The NFL draft is in the books and the annual spring games have come to an end across the Big Ten and it is time to start diving into who to watch and what to expect during the 2022 season. We already dove into the top five returning rushers, passers, receivers, overall scorers, kick return leaders, offensive yardage leaders, all-purposes leaders, punt return leaders and touchdown scorers returning in the Big Ten.
Next, I wanted to dive into the defense and who are the top five returning tacklers (solo) in the Big Ten.
Many of the names on this list are going to be familiar, but a few may surprise you.
Let’s get into it.
