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ESPN’s Mel Kiper projects 6 Big Ten players as first-round NFL Draft picks

Kevin Duffey

By Kevin Duffey

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ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr has released his Mock Draft 1.0.

This will obviously change between now and the actual draft, but nonetheless, Kiper published his first one Thursday.

Kiper included six former Big Ten players as first-round picks, with Penn State RB Saquon Barkley the only top five pick.

  • No. 4 RB Saquon Barkley, Penn State (Cleveland Browns)
  • No. 9 CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State (San Francisco 49ers)
  • No. 15 CB Josh Jackson, Iowa (Arizona Cardinals)
  • No. 20 DE Sam Hubbard, Ohio State (Detroit Lions)
  • No. 22 Maurice Hurst, Michigan (Buffalo Bills)
  • No. 24 OG Billy Price, Ohio State (Carolina Panthers)

Here’s Kiper’s full first-round Mock Draft, as shared by ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Twitter:

Kevin Duffey

Kevin is a lifelong college football fan.