Michigan State wasn’t part of the original conference we know as the Big Ten. The Spartans replaced the departed University of Chicago in 1949 and became a full member in football in 1953. With that in mind, Land of 10 is unveiling our selections of the top 25 Michigan State football players since the Spartans began competing in the Big Ten. Players were evaluated solely on their performance at Michigan State.
Source: Land of 10
Michigan State has produced 56 draft picks since 2000, which ranks tied for 25th among all schools. Only four of those 56 have made a Pro Bowl, however, and only two have made more than one. Retired linebacker Julian Peterson, with five career Pro Bowls to his credit, led all former Spartans with 11 formula points.
Source: NFL.com
If you’re looking for somebody to feed you a bunch of bullshit about how great you are now that you’ve been drafted, or to give you the “don’t spend all your money” speech like they’re sharing some kind of secret with you, you can just X out this window now and move on, because you won’t get that here. You can go out into the real world and learn for yourself the hard way. Be my guest. But if you want the juice — if you want to know how it really is — I won’t cut corners. I’ll give it to you straight.
Source: The Players’ Tribune