CHICAGO -- Two decades have passed since a Big Ten quarterback heard his name called in the first round of the NFL draft. As time marches on, that ignominious and inexplicable nugget of truth continues to cast a pall on the position in the league. Meanwhile, the question persists: Who will be the signal-caller to break the streak?
Perhaps, as ESPN NFL draft analyst Todd McShay projected in May, it will be a quarterback who has thrown 28 career touchdowns to 20 interceptions and has yet to complete 60 percent of his passes in a single season.