Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, September 1, 2015

It was a fun day in the BTN.com department Tuesday morning.

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Two days before Michigan (at Utah) and Minnesota (vs. No. 2 TCU) kick off the 2015 season, we held our annual Big Ten fantasy draft.

The draft was six rounds, in snaking order, with seven of us picking one quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, kicker and defensive player.

This was a one-time draft, and there will be no weekly scoring or player transactions. We do this every year just for fun and to see where Big Ten players would land in a mythical fantasy draft, using these scoring categories:

Passing yards, passing TDs, rushing yards, rushing TDs, receptions, receiving yards, receiving TDs, tackles/sacks/interceptions/defensive TDs.

Meet the owners, in the order we drafted, and their teams:

BTN.com's Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart)
QB: Nate Sudfeld, Indiana
RB: Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
WR: Danny Anthrop, Purdue
TE: Jake Butt, Michigan
K: Sean Nuernberger, Ohio State
DEF: Brien Boddy-Calhoun, DB, Minnesota

BTN.com's Sean Merriman (@BTNSean)
QB: Connor Cook, Michigan State
RB: Terrell Newby, Nebraska
WR: Braxton Miller, Ohio State
TE: Nick Vannett, Ohio State
K: Michael Geiger, Michigan State
DEF: Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State

BTN's Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks)
QB: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
RB: Akeel Lynch, Penn State
WR: Geronimo Allison, Illinois
TE: Adam Breneman, Penn State
K: Griffin Oakes, Indiana
DEF: Will Likely, CB, Maryland

BTN's Harold Shelton (@TOWN1212)
QB: Wes Lunt, Illinois
RB: Corey Clement, Wisconsin
WR: Michael Thomas, Ohio State
TE: Mike Gesicki, Penn State
K: Brad Craddock, Maryland
DEF: Vince Biegel, LB, Wisconsin

BTN.com's Tommy Thiel (@TJThiel)
QB: Cardale Jones, Ohio State
RB: Jordan Howard, Indiana
WR: Leonte Carroo, Rutgers
TE: Josiah Price, Michigan State
K: Paul Griggs, Purdue
DEF: Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan

BTN.com's Wesley White (@WesleyOnline)
QB: Christian Hackenberg, Penn State
RB: Josh Ferguson, Illinois
WR: Alex Erickson, Wisconsin
TE: Jake Duzey, Iowa
K: Ryan Santoso, Minnesota
DEF: Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State

BTN.com's Brent Yarina (@BTNBrentYarina)
QB: Tommy Armstrong, Nebraska
RB: Justin Jackson, Northwestern
WR: DaeSean Hamilton, Penn State
TE: Cethan Carter, Nebraska
K: Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin
DEF: Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State

[ MORE: See results of our 2014 Big Ten fantasy draft ]

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Relive the full draft, pick by pick below:

ROUND 1

Quick thoughts: No question Ezekiel Elliott should be the first player of the board, especially with the quarterback situation in Ohio State still unresolved. Speaking of which, can't help but wonder if Taylor has a source at Ohio State that gave her the confidence to take J.T. Barrett at No. 3.

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ROUND 2

Quick thoughts: The Braxton Miller selection is both interesting and smart, what with what we've seen him do in open spaces as a quarterback and with Noah Brown's unfortunate season-ending injury. Josh Ferguson always goes earlier than expected, due to his ability to catch a lot of passes out of the backfield.

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ROUND 3

Quick thoughts: Do we have a run on tight ends? The top at the position are now off the board, and both of these guys should have big years. We also have the first defensive player taken, with Joey Bosa as the last pick of the third round.

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ROUND 4

Quick thoughts: Hello, Jabrill Peppers! Clearly, the hype machine lives on for another year. That's four defensive players in Round 4, if you're counting home.

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ROUND 5

Quick thoughts: Grab a kicker, or else. Tom Dienhart started a run of three kickers by taking Sean Nuernberger over Brad Craddock, the reigning Lou Groza Award winner. That obviously has to with the fact that Ohio State has a far superior offense that will provide no shortage of scoring opportunities.

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ROUND 6

Quick thoughts: Love, love, love the Cardale Jones pick. There's still a chance he is the Ohio State starter. If he isn't, he figures to get enough playing time to put up numbers just as good the other available starters, with the potential to do so much more. The small risk is well worth it.