If a Michigan State player is drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, that will make it 80 years straight with an MSU player drafted.
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When Justin Layne was selected in the Third Round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers last year, he continued the streak of Michigan State players being selected in the NFL Draft to 79 years. This year, the Spartans will look to extend that streak to a milestone of 80 years. This is the third longest active NFL Draft streak out of all college football programs.
For any Spartan fans who might be concerned about reaching this mark, don’t be. Michigan State has 14 players eligible for this year’s draft, and I think there is a bare minimum of three players from this class whose name will be called in this year’s draft, and Josiah Scott specifically is a lock to be drafted.
In the poll we ran earlier today, at the time of this posting 35% of readers voted that MSU will have three players selected this year, with 25% thinking four will be drafted and 19% selecting five.
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This poll is in line with my thinking as well. I think MSU has five players in the draft this year who, if not all drafted, will at least be locks to be on NFL rosters next season. They are:
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