Heres is the link to the story: http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/49054/big-ten-and-the-nfl-draft...
Highlights:
1. Ohio State: 66 total draft picks
2. Iowa: 42
3. Nebraska: 41
4. Michigan: 40
5. Wisconsin: 39
6. Penn State: 38
Here's how Big Ten schools have fared in producing first-rounders the past decade:
1. Ohio State: 14 (Michael Jenkins 2004, Chris Gamble 2004, Will Smith 2004, Nick Mangold 2006, Santonio Holmes 2006, Bobby Carpenter 2006, Donte Whitner 2006, A.J. Hawk 2006, Anthony Gonzalez 2007, Ted Ginn Jr. 2007, Vernon Gholston 2008, Beanie Wells 2009, Malcolm Jenkins 2009, Cameron Heyward 2011).
2. Penn State: 8 (Jared Odrick 2010, Aaron Maybin 2009, Levi Brown 2007, Tamba Hali 2006, Larry Johnson 2003, Bryant Johnson 2003, Michael Haynes 2003, Jimmy Kennedy 2003).
T-3. Michigan: 6 (Brandon Graham 2010, Jake Long 2008, Leon Hall 2007, Braylon Edwards 2005, Marlin Jackson 2005, Chris Perry 2004).
T-3: Wisconsin: 6 (Wendell Bryant 2002, Lee Evans 2004, Erasmus James 2005, Joe Thomas 2007, Gabe Carimi 2011, J.J. Watt 2011).
I think that information speaks for itself when it comes to the talent each team fields in the B1G. We will have to see if Mike Adams stays a first round pick or not with his marijauna debacle. Hopefully we will be able to add him to the list. Does scUM have any players that are expected to be drafted in the first round?
"if irony were made of strawberries, we' d all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."
It's highly unlikely any go in the first round. Mike Martin and Molk will go the earliest. Hemmingway and Van Bergen probably go late. I haven't heard anything about Mark Huyge getting drafted, but he could go really late, perhaps. Kevin Koger and Martavious Odoms would be longshots, at best.
Those who stay will be CHAMPIONS!
~Bo Schembechler
@Hail
Thats too bad. All those players played really well in their senior season but their talent doesn't seem to be recognized. Hopefully they will all get drafted and prove the "draft experts" wrong.
I am a Philadelphia Eagles fans and Jason Avant is one of my favorite players. He was a fourth round draft pick but his value to the Eagles is much greater than that.
"if irony were made of strawberries, we' d all be drinking a lot of smoothies right now."