From the Pee Wee ranks all the way through high school, many football stars end up playing multiple positions -- at least one on each side of the line of scrimmage.
That usually ends in college unless you are the rare gifted athlete like Paramus Catholic High School product Jabrill Peppers at Michigan.
Rutgers tried it a few times in recent years with a mixed bag of results.
But that doesn't mean that players don't hold onto dreams of playing another -- sometimes more glorious -- position.
NJ Advance Media asked 10 Big Ten players: What position would you like to play in the Big Ten?