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5 Big 10 players who should go to the SEC, then the 2021 NFL Draft

By Will Lomas

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 30: Tyler Rudolph #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with teammates after recovering a kick against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half of the game at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 30: Tyler Rudolph #21 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates with teammates after recovering a kick against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the second half of the game at Beaver Stadium on November 30, 2019 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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This is potentially huge

This is an interesting advantage for NFL teams because they have the chance to see the best prospects in the country play against each other. In the last 14 years there has only been one national champion come from outside of the SEC or ACC, so does it really matter if the Big 10 loses their best players to a superior conference?

I think “Vol Herald” said it best:

Players will jump ship and the SEC and ACC should be happy to send them some lifeboats. This is huge, specifically for one team: the Tennessee Titans.

I’m not saying that they have ignored non-SEC players with their premium picks, but they have spent their first and second round picks on SEC players in each of the last three years with the exception of Harold Landry in round 2 way back in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Just to show you how much of a tendency that is, if you look just at the 2020 NFL Draft, only four teams spent their 1st and 2nd round picks all on SEC players: the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, and Kansas City Chiefs.

However, over half of the NFL spent at least one of their first two picks on a player from the SEC. So if you can get in there you have a great shot at an NFL roster, specifically the ones I mentioned by name.

With that in mind, these are the Big 10 players who could boom after a big season with an SEC team.

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