The 2023 NFL Draft is officially in the books and the Big Ten conference had a great weekend sending their fair share of young athletes to the next level. Obviously, our focus and love go to the Ohio State Buckeyes, but when you watch years of Big Ten football, you tend to get acquainted with the rivals as well and there is no shame in keeping track.
The Southeastern Conference had the most prospects drafted with 62 and that makes sense considering their dominance of the college football landscape, but the Big Ten is not far behind and had 55 players selected. The Michigan Wolverines were at the top of the mountain as far as prospects drafted with 9 drafted, but Ohio State was close behind tied for second with the Penn State Nittany Lions at six.
This list is going to highlight only the players drafted in the fifth round and finished their career at a Big Ten school. Sorry, transfer portal fans.
No. 142- Cleveland Browns, Cameron Mitchell, CB, Northwestern
With the 142nd overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select Northwestern CB Cameron Mitchell.
Already part of the family.#Browns 🤝 #ProCats pic.twitter.com/OeaFXRNd0P
— Browns fan UK (@brownsfanuk) April 30, 2023
No. 146- New Orleans Saints, Jordan Howden, S, Minnesota
.@Saints fans, you got a versatile coverage safety in @GopherFootball's Jordan Howden (@JHowden5229).
Howden had the second highest forced incompletion rate among 2023 draft eligible safeties (per @PFF_College with 400 snaps).
Great #ShrineBowl week and Combine/Pro Day too. https://t.co/6d23TzdIIM pic.twitter.com/r256NQzxhe
— Eric Galko (@EricGalko) April 29, 2023
No. 149- Green Bay Packers, Sean Clifford, QB, Penn State
Sean Clifford couldn't hold the tears back after being drafted by the @packers 💚
(via @PennStateFball) @seancliff14 pic.twitter.com/AGJrgLIlTq
— NFL (@NFL) April 29, 2023
No. 151- Seattle Seahawks, Mike Morris, DE, Michigan
Fifth round gem again? 👀
With the No. 151 pick in the 2023 #NFLDraft , the Seattle Seahawks select…
Mike Morris, DE, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/l8egD3Zv3r
— Sports ON Tap Seattle (@SONTSeattle) April 29, 2023
No. 154- Seattle Seahawks, Olu Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
Look at the @Seahawks 5th round pick Olu Oluwatimi
The ability to snap and still get out in space!
It’s going be a fun camp battle to keep an eye on between Oluwatimi and Brown for the starting center spot in 2023
Andy Dickerson has options at his disposal pic.twitter.com/Azk06dq4X6
— Dallas Cooper (@dallasccooper) April 30, 2023
No. 163- Cincinnati Bengals, Chase Brown, RB, Illinois
Who Dey Nation! LETS GET IT!🐅🫶🏽 pic.twitter.com/f5plM7ljuo
— CHASE BROWN (@chasebrown____) April 30, 2023
No. 165- Chicago Bears, Terell Smith, CB, Minnesota
Life Changing opportunity let’s work @ChicagoBears #BearDown 🐻 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/aGRhuaU3TX
— T-Time (@TerellSmith7) April 30, 2023
No. 171- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Payne Durham, TE, Purdue
New Buccaneers TE, Payne Durham. Not the fastest with a 4.87 40. He has good hands and can break tackles. pic.twitter.com/7RBPlbyTNn
— JC Cornell (@CornellNFL) April 29, 2023
No. 176- Indianapolis Colts, Evan Hull, RB, Northwestern
Colts are having maybe my favorite draft… this time they snag Evan Hull. Hull gives them a satellite back who runs hard as hell and can pass protect. His hands and quickness lead to plays like this one: pic.twitter.com/oBIAtT4CLm
— Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) April 29, 2023
