Ranking Conferences by 2015 NFL Pro Bowl Players: SEC Dominates

Jan 23, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) at Team Carter practice at Scottsdale Community College in advance of the 2015 Pro Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

5. Big Ten

Number of Players in the Pro Bowl: 14

Number of Players Per Team on Average: 1

Breakdown

Wisconsin Badgers- 3

Ohio State Buckeyes- 2

Penn State Nittany Lions- 2

Illinois Fighting Illini- 1

Iowa Hawkeyes- 1

Maryland Terrapins- 1

Michigan Wolverines- 1

Michigan State Spartans- 1

Nebraska Cornhuskers- 1

Purdue Boilermakers- 1

Indiana Hoosiers- 0

Minnesota Golden Gophers- 0

Northwestern Wildcats- o

Rutgers Scarlet Knights- 0

Analysis

The Big Ten has more players than another conference on this list. But with a total of 14 players, it only averages out right at 1 player per conference. However, at least some of those players are superstars of the highest order.

We’re putting in that category Tom Brady and Drew Brees. That kind of gives you a right to brag heavily to a certain degree when you’ve got two superstars like that.

This has been a good year for Wisconsin players in the NFL, though. In addition to leading all of college football with six players in the Super Bowl, the Badgers get to carry the torch for the Big Ten with three players in the Pro Bowl.

And typical to Wisconsin fashion, those three players include two offensive linemen and a defensive lineman.

Ohio State and Penn State obviously helped out doing their part with multiple players as well.

But everybody else needs to step their game up.

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