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Pro Football Focus: Several B1G players ranked among Top 5 in their position groups for 2021 NFL Draft
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Several B1G players are considered to be one of the top five players at their position heading into the 2020 college football season, according to a recent breakdown from Pro Football Focus (PFF).
PFF has looked at the top five players at each position group in college football (omitting special teams). The players considered must be draft eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft, as that was PFF’s primary focus in the story.
Twelve players in the B1G were included on PFF’s list. The tight end, wide receiver, interior offensive line and linebacker positions each had two B1G players included in the top five. The quarterback, running back, edge and cornerback spots each had one.
Below you can see which B1G players were included. You can view the complete list here.
Quarterback
No. 2: Justin Fields, Ohio State
Running back
No. 2: Trey Sermon, Ohio State
Tight end
No. 2: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
No. 5: Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin
Wide receiver
No. 2: Rondale Moore, Purdue
No. 4: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
Offensive line (interior)
No. 1: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
No. 3: Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Edge
No. 4: Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Linebacker
No. 1: Micah Parsons, Penn State
No. 5: Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin
Cornerback
No. 2: Shaun Wade, Ohio State
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB