Second Year Spring: a look at why Jack Nelson could be destined for B1G things

Kelli Steffes, UW Athletics The Wisconsin Badgers football team has a storied tradition of churning out talented offensive lineman dating back to Mike Webster in the 1970s, Paul Gruber in the 1980s, Joe Panos and Chris McIntosh (as well as many others) in the 1990s, oh and that Joe Thomas guy wasn’t too shabby either in the 2000s.

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images Joe Thomas (No. 73) at the 2013 Pro Bowl.In fact, last year nine former Wisconsin offensive lineman were rostered in the NFL, with two recent alumni (Jon Dietzen and Cole Van Lanen) hoping to join them with the Packers as of this off-season.

With a high amount of success along the line, NFL teams have taken notice and so have…