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The AP All-Americans for the 2017 season have officially been named.
On Tuesday, the Associated Press released the names of the 2017 preseason All-Americans. The B1G had four players listed on the first-team, while five additional players were named to the second team.
The players listed as second-team All-Americans from the B1G were: TE Troy Fumagalli (Wisconsin), DE Tyquan Lewis (Ohio State), DE Rashan Gary (Michigan), LB Tegray Scales (Indiana) and S Godwin Igwebuike (Northwestern).
Check out the first-team All-Americans, as selected by the Associated Press:
First Team Offense
QB: Sam Darnold, USC
RB: Saquon Barkley, Penn State
RB: Derrius Guice, LSU
OT: Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
OT: Connor Williams, Texas
OG: Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
OG: Cody O’Connell, Washington State
C: Billy Price, Ohio State
TE: Mike Gesicki, Penn State
WR: James Washington, Oklahoma State
WR: Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
APP: Quadree Henderson, Pitt
K: Daniel Carlson, Auburn
First Team Defense
DE: Harold Landry, Boston College
DE: Bradley Chubb, NC State
DT: Ed Oliver, Houston
DT: Dexter Lawrence, Clemson
LB: Arden Key, LSU
LB: Josey Jewell, Iowa
LB: Azeem Victor, Washington
CB: Tavarus McFadden, Florida State
CB: Jaire Alexander, Louisville
S: Derwin James, Florida State
S: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
P: Mitch Wishnowsky, Utah
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB