The Big Ten released its preseason honors, which include 12 players, and Iowa's offensive lineman Kade Pieper has made the cut as one of the conference's best players. He would join a handful of Iowa offensive linemen hearing their names called in the first round, which has often led to great success at the next level. Iowa Football NFL Draft HistoryThe Hawkeyes are on a run of offensive linemen turning into stars under offensive line coach George Barnett, with the proof in the pudding of recent NFL drafts. Kade Pieper is receiving first-round buzz as an interior offensive lineman, which isn't common due to the positional value. That said, Pro Football Focus is seeing Pieper off the board in the first round of next year's draft.