GSG Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 No. 25: Taylor Martinez, QB, Nebraska, Jr., 6-foot-1, 200 pounds 2011 postseason rank: Not ranked 2011 numbers: Completed 56.2 percent of his passes for 2,089 yards, with 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Also ran for 874 yards (averaging 4.6 yards per carry) with nine touchdowns. Why he's here: Based on his 2011 numbers alone, Martinez would be a borderline call for our Top 25 player rankings. While he remained a dangerous threat with the ball in his hands, Martinez's low completion percentage and otherwise pedestrian passing numbers did not inspire much praise. http://espn.go.com/b...taylor-martinez Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Here was the post-season list: No. 1: Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin No. 2: Devon Still, DT, Penn State No. 3: Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin No. 4: Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois No. 5: David Molk, C, Michigan No. 6: Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska No. 7: Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State No. 8: Marvin McNutt, WR, Iowa No. 9: Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State No. 10: Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska No. 11: Mike Martin, DT, Michigan No. 12: Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska No. 13: Riley Reiff, LT, Iowa No. 14: B.J. Cunningham, WR, Michigan State No. 15: John Simon, DL, Ohio State No. 16: Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan No. 17: Peter Konz, C, Wisconsin No. 18: A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois No. 19: Gerald Hodges, LB, Penn State No. 20: Kevin Zeitler, G, Wisconsin No. 21: Marcus Coker, RB, Iowa No. 22: Silas Redd, RB, Penn State No. 23: Kawann Short, DT, Purdue No. 24: Mike Taylor, LB, Wisconsin No. 25: Fitz Toussaint, RB, Michigan http://espn.go.com/b...o-1-montee-ball Quote Link to comment
FrankWheeler Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Everybody on the postseason list above Rex is gone, except for Ball. Could make a good case for him at #2, although that would really surprise me. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 The countdown No. 25: Taylor Martinez, QB, Nebraska No. 24: MarQueis Gray, QB, Minnesota No. 23: Ricardo Allen, CB, Purdue No. 22: Mike Taylor, LB, Wisconsin No. 21: Jared Abbrederis, WR/KR, Wisconsin No. 20: Denicos Allen, LB, Michigan State No. 19: Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State No. 18: Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State No. 17: Le'Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State No. 16: Michael Buchanan, DE, Illinois No. 15: Fitzgerald Toussaint, RB, Michigan No. 14: Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State No. 13: James Vandenberg, QB, Iowa No. 12: Ricky Wagner, OT, Wisconsin No. 11: Johnny Adams, CB, Michigan State No. 10: Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan No. 9: Jonathan Brown, LB, Illlinois No. 8: Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin No. 7: Kawann Short, DT, Purdue No. 6: Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan No. 5: Gerald Hodges, LB, Penn State No. 4: William Gholston, DE, Michigan State http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/56363/big-ten-rankings-no-4-william-gholston Update on the list. I'm guessing Rex is coming up soon. Quote Link to comment
kreutz35 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'd guess Burkhead will be 2, behind Ball Quote Link to comment
Sam Spade Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Maher not being on here is a shame. Quote Link to comment
mrandyk Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 So little star power for a team ranked nationally. The 25th, only because he is such a wild card, and 2nd best in the conference is all? Quote Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Maher not being on here is a shame. You are right. Only Big Ten player since when to win the Big Ten kicker and punter. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Gray ahead of Martinez just proves that ESPN is god damn oblivious to common sense. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/56773/big-ten-rankings-no-2-rex-burkhead No. 2: Rex Burkhead, RB, Nebraska, senior, 5-foot-11, 210 pounds 2011 postseason rank: No. 10 2011 numbers: Ran for 1,357 yards on 284 carries, with 15 touchdowns. Also caught 21 passes for 177 yards and two scores. Why he's here: Burkhead erased all doubt last year that he's one of the best running backs in the country. He finished third in the Big Ten in rushing and was a first-team All-Big Ten performer. More importantly, he was, and is, the heart and soul of the Huskers. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 No. 5: Gerald Hodges, LB, Penn State No. 4: William Gholston, DE, Michigan State No. 3: John Simon, DE, Ohio State Those are some pretty good players that Rex is ranked above. Especially Gholston and John Simon. Both might be first rounders in the NFL. Quote Link to comment
H2h Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Wisconsin's Montee Ball was not touched on 19 of his 33 rushing touchdowns last season. He was contacted in the backfield by the defense on only 26 of his 307 (8.5 percent) rushes last season. On 28.0 percent of his runs, first contact was not made until 5 yards past the line of scrimmage. Just saw these wonderfully insightful numbers on ESPN's Big 10 blog. It's why I think I think it's a dumb argument to compare RB's on different teams. I'd love to see Burkheads percentages, I imagine they'd be strikingly different. http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Wisconsin's Montee Ball was not touched on 19 of his 33 rushing touchdowns last season. He was contacted in the backfield by the defense on only 26 of his 307 (8.5 percent) rushes last season. On 28.0 percent of his runs, first contact was not made until 5 yards past the line of scrimmage. Just saw these wonderfully insightful numbers on ESPN's Big 10 blog. It's why I think I think it's a dumb argument to compare RB's on different teams. I'd love to see Burkheads percentages, I imagine they'd be strikingly different. http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten Someone at the OWH or LJS needs to run w/ this. I'd love to see Burkheads. I bet he was contacted 20+% of the time in the backfield, and I bet only in maybe 5% of this runs did he make it 5 yards without contact. Quote Link to comment
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