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Defense is the Big Ten’s (B1G) calling card. In 2024, they had four teams in the Top 10 and eight in the Top 20, the most of any conference. A B1G reason for that is the B1G Skill up front. For those asking who or what B1G skill guys are, let’s get you up to speed. The B1G Skill guys are the defensive tackles, linemen, and EDGE players.  An EDGE lines up on the outside of the … [Read more...] about B1G Skill: Top Big Ten Defensive Linemen for 2025

In a conference with so much talent at receiver and tight end, the Big Ten needed to field elite secondaries. Over the years, the Big Ten’s defensive backs have been among the best in the country, as evidenced by the conference’s nine Jim Thorpe Award winners (as currently aligned). Each year, some of the top defensive backs come from the Big Ten. One program hails itself as … [Read more...] about The Best Defensive Backs Returning to the Big Ten in 2025

The Big Ten has been home to some elite wide receivers and tight ends over the past few seasons. Over the last four NFL Drafts, six Big Ten receivers went in the first round. If you expand that to the West Coast quartet that joined last offseason, that number jumps to nine (or 10 if you want to include Jameson Williams, who spent two years with Ohio State before transferring to … [Read more...] about The Best Receivers Returning to the Big Ten in 2025