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FWAA All-America teams include 12 B1G players
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The Football Writers Association of America has unveiled its 2019 All-America teams.
Thursday, first- and second-team selections were released from the FWAA. Among the two teams, there were 12 players from the B1G who earned honors.
Nine of those players earned first-team recognition, and three were listed as second-team selections. Ohio State led the way with five players receiving first- or second-team honors. Wisconsin had three selections, Iowa had two inclusions and Minnesota and Penn State each had one nominee.
Below are the 12 B1G players to receive All-America honors for the 2019 season:
First-Team
- RB: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
- OL: Tristan Wirfs, Iowa
- OL: Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin
- DL: Chase Young, Ohio State
- LB: Zack Baun, Wisconsin
- DB: Jeff Okudah, Ohio State
- DB: Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota
- AP: J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
- K: Keith Duncan, Iowa
Second-Team
- QB: Justin Fields, Ohio State
- OL: Wyatt Davis, Ohio State
- LB: Micah Parsons, Penn State
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