Big Ten NFL Scouting Combine invite list highlighted by DL, QBs

Published Feb. 11, 2016 4:24 p.m. ET

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When the NFL Scouting Combine commences later this month in Indianapolis, every Big Ten team can expect to be represented.

In fact, every team in the conference will have more than one representative aside from Purdue, which will only have cornerback Anthony Brown.

Ohio State leads the way with 14 players, including nine underclassmen.

Conference champion and College Football Playoff representative Michigan State will have seven while Penn State has five and Big Ten West champ Iowa has four (the same total as Maryland and Nebraska).

More than 25 percent of those invited are defensive linemen, including three from Penn State (tackles Austin Johnson and Anthony Zettel and end Carl Nassib) and Michigan State (end Shilique Calhoun and tackles Lawrence Thomas and Joel Heath) and two each from Maryland, Nebraska and Ohio State

Five conference quarterbacks were invited to the combine, including Ohio State's Cardale Jones, who began the season as the Buckeyes' starter but was benched in November in favor of sophomore J.T. Barrett.

Here is the full list via NFL.com:

Illinois (3): Wide Receiver Geronimo Allison, running back Josh Ferguson, defensive end Jihad Ward.

Indiana (4): Running back Jordan Howard, defensive tackle Darius Latham, offensive tackle Jason Spriggs, quarterback Nate Sudfeld.

Iowa (4): Center Austin Blythe, kicker Marshall Koehn, safety Jordan Lomax, defensive end Drew Ott.

Maryland (4): Kicker Brad Craddock, safety Sean Davis, defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson, linebacker Yannik Ngakoue.

Michigan (2): Center Graham Glasgow, defensive tackle Willie Henry.

Michigan State (7): Center Jack Allen, receiver Aaron Burbridge, defensive end Shilique Calhoun, offensive tackle Jack Conklin, quarterback Connor Cook, defensive tackles Joel Heath and Lawrence Thomas.

Minnesota (3): Cornerback Briean Boddy-Calhoun, linebacker De'Vondre Campbell, cornerback Eric Murray.

Nebraska (4): Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Vincent Valentine, fullback Andy Janovich and offensive lineman Alex Lewis.

Northwestern (2): Defensive end Dean Lowry, fullback Dan Vitale.

Ohio State (14): Cornerback Eli Apple, safety Vonn Bell, defensive end Joey Bosa, offensive tackle Taylor Decker, running back Ezekiel Elliott, quarterback Cardale Jones, linebacker Darron Lee, receiver Jalin Marshall, receiver Braxton Miller, linebacker Joshua Perry, safety Tyvis Powell, receiver Michael Thomas, tight end Nick Vannett, defensive tackle Adolphus Washington.

Penn State (5): Quarterback Christian Hackenberg, defensive linemen Austin Johnson, Anthony Zettel and Carl Nassib, safety Jordan Lucas.

Purdue (1): Cornerback Anthony Brown.

Rutgers (2): Receiver Leonte Carroo, linebacker Steve Longa.

Wisconsin (3): Offensive lineman Tyler Marz, linebacker Joe Schobert, quarterback Joel Stave.