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2021 NFL Draft: Breaking down the B1G’s 44 selections by school

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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It was a solid NFL Draft for the B1G.

When the three-day event came to an end on Saturday evening, 44 players had been selected from the conference. Ohio State was tied with Alabama for the most selections, with each school having 10 players picked.

Michigan extended its NFL Draft streak to 83 straight years of having a player taken while Michigan State’s 80-year streak was snapped. At the end of the event, 12 B1G teams had at least one player taken, with Rutgers and MSU being the two that didn’t produce a selection.

Here’s a breakdown of the NFL Draft by B1G school:

Ohio State Buckeyes (10)

No. 11: Justin Fields, QB — Chicago Bears

No. 60: Pete Werner, LB — New Orleans Saints

No. 62: Josh Myers, C — Green Bay Packers

No. 86: Wyatt Davis, OG — Minnesota Vikings

No. 88: Trey Sermon, RB — San Francisco 49ers

No. 105: Baron Browning, LB — Denver Broncos

No. 132: Tommy Togiai, DT — Cleveland Browns

No. 145: Luke Farrell, TE — Jacksonville Jaguars

No. 160: Shaun Wade, CB — Baltimore Ravens

No. 239: Jonathon Cooper, DE — Denver Broncos

Michigan Wolverines (8)

No. 21: Kwity Paye, DE — Indianapolis Colts

No. 68: Jalen Mayfield, OT — Atlanta Falcons

No. 89: Nico Collins, WR — Houston Texans

No. 102: Ambry Thomas, DB — San Francisco 49ers

No. 177: Cameron McGrone, LB — New England Patriots

No. 184: Ben Mason, FB — Baltimore Ravens

No. 202: Chris Evans, RB — Cincinnati Bengals

No. 225: Cameron Cheeseman, LS — Washington Football Team

Penn State Nittany Lions (6)

No. 12: Micah Parsons, LB — Dallas Cowboys

No. 31: Jayson Oweh, DE — Baltimore Ravens

No. 55: Pat Freiermuth, TE — Pittsburgh Steelers

No. 246: Shaka Toney, DE — Washington Football Team

No. 247: Michal Menet, C — Arizona Cardinals

No. 248: Will Fries, OT — Indianapolis Colts

Iowa Hawkeyes (4)

No. 84: Chauncey Golston, DE — Dallas Cowboys

No. 157: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR — Minnesota Vikings

No. 158: Daviyon Nixon, DT — Carolina Panthers

No. 185: Nick Niemann, LB — Los Angeles Chargers

Northwestern Wildcats (3)

No. 13: Rashawn Slater, OT — Los Angeles Chargers

No. 26: Greg Newsome II, CB — Cleveland Browns

No. 174: Earnest Brown IV, DE — Los Angeles Rams

Wisconsin Badgers (3)

No. 156: Isaiahh Loudermilk, DE — Pittsburgh Steelers

No. 213: Rachad Wildgoose, DB — Buffalo Bills

No. 214: Cole Van Lanen, OT — Green Bay Packers

Minnesota Golden Gophers (2)

No. 27: Rashod Bateman, WR — Baltimore Ravens

No. 74: Benjamin St-Juste, CB — Washington Football Team

Purdue Boilermakers (2)

No. 49: Rondale Moore, WR — Arizona Cardinals

No. 113: Derrick Barnes, LB — Detroit Lions

Illinois Fighting Illini (2)

No. 87: Kendrick Green, G/C — Pittsburgh Steelers

No. No. 167: Nate Hobbs, CB — Las Vegas Raiders

Nebraska Cornhuskers (2)

No. 159: Brenden Jaimes, OG — Los Angeles Chargers

No. 238: Matt Farniok, C — Dallas Cowboys

Indiana Hoosiers (1)

No. 164: Jamar Johnson, S — Denver Broncos

Maryland Terrapins (1)

No. 233: Jake Funk, RB — Los Angeles Rams

Dustin Schutte

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