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3 former B1G stars ended the NFL season as statistical leaders

Spenser Davis

By Spenser Davis

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Three ex-Big Ten stars ended up leading the NFL in a major statistical category this season.

Those players are former Wisconsin pass rusher T.J. Watt, ex-Maryland receiver Stefon Diggs and former Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins.

Watt led the NFL in both sacks (15) and tackles for loss (26). It was a career year for Watt, who now has three straight seasons with double-digit sacks.

Diggs also led the league in a pair of categories. He paced his peers in both receiving yards (1,537) and receptions (127). This was his first season in Buffalo, and helped lead the Bills to the No. 2 overall seed in the AFC.

This was his third consecutive season to clear 1,000 receiving yards. Diggs also scored eight touchdowns, which was the second-most in his career.

Dobbins led the NFL in yards per rush at 6.0. That’s an outstanding mark for Dobbins, who had a great rookie campaign in Baltimore. He was part of a time share with the Ravens, but still finished the season with 805 yards and nine touchdowns.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.