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The hottest Big Ten football players
The Big Ten Conference, 2026: 1,277 players on 18 rosters (freshmen not included), scored by the same Vision Transformer as our NFL lists. Here are the top 25, and below them every school ranked by how many of its players score 7.5 or higher.
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Which Big Ten school is hottest?
Ranked by players scoring 7.5 or higher. Each school's page has its top 15.
- 1. Indiana
20 at 7.5+, led by Zacharey Smith - 2. Northwestern
19 at 7.5+, led by Cam Russell - 3. Wisconsin
18 at 7.5+, led by Gavin Lahm - 4. Oregon
17 at 7.5+, led by Bleu Dantzler - 5. Michigan
15 at 7.5+, led by Dom Nichols - 6. Michigan State
15 at 7.5+, led by Caleb Gash - 7. Ohio State
15 at 7.5+, led by Phillip Bell - 8. Penn State
14 at 7.5+, led by Daryus Dixson - 9. Minnesota
13 at 7.5+, led by Michael Merdinger - 10. UCLA
12 at 7.5+, led by Shane Rosenthal - 11. USC
12 at 7.5+, led by Carrington Pierce - 12. Iowa
11 at 7.5+, led by Caden Buhr - 13. Nebraska
11 at 7.5+, led by David Hoffken - 14. Purdue
10 at 7.5+, led by Bisi Owens - 15. Rutgers
9 at 7.5+, led by Cannon Marshall - 16. Illinois
8 at 7.5+, led by Ben Clawson - 17. Maryland
7 at 7.5+, led by Jayden Shipps - 18. Washington
7 at 7.5+, led by Ryken Moon
Other conferences
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