The 2010 Big Ten postseason player rankings continue with ...
No. 10: Scott Tolzien, QB, Wisconsin, Sr., 6-3, 205
2010 numbers: Completed 194 of 266 passes for 2,459 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions; ranked second nationally and set a team record for completion percentage (72.9); also led Big Ten, set a team record and ranked sixth nationally in pass efficiency (165.9 rating); earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches.
Preseason rank: No. 19 in the preseason top 25 players
Why he's here: It would be a good idea for Wisconsin to clone Tolzien every four years. Simply put, he's the perfect quarterback for the Badgers' system and showed why as he led Wisconsin to its first Big Ten championship in 11 seasons. Tolzien displayed incredible efficiency and executed the play-action passes to complement Wisconsin's dominant rushing attack. The senior had a span of four-plus games without throwing an interception.
He was brilliant in a win against top-ranked Ohio State, completing 13 of 16 passes, and completed his first 14 pass attempts in a rout of Michigan. Tolzien threw only 29 incomplete passes during Wisconsin's seven-game win streak to close the regular season. He won the Johnny Unitas Award as the nation's top senior quarterback and displayed tremendous leadership for a record-setting Badgers offense.
No. 10: Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien
No. 11: Michigan State LB Greg Jones
No. 12: Ohio State CB Chimdi Chekwa
No. 13: Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor
No. 14: Wisconsin G John Moffitt
No. 15: Michigan C David Molk
No. 16: Ohio State DE Cameron Heyward:
No. 17: Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi
No. 18: Michigan State QB Kirk Cousins
No. 19: Indiana WR Tandon Doss
No. 21: Penn State G Stefen Wisniewski
No. 22: Iowa DE Adrian Clayborn
No. 23: Wisconsin RB James White
No. 24: Ohio State LT Mike Adams
No. 25: Indiana QB Ben Chappell