Wisconsin’s Ryan Ramczyk should be 1st OL Drafted

Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Ramczyk speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Wisconsin: Incredible homer bias at play here, but lets be clear.  Wisconsin has a profitable history of NFL prospects succeeding at the NFL level.  LT Joe Thomas is inarguably the best Cleveland Brown of the last 10 years which is more laudatory than it sounds.   Thomas is the fifth highest paid LT in the NFL on a $80.5 million/7 year contract.   He has made 10 Pro Bowls and six First Team All Pros.  This offseason alone  OG Kevin Zeitler signed a $60 million/5 year contract with the Cleveland Browns with just over half guaranteed ($31.5 million).  That deal makes him the seventh highest paid OG in the NFL.  RT Ricky Wagner signed a $47.5 million/5 year contract with the Detroit Lions with $20.5 million guaranteed.  That deal makes Wagner the ninth highest paid RT in the NFL.  There are five other ex-Badgers playing OL in the NFL right now.