B1G lands 6 players on FWAA’s list of first-team All-Americans

The full first and second-team All-American selections from the FWAA for the 2023 season are out!

In total, the B1G tied for the national lead with 6 first-team selections. The Pac-12 also produced 6 first-team selections with the SEC (5), Big 12 (4) and Independents (2) also producing multiple first-team players.

In terms of individual programs, Iowa led all schools with a trio of first-team selections. Ohio State, Michigan and Illinois also had a first-team selection.

“The FWAA All-America Committee has selected another outstanding group of players for our 2023 team,” said 2023 FWAA President Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports. “Over a period of months, long hours go into the selection and the production of this team by the committee: lengthy conference calls and several votes. Since 1944, the FWAA committee has always been geographically diverse, obviously translating into a team this year that honors players from all 10 FBS conferences.”

Here are the full All-American selections from the B1G:

First Team Offense

• WR Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
• OL Zak Zinter, Michigan

First Team Defense

• DT Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton, Illinois
• LB Jay Higgins, Iowa
• DB Cooper DeJean, Iowa

First Team Specialists

• P Tory Taylor, Iowa

Second Team Offense

• RB Blake Corum, Michigan
• OL Olu Fashanu, Penn State

Second Team Defense

• DT Kris Jenkins, Michigan
• LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
• DB Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.