Madison, WI - After missing out on a bowl game for the first time in 23 years, Wisconsin football reached its lowest point on the field in a generation. With what was the nation's third-longest postseason streak snapped, the Badgers do not have much to hang their hat on.

The grip held by the SEC and Big Ten on college football has grown more powerful in recent years, and now their collective reign of dominance also extends to the NFL Draft. Nearly 60 percent of the NFL’s 257 selections in seven rounds belonged to either the SEC (79) or Big Ten (71).

The event that football fans and hopeful professional athletes are waiting for is almost here: the 2025 NFL Draft! Elite college athletes are close to finding out what team they will call home. The annual event in essence is when the National Football League teams come together to select newly eligible players.