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16 former B1G stars crack PFF’s Top 10 position rankings for 2021 NFL Draft
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The college football season is over, pro days are set and the 2021 NFL Draft is a little less than two months away. analysis and breakdowns are starting to heat up regarding this year’s draft class.
Recently, Pro Football Focus went through the task of ranking the Top 10 players at every position in this year’s draft. More than a dozen of those players came out of the B1G, with the conference landing 16 names total on the lists.
Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Northwestern all had multiple players land on the list. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Purdue each had one player crack a spot on one of the lists.
You can view PFF’s complete breakdown here. Below are where the 16 B1G players fell for their respective position groups:
Quarterback
No. 3: Justin Fields, Ohio State
Running back
No. 9: Trey Sermon, Ohio State
Wide receiver
No. 4: Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
No. 5: Rondale Moore, Purdue
Tight end
No. 2: Pat Freiermuth, Penn State
Offensive tackle
No. 2: Rashawn Slater, Northwestern
Interior offensive lineman
No. 2: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
No. 5: Jalen Mayfield, Michigan
No. 8: Kendrick Green, Illinois
Interior defensive lineman
No. 7: Tommy Togiai, Ohio State
No. 8: Daviyon Nixon, Iowa
Edge defender
No. 1: Kwity Paye, Michigan
No. 2: Jayson Oweh, Penn State
Linebacker
No. 1: Micah Parsons, Penn State
No. 6: Justin Hilliard, Ohio State
Cornerback
No. 5: Greg Newsome II, Northwestern
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