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The 2013 NFL draft definitely was one to forget for the Big Ten. We don't have to rehash the numbers. They were bad. Historically bad. And reflective in a way of how the NFL brass views the Big Ten right now. Let's move on instead to the 2014 d...

Only 22 Big Ten players heard their names called during the 2013 NFL draft, the league's lowest total in nearly two decades (it had 21 draftees in 1994). But as soon as the draft ended Saturday, the free-agent signings began. And there were plenty...

The gap between the Big Ten and the SEC not only is widening on the field, but on the NFL draft boards. While the SEC produced a record 63 picks in the 2013 NFL draft -- eight more than any conference in any draft in the modern era and 32 more tha...

The spectacle known as the NFL draft kicks off tonight in New York with the first round. As Brian pointed out late last week, the Big Ten is in danger of going without a first-round selection for the first time since the NFL-AFL merger. Mel Kiper ...

The NFL scouting combine is in the books and pro days at all the Big Ten schools will take place in the coming weeks. There's still time for the Big Ten's NFL draft hopefuls to boost their stock before the selections are made April 25-27. But at t...

Michigan State fans would understandably disagree, but the Big Ten overall wasn't hit that hard by early departures to the NFL draft this year. Only six Big Ten underclassmen declared for the draft (Note: Purdue linebacker Dwayne Beckford already had...

The college football postseason all-star games kick off in the next few weeks, so I thought it would be a good time to see who from the Big Ten is headed where. These games feature NFL draft hopefuls from around the sport, and we'll have full coverag...

First, Dion Sims, then Le'Veon Bell and now William Gholston. Michigan State went 3-for-3 with its juniors considering a jump to the NFL draft. All three men have decided to skip their senior seasons and turn pro. Gholston, a defensive end, wil...

Wisconsin is saying goodbye to a standout junior center for the second consecutive season. Badgers center Travis Frederick has decided to skip his senior season and enter April's NFL draft, a source close to Frederick tells ESPN colleague Joe Scha...

The 2013 NFL draft is more than four months away, but all the Big Ten hopefuls have finished their college careers after the bowl games. While we wait on several underclassmen to finalize their draft decisions -- Michigan's Taylor Lewan, Michigan ...

Apologies for not posting this sooner, but Michigan State junior tight end Dion Sims will forgo his final season and enter the NFL draft, a source tells ESPN colleague Joe Schad. Sims was Michigan State's only consistent pass-catching threat this ...

I believed Johnathan Hankins when he said last summer that he wanted to help Ohio State win a championship. But some NFL draft decisions are made for you. And when you're a virtual lock in the top 15 of the draft, you make the jump, no questions a...

The Big Ten's top two NFL draft prospects will share the field Nov. 24 at Ohio Stadium. And if Ohio State DT Johnathan Hankins and Michigan LT Taylor Lewan decide to forgo their senior seasons, it'll be their final meeting at the college level. Co...

Of the 253 players selected in last month's NFL draft, none has more incentive to stay out of trouble than Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo Dennard. Once projected as a first-round pick, Dennard, the Big Ten's defensive back of the year in 2011, tumble...

The Big Ten hasn't produced a top-10 pick in the NFL draft since Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long and Ohio State defensive lineman Vernon Gholston went at No. 1 and No. 6, respectively, in 2008 (sorry, Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh doesn't count, playe...

The Big Ten had five underclassmen enter the NFL draft, and now that the selections are complete, it's time to re-evaluate those decisions. Hindsight is always 20-20, and each player had his own specific reasons for entering the draft, some of whi...