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Wisconsin needs to replace seven high end talent guys.

QB Bart Houston signs undrafted free agent contract with Steelers. RB Ogunbowale signs as UDFA with Texans.

Houston and Ogunbowale join Eagles running back Corey Clement and Arizona Cardinals cornerback Sojourn Shelton as former Badgers to sign undrafted free-agent contracts this year. Wide receiver Rob Wheelwright was reportedly waivered by the New York Giants over the weekend.

Three more former UW players — offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk (Saints) and outside linebackers T.J. Watt (Steelers) and Vince Biegel (Packers) — were selected in the NFL Draft last month and are expected to make 53-man rosters this fall.

Ekpe signing as UDFA with Bears joins Myrick, Travis, Pirsig still in NFL camps, I believe.

Maybe, but they've done it before.

They own the west until someone else takes it from them on a regular basis.

Northwestern with five in camps. Iowa with 8. Nebraska with 6. Illini 7. Purdue 5. Sparty 12. Beavs 7. MTSU 3.

Defensive End CJ Robbins is the fifth former Northwestern player to find an NFL home during this year’s draft cycle; LB Anthony Walker Jr. (Colts) and DE Ifeadi Odenigbo (Vikings) were taken on Day Three of the Draft, and WR Austin Carr (Patriots) and LB Joe Jones (Cowboys) signed as undrafted free agents.

Iowa had QB Beathard, DT Jaleel Johnson, TE Kittle, and DB Desmond King drafted in rounds 3 ,4, 5 and 5. OL Cole Croston, RB LeShun Daniels, CB Greg Mabin, WR Riley McCarron UDFAs with NE, NE, Bucs and Texans.

Nebraska had DB Nate Gerry drafted in round 5; WR Reilly, WR Moore, RB Newby, TE Carter, LB Banderas signed with Bills, Chiefs, Vikes, Bengals, and Broncos.

Purdue had Yancey drafted by Pack in rd 5. Four other Boilermakers hooked up with NFL clubs after the draft: offensive guard Jason King (New England Patriots), wide receiver Cameron Posey (Carolina Panthers) offensive guard Jordan Roos (Seattle Seahawks) and wide receiver Domonique Young (New York Jets. Appleby was a Purdue guy, too.

Illini had DL Smoot drafted 68th. Had two other dl (President and Bain), two lbs (Nickerson and Phillips), the qb, Lunt, and wr Hardee sign as udfa. http://www.thechampaignroom.com/201...linois-fighting-illini-nfl-rookie-free-agents

Sparty has DL McDowell drafted and SS Nicholson drafted. Ten guys from East L landed free agent contracts. QB OConnor, Rb/wr Shelton, wr Madaris, TE Price, OL Clemons and Kieler, LB Bullough, CB Hicks, DL Williams, db Cox.

Beavers had OL Harlow drafted 4th round to atl, CB Decoud drafted 5th round to Hou, OL Stanton free agent to Cin, rb Cook free agent to Jags, wr Bolden free agent 49ers, fab ortiz free agent to Ravens, safety Chappell free agent to KC...Gary Anderson has his hands full.

MTSU has an OT, CB, and RB signed as UDFA's.

Buffalo had a TE drafted, a rb signed.

A_Slab_of_Bacon said:

Maybe, but they've done it before.

They own the west until someone else takes it from them on a regular basis.

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This. I'll expect a decline only when I see it on the field at this point.

Related, Michigan is a very interesting case. They had 19 (!) players drafted or signed as UDFAs this year.