Stepaniak Drafted to Green Bay
4/25/2020 5:36:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana offensive lineman Simon Stepaniak was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round (No. 209 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.
Stepaniak is the 10th Hoosier drafted by the Packers and the first since Jason Spriggs in 2016. He is the fourth IU offensive lineman (Spriggs, Dan Feeney - 2017, Wes Martin - 2019) to hear his name called since 2016, and he will join former Indiana O-linemen Rodger Saffold (Titans), Spriggs (Bears), Feeney (Chargers), Martin (Redskins) and Brandon Knight (Cowboys) in the NFL.
The Hoosiers have had 11 players selected since 2014 and at least one drafted in each of the last seven years.
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— Green Bay Packers (@packers) April 25, 2020
With the 209th pick in the 2020 #NFLDraft, the #Packers select Indiana OL Simon Stepaniak!#PackersDraft | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/aV6cESJdEK
A 2019 captain, Stepaniak started 31 games (30 at right guard, 1 at left guard) and appeared in 41 games in his career. He graduated with a media degree in December.
Stepaniak earned third-team All-Big Ten accolades as senior with 10 starts at right guard and one at left guard. IU matched a school record with nine 30-point games, set a program mark with 3,931 passing yards, and finished third with 5,626 total yards and 413 points.
The offensive lineman out of Indiana.@SimonStepaniak | #ProIU
— Indiana Football (@IndianaFootball) April 25, 2020
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Indiana was second in the Big Ten in pass offense (302.4, 15th nationally) and first downs (23.4, T-20th), third in total offense (432.8) and time of possession (33:44, 7th), and fifth in scoring offense (31.8).
