the sixth round in 2009 to the Raiders; Tony Moeaki to the Chiefs in 2010; C.J. Fiedorowicz in 2014 to the Texans; George Kittle in 2017 to the 49ers.
When it comes to producing running backs recently, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin lead the way in the Big Ten, with each having four picked since the 2008 NFL draft.
Penn State traditionally is known as “Linebacker U.” But you also can think about it as “Defensive Line U,” as the Nittany Lions have had more d-linemen picked than any other Big Ten school in the last 10 NFL drafts. Penn State has had nine defensive linemen taken since 2008, including two first-rounders: Aaron Maybin in 2009 and Jared Odrick in 2010. Michigan is just one behind the Nittany Lions with eight defensive linemen selected in the last 10 NFL drafts, including two first-rounders: Brandon Graham was tabbed in the first round in 2010 and Taco Charlton in 2017. Iowa
When it comes to producing offensive linemen, no Big Ten school can match Wisconsin. But Iowa isn’t far behind. Here is a look at the offensive line production for the Big Ten in the last 10 NFL drafts.
The 2018 NFL Draft is fast approaching, and here is a look, courtesy of BTN senior writer Tom Dienhart, at receivers taken at each Big Ten school over the past 10 NFL drafts.
If you closed your eyes, you would have sworn it was September. But, it’s only April. And, this was only the spring game. Nothing was on the line—but it still was a monumental occasion and a sight to behold with 86,818 paying fans squeezed into Memorial Stadium for one big Nebraska love fest.
Coaches usually don’t want to be the coach who follows a legend, writes BTN's Tom Dienhart. But in replacing iconic Woody Hayes, Bruce became an Ohio State legend himself. Bruce died Friday at age 87.
Can you believe the Badgers have had 10 offensive linemen selected in the NFL Draft over the last 10 years? Believe it. Take a look at Wisconsin's last ten years of NFL picks.
This year, Penn State has two likely first-round NFL Draft picks in RB Saquon Barkley and TE Mike Gesicki. How has Penn State done over the past ten years?
