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The Top Ranked Big 10 Football Players of the 1980s
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | Pos | College |
| 1 | Chuck Long | QB | Iowa |
| 2 | Anthony Thompson | RB | Indiana |
| 3 | Keith Byars | RB | Ohio St. |
| 4 | Jim Harbaugh | QB | Michigan |
| 5 | Lorenzo White | RB | Michigan St. |
| 6 | Anthony Carter | WR | Michigan |
| 7 | Mark Hermann | QB | Purdue |
| 8 | Art Schlichter | QB | Ohio St. |
| 9 | Chris Spielman | LB | Ohio St. |
| 10 | Tony Mandarich | OL | Michigan St. |
| 11 | Jim Everett | QB | Purdue |
| 12 | Percy Snow | LB | Michigan St. |
| 13 | Tony Eason | QB | Illinois |
| 14 | David Williams | WR | Illinois |
| 15 | Larry Station | LB | Iowa |
| 16 | Mark Messner | DL | Michigan |
| 17 | Rod Woodson | DB | Purdue |
| 18 | Tim Krumrie | DL | Wisconsin |
| 19 | Andre Tippett | DL | Iowa |
| 20 | Bob Kula | OL | Michigan St. |
| 21 | Carl Banks | LB | Michigan St. |
| 22 | Cris Carter | WR | Ohio St. |
| 23 | Dave Young | TE | Purdue |
| 24 | Ed Muransky | OL | Michigan |
| 25 | Ernie Jones | WR | Indiana |
| 26 | Kurt Becker | OL | Michigan |
| 27 | Mike Hammerstein | DL | Michigan |
| 28 | Moe Gardner | DL | Illinois |
| 29 | Tom Dixon | OL | Michigan |
| 30 | Tripp Welborne | DB | Michigan |
| 31 | Marcus Marek | LB | Ohio St. |
| 32 | Joe Lukens | OL | Ohio St. |
| 33 | Andy Cannavino | LB | Michigan |
| 34 | Brad Cochran | DB | Michigan |
| 35 | Butch Woolfolk | RB | Michigan |
| 36 | Craig Swoope | DB | Illinois |
| 37 | Dave Haight | DL | Iowa |
| 38 | John Vitale | OL | Michigan |
| 39 | Keith Bostic | DB | Michigan |
| 40 | Marv Cook | TE | Iowa |
| 41 | Matt Vanden Boom | DB | Wisconsin |
| 42 | Mike Mallory | LB | Michigan |
| 43 | Mike Trgovac | DL | Michigan |
| 44 | Pepper Johnson | LB | Ohio St. |
| 45 | Phil Parker | DB | Michigan St. |
| 46 | Stefan Humphries | OL | Michigan |
| 47 | Tim Wilbur | DB | Indiana |
| 48 | Van Waiters | LB | Indiana |
| 49 | Jumbo Elliot | OL | Michigan |
| 50 | Calvin Clark | DL | Purdue |
| 51 | Dave Moritz | WR | Iowa |
| 52 | Dean Dingman | OL | Michigan |
| 53 | Don Thorp | DL | Illinois |
| 54 | Eric Kattus | TE | Michigan |
| 55 | George Lilja | OL | Michigan |
| 56 | Harlon Barnett | DB | Michigan St. |
| 57 | James Burroughs | DB | Michigan St. |
| 58 | Jeff Dellenbach | OL | Wisconsin |
| 59 | Mike Martin | WR | Illinois |
| 60 | Pat Dean | DL | Iowa |
| 61 | Richard Buchanan | WR | Northwestern |
| 62 | Tony Boles | RB | Michigan |
| 63 | Dave Croston | OL | Iowa |
| 64 | Jim Juriga | OL | Illinois |
| 65 | Andre Rison | WR | Michigan St. |
| 66 | Bill Roberts | OL | Ohio St. |
| 67 | Bob Maggs | OL | Ohio St. |
| 68 | Bubba Paris | OL | Michigan |
| 69 | Chris Hinton | OL | Northwestern |
| 70 | Darrell Thompson | RB | Minnesota |
| 71 | Derrick Walker | TE | Michigan |
| 72 | Don Anderson | DB | Purdue |
| 73 | Garland Rivers | DB | Michigan |
| 74 | Greg McMurtry | WR | Michigan |
| 75 | Greg Skrepenak | OL | Michigan |
| 76 | Jamie Morris | RB | Michigan |
| 77 | Jeff Uhlenhake | OL | Ohio St. |
| 78 | Jim Lachey | OL | Ohio St. |
| 79 | Joel Hilgenberg | OL | Iowa |
| 80 | John Frank | TE | Ohio St. |
| 81 | John Harty | DL | Iowa |
| 82 | Jon Hayes | TE | Iowa |
| 83 | Ken Dallafior | OL | Minnesota |
| 84 | Kirk Lowdermilk | OL | Ohio St. |
| 85 | Mark Bortz | DL | Iowa |
| 86 | Paul Gruber | OL | Wisconsin |
| 87 | Richard Johnson | DB | Wisconsin |
| 88 | Shane Bullough | LB | Michigan St. |
| 89 | Steve Bryant | WR | Purdue |
| 90 | Tim Spencer | RB | Ohio St. |
| 91 | Todd Bell | DB | Ohio St. |
| 92 | Todd Krumm | DB | Michigan St. |
| 93 | Travis Davis | DL | Michigan St. |
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