Super Bowls are won with late-round draft picks. That’s no secret. The great teams get franchise players on Day 3 of the NFL draft.

In the 21st century, the B1G had no shortage of those. Several won Super Bowls, and were All-Pro players.

These late-round finds (fourth round or later) were the B1G’s best of the 21st century:

10. Brandon Lloyd, Illinois WR — 4th round, No. 124 overall (2003)

Lloyd left Champaign early after he finished in the top three on the school’s all-time receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns list. One would get very different reactions talking to different NFL fanbases about him. Washington Redskins fans, which never saw him catch a touchdown pass as the team’s No. 2 receiver for two years, would tell you he was awful. Denver Broncos fans, which saw him lead the NFL in receiving yards and earn All-Pro honors in 2010, would tell you he was a bright spot in a terrible season. By the time his career was finished, Lloyd played 12 seasons, racked up nearly 6,000 receiving yards and 36 touchdowns.

9. Cato June, Michigan SS — 6th round, No. 198 overall (2003)

The Wolverines strong safety wasn’t an elite prospect as a defensive back — he had the slowest 40-yard dash of the safeties at the combine — but Tony Dungy took a late flier on him in hopes of converting him to weak-side linebacker. That worked. June became one of the best coverage linebackers in the league, which earned him first-team All-Pro honors in 2005. June helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI the following year. His seven-year career was cut short because of injuries, but the former Wolverine was an integral piece of one of the best teams of the 21st century.

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8. Owen Daniels, Wisconsin TE — 4th round, No. 98 overall (2006)

The converted quarterback certainly made the right move by switching to tight end. After he was selected with the first pick of the fourth round, Daniels played eight seasons in Houston and made two Pro Bowls. His final game in the NFL was actually the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 victory last year. Daniels spent 10 seasons in the league, seven of which he exceeded 500 yards receiving. Few 21st century tight ends were more reliable than the former Wisconsin star.

7. Shaun Phillips, Purdue DE — 4th round, No. 98 overall (2004)

The Purdue sack machine might’ve been drafted as a pass-rushing specialist, but he became a key leader on San Diego’s defense for nine years. Phillips became one of the league’s better edge-rushers for a decade, racking up 81.5 career sacks and forcing 22 fumbles. He made one Pro Bowl and played in a Super Bowl in his first season with the Broncos in 2013. In his 11 NFL seasons on four teams, Phillips was only part of one team with a losing record. Needless to say, his switch from tight end to edge-rusher at Purdue paid off.

6. Marion Barber, Minnesota RB — 4th round, No. 109 overall (2005)

Despite an impressive college career, the powerful Minnesota tailback was a bit of a question mark entering the NFL. His style of running didn’t scream, “long, injury-free career.” Even though Barber’s career was ultimately cut short as a result of his bruising style, he was arguably the most punishing tailback in the NFL for a four-year stretch. He racked up 44 touchdowns from 2006-09 and earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2007. Barber even signed a rare long-term deal for a running back in 2008 when he agreed to a seven-year, $45 million deal with $16 million guaranteed. Injuries limited him to playing just four more years, but Barber still had one of the better primes of any 21st century running back.

5. David Diehl, Illinois OL — 5th round, No. 160 overall (2003)

Any general manager that drafts a guy in the fifth round who starts 156 games for the franchise is bragging about it. Diehl might not have been the most physically gifted of the offensive linemen in the 2003 class, but he outlasted nearly all of them. He spent 11 seasons starting all but four games for the New York Giants. The second-team All-B1G selection was one of the steadying forces that pushed the Giants past the New England Patriots in two Super Bowls. Diehl finished his 11-year career with a couple rings and an All-Pro nod. That’s a lot of production for a fifth-round pick.

4. Jordan Howard, Indiana RB — 5th round, No. 150 overall (2016)

Yes, this might be premature. Putting Howard at the No. 4 spot after one season might seem unfair considering he hasn’t accomplished what others on this list have. But how many guys on this list made the Pro Bowl as a rookie? One. Just Howard. Rookies aren’t supposed to finish second in the league in rushing, either. Considering the guy got 12 carries in the first three weeks of the season, that’s no small accomplishment. The guy broke the Bears’ rookie rushing record and looks every bit like the real deal. Of the nine running backs drafted ahead of him — why? — only Ezekiel Elliott looks like the better pick.

3. Aaron Kampman, Iowa DL — 5th round, No. 156 overall (2002)

Remember when Kampman wasn’t even invited to the combine? Yeah, no wonder he didn’t come off the board until the fifth round. In typical Green Bay Packers fashion, he turned into a key franchise player for some dominant teams. The former Hawkeye earned All-Pro honors twice in his eight years in Green Bay. Injuries prevented him from playing well into his 30s, but Kampman was one of the top edge-rushers in the NFL in his prime.

2. Kirk Cousins, Michigan State QB — 4th round, No. 102 overall (2012)

Cousins wasn’t even the first quarterback drafted on his own team. But one could argue that besides another guy on this list and Dak Prescott, no late-round quarterback in the 21st century has been better than Cousins. In his first two full seasons as a starter, Cousins threw for over 9,000 yards and 54 touchdown passes. And in case you haven’t heard, the 2016 Pro Bowl selection is about to get paid this offseason. The former Spartan signal-caller might not be as accomplished as others on this list, but he gets the edge as a rare late-round steal at the game’s most important position.

Everyone should like that.

1. Tom Brady, Michigan QB — 6th round, No. 199 overall (2000)

Let’s be honest. Everyone else was playing for second. Brady is the G.O.A.T. until another quarterback comes along and takes his team to seven Super Bowls, wins five Super Bowls and earns four Super Bowl MVPs.

But never forget.

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