In the fifth round with the 143rd overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected Wisconsin Badgers linebacker on Ryan Connelly on Saturday.
The Eden Prairie, Minn., native came to Wisconsin as an unheralded walk-on but stepped up in the 2016 season opener against LSU when starter Chris Orr went down due to injury. He further solidified himself for his last three seasons in Madison thereafter, recording 251 tackles, 29 for loss in 52 career games (26 starts).
In 2017, Connelly led the team in tackles (88) and recorded 11 tackles for loss for a defensive unit that ranked in the top 3 in the nation in four categories: pass efficiency defense (No.