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The NFL Draft changed the lives of several former B1G players this weekend.
When the 2021 NFL Draft came to an end on Saturday evening, 44 former stars from the B1G heard their names called. The conference had seven players drafted in the first round this year, the second-highest total for any conference, behind only the SEC.
Here’s a quick breakdown of how many B1G players were selected by round:
- Round 1: 7
- Round 2: 4
- Round 3: 9
- Round 4: 2
- Round 5: 11
- Round 6: 5
- Round 7: 6
- Total: 44
Here’s the complete list of every former B1G player to be selected throughout the 2021 NFL Draft:
Round 1
No. 11: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State — Chicago Bears
No. 12: Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State — Dallas Cowboys
No. 13: Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern — Los Angeles Chargers
No. 21: Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan — Indianapolis Colts
No. 26: Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern — Cleveland Browns
No. 27: Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota — Baltimore Ravens
No. 31: Jayson Oweh, DE, Penn State — Baltimore Ravens
Round 2
No. 49: Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue — Arizona Cardinals
No. 55: Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State — Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 60: Pete Werner, LB, Ohio State — New Orleans Saints
No. 62: Josh Myers, C, Ohio State — Green Bay Packers
Round 3
No. 68: Jalen Mayfield, OT, Michigan — Atlanta Falcons
No. 74: Benjamin St-Juste, CB, Minnesota — Washington Football Team
No. 84: Chauncey Golston, DE, Iowa — Dallas Cowboys
No. 86: Wyatt Davis, OG, Ohio State — Minnesota Vikings
No. 87: Kendrick Green, C, Illinois — Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 88: Trey Sermon, RB, Ohio State — San Francisco 49ers
No. 89: Nico Collins, WR, Michigan — Houston Texans
No. 102: Ambry Thomas, CB, Michigan — San Francisco 49ers
No. 105: Baron Browning, LB, Ohio State — Denver Broncos
Round 4
No. 113: Derrick Barnes, LB, Purdue — Detroit Lions
No. 132: Tommy Togiai, DT, Ohio State — Cleveland Browns
Round 5
No. 145: Luke Farrell, TE, Ohio State — Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 156: Isaiahh Loudermilk, DT, Wisconsin — Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 157: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR, Iowa — Minnesota Vikings
No. 158: Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa — Carolina Panthers
No. 159: Brenden Jaimes, OT, Nebraska — Los Angeles Chargers
No. 160: Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State — Baltimore Ravens
No. 164: Jamar Johnson, S, Indiana — Denver Broncos
No. 167: Nate Hobbs, CB, Illinois — Las Vegas Raiders
No. 174: Earnest Brown IV, DE, Northwestern — Los Angeles Rams
No. 177: Cameron McGrone, LB, Michigan — New England Patriots
No. 184: Ben Mason, FB, Michigan — Baltimore Ravens
Round 6
No. 185: Nick Niemann, LB, Iowa — Los Angeles Chargers
No. 202: Chris Evans, RB, Michigan –Cincinnati Bengals
No. 213: Rachad Wildgoose, CB, Wisconsin — Buffalo Bills
No. 214: Cole Van Lanen, OT, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers
No. 225: Cameron Cheeseman, LS, Michigan — Washington Football Team
Round 7
No. 233: Jake Funk, RB, Maryland — Los Angeles Rams
No. 238: Matt Farniok, OG, Nebraska — Dallas Cowboys
No. 239: Jonathon Cooper, DE, Ohio State — Denver Broncos
No. 246: Shaka Toney, DE, Penn State — Washington Football Team
No. 247: Michal Menet, C, Penn State — Arizona Cardinals
No. 248: Will Fries, OT, Penn State — Indianapolis Colts
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