Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, August 23, 2013

We're six 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. 6: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State

Ohio State boasts the Big Ten's elite secondary, and cornerback Bradley Roby is the best of the decorated group. A junior fresh off a season in which he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, Roby is exactly what you need in a cornerback. He's tremendous in pass coverage, (17 breakups, two interceptions), and he's a willing and able tackler (63 tackles). Add it all up, and it's easy to see why the exciting Buckeye is a hot NFL prospect. Scary thing is, his numbers may only improve this fall – despite a suspension from a July incident that will keep him out Week 1 vs. Buffalo.

View Roby's career stats:
2011 stats: 47 tackles; 3.5 TFL; 3 INT; 6 BU; 9 PD; 1 FF
2012 stats: 63 tackles; 2 TFL; 1 sack; 2 INT; 17 BU; 19 PD; 1 FR

BTN.com?s top 25 players of 2013
1. Aug. 28
2. Aug. 27
3. Aug. 26
4. Aug. 25
5. Aug. 24
6. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
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