ESPN NFL analyst includes 19 B1G players in Top 100 prospects for 2021 draft

The 2021 NFL Draft has arrived quickly, and this week several college stars will hear their name called at some point over the three-day event. It’s what makes every draft such a special occasion.

This week, ESPN NFL writer Jeff Legwold provided a list of his Top 100 overall prospects entering this year’s draft. An impressive 19 of the names in the Top 100 were out of the B1G — essentially 20% of the entire list.

Legwold’s rankings aren’t based on where players will land, just on overall skill and chance of success at the next level. He considers several former B1G standouts to be among the best in this year’s class.

Before looking at Legwold’s Top 100, here’s a breakdown by school:

• Ohio State: 4
• Michigan: 3
• Penn State: 3
• Northwestern: 2
• Minnesota: 2
• Indiana: 1
• Michigan State: 1
• Purdue: 1
• Iowa: 1
• Illinois: 1

And here’s a look at the 19 B1G players that cracked the Top 100:

• No. 5: Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
• No. 10: Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan
• No. 11: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
• No. 12: Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
• No. 20: Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern
• No. 36: Jalen Mayfield, OT, Michigan
• No. 49: Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
• No. 51: Jayson Oweh, DE, Penn State
• No. 52: Baron Browning, LB, Ohio State
• No. 56: Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
• No. 60: Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
• No. 62: Jamar Johnson, S, Indiana
• No. 65: Nico Collins, WR, Michigan
• No. 73: Josh Myers, C, Ohio State
• No. 78: Wyatt Davis, OG, Ohio State
• No. 80: Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa
• No. 84: Shakur Brown, CB, Michigan State
• No. 87: Benjamin St-Juste, CB, Minnesota
• No. 93: Kendrick Green, OG/C, Illinois

You can view the complete Top 100 here.

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