Mel Kiper has 6 from B1G in Top 25 of 2020 NFL Draft big board
The 2019 college football season hasn’t begun yet, although it is right around the corner.
However, that doesn’t stop guys like ESPN’s Mel Kiper. Kiper cares about one thing and one thing only: The NFL Draft.
When is the next draft? That would be next year, after both the 2019 college football and NFL seasons come to an end. With that said, it’s never to early to start ranking players, and on Wednesday, Kiper came out with the top 25 players on his 2020 NFL Draft big board.
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Of the 25, six come from the Big Ten:
2. Chase Young, DE, Ohio State
5. A.J. Epenesa, DE, Iowa
7. Tristan Wirfs, OT, Iowa
15. Jeffrey Okudah, CB, Ohio State
16. Yetus Gross-Matos, DE, Penn State
24. Tyler Biadasz, Center, Wisconsin
Those are the six top prospects that Kiper sees from the B1G. However, when it comes to breaking the prospects down by position, he has a number of noteworthy Big Ten names (outside the top 25).
RB:
Reggie Corbin, Illinois
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
WR:
K.J. Hill, Ohio State
TE:
Brycen Hopkins, Purdue
Sean McKeon, Michigan
OG:
Ben Bredeson, Michigan
Center:
Cesar Ruiz, Michigan
Michal Menet, Penn State
DE:
Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
DT:
Lorenzo Neal, Purdue
ILB:
Joe Bachie, Michigan State
Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
OLB:
Malik Harrison, Ohio State
Josh Uche, Michigan
Punters and Kickers:
Drue Chrisman, Ohio State
To see Kiper’s full big board, visit ESPN.com (subscription).