Athlon Sports reveal 2018 All-Big Ten preseason teams
You know the college football season is just around the corner when the preseason magazines start hitting the shelves. That time is now, as Athlon Sports’ 2018 college football preview magazine is out and ready to be purchased online and on newsstands across the country.
To celebrate the release of the magazine, Athlon Sports has revealed its All-Big Ten preseason teams. All four teams can be viewed on the company’s website here.
We’ve taken the liberty of listing out Athlon’s first-team and second-team units below:
First-Team Offense
- QB – Trace McSorley, Penn State
- RB – Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
- RB – J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
- AP – JD Spielman, Nebraska
- WR – Felton Davis, Michigan State
- WR – Stanley Morgan, Nebraska
- TE – Noah Fant, Iowa
- C – Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin
- OL – David Edwards, Wisconsin
- OL – Michael Deiter, Wisconsin
- OL – Michael Jordan, Ohio State
- OL – Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin
First-Team Defense
- DL – Nick Bosa, Ohio State
- DL – Rashan Gary, Michigan
- DL – Chase Winovich, Michigan
- DL – Dre’Mont Jones, Ohio State
- LB – Devin Bush, Michigan
- LB – T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin
- LB – Khaleke Hudson, Michigan
- CB – Lavert Hill, Michigan
- CB – David Long, Michigan
- S – D’Cota Dixon, Wisconsin
- S – Jordan Fuller, Ohio State
First-Team Special Teams
- K – Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin
- P – Drue Chrisman, Ohio State
- KR – Parris Campbell, Ohio State
- PR – DeAndre Thompkins, Penn State
Second-Team Offense
- QB – Brian Lewerke, Michigan State
- RB – Karan Higdon, Michigan
- RB – LJ Scott, Michigan State
- AP – Rodney Smith, Minnesota
- WR – Parris Campbell, Ohio State
- WR – Juwan Johnson, Penn State
- TE – Sean McKeon, Michigan
- C – Kirk Barron, Purdue
- OL – Ben Bredeson, Michigan
- OL – Isaiah Prince, Ohio State
- OL – Tommy Doles, Northwestern
Second-Team Defense
- DL – Kenny Willekes, Michigan State
- DL – Shareef Miller, Penn State
- DL – Anthony Nelson, Iowa
- DL – Joe Gaziano, Northwestern
- LB – Joe Bachie, Michigan State
- LB – Markus Bailey, Purdue
- LB – Paddy Fisher, Northwestern
- CB – Amani Oruwariye, Penn State
- CB – Montre Hartage, Northwestern
- S – David Dowell, Michigan State
- S – Jonathan Crawford, Indiana
Second-Team Special Teams
- K – Quinn Nordin, Michigan
- P – Blake Gillikin, Penn State
- KR – JD Spielman, Nebraska
- PR – Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan