The countdown of the Big Ten's best players rolls along into the top 10 spots, where the competition gets even more heated thanks to the depth of talent across the league and the pile of accomplishments for the conference's standouts.
As we inch toward the top, here's how spots No. 6 through 10 shake out.
No. 6: Michigan State QB Connor Cook
The last game of his career certainly didn’t go the way Cook would have envisioned, but he’ll leave the Spartans with his reputation as a winner still solidly intact. Michigan State’s record with Cook leading the attack speaks for itself, and after giving the program another Big Ten title on the way out the door, the bar for his replacement at quarterback couldn’t be any higher.