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▶ Oregon: WR Dillon Gresham is considered one of the Ducks' top young players and he showed this spring he's ready to compete for significant playing time come fall. Gresham was a four-star recruit who did not appear in a game last season while redshirting. He caught three balls for 96 yards in the spring game, including a 56-yard touchdown.

So which Big Ten college football programs are best positioned with the most returning starters from the 2024 season? The number of returning starters for each team are determined using Pro Football Focus data.

The Big Ten and SEC dominated the first round of the 2025 NFL draft, securing 26 of the 32 picks. Wisconsin is recognized as "Running Back U" due to its history of successful running backs in both college and the NFL.

The SEC and the Big Ten combined for a whopping 26 of the 32 stars picked on Day 1. The SEC claimed the first-round crown with 15 athletes selected to the Big Ten's 11. The SEC also tied its own record, set in 2020, for the most first-round selections by a single conference in the modern draft era.

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft was dominated by power conference schools, as the SEC and Big Ten were ubiquitous during Thursday night's action with 26 of the first 32 picks coming from the two most powerful conferences in the sport.

The recent history of Nebraska skill players being drafted is not great. Since 2018 the program has only had three (QB Tanner Lee, WR Samori Toure and WR Trey Palmer) drafted. Interestingly, none of those players signed with Nebraska out of high school.