MADISON, Wis. -- Alex Erickson was a first-team All-Big Ten selection who caught more passes than every receiver in the league but one last season. He was not invited to the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis last month.
Michael Caputo earned second-team all-conference honors for a second straight season and was the unquestioned leader of Wisconsin's secondary. He, too, did not receive a combine invitation.
Tanner McEvoy recorded six interceptions, second in the Big Ten behind only Thorpe Award winner Desmond King from Iowa. Again, no invite. The same goes for former Badgers cornerback Darius Hillary and fullback Derek Watt.