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Bosa tabbed media’s best Big Ten player
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Athlon Sports surveyed 35 Big Ten media members on who the conference’s best player is. At the top of that list, of course, was Ohio State’s Joey Bosa.
The preseason All-American was one of four Buckeyes that finished in the top six of the player rankings. Ezekiel Elliott came in at No. 2 while J.T. Barrett was No. 4 and Cardale Jones was ranked No. 6. Both non-Buckeyes came from Michigan State.
The point system was assigned, giving 15 points for a player with a No. 1 vote, 14 points for a No. 2 vote, 13 points for a No. 3 vote and etc.
Here’s the list in its entirety:
1. Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State (24 first-place votes)
2. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State (7 first-place votes)
3. Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State (2 first-place votes)
4. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State (2 first-place votes)
5. Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
6. Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State
7. Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State
8. Taylor Decker, OT, Ohio State
9. Jack Conklin, OT, Michigan State
10. Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State
11. Corey Clement, RB, Wisconsin
12. Christian Hackenberg, QB, Penn State
13. Jack Allen, C, Michigan State
14. Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska
15. Leonte Carroo, WR, Rutgers
16. Vonn Bell, S, Ohio State
17. Braxton Miller, WR, Ohio State
18. Adolphus Washington, DT, Ohio State
19. De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR/RS, Nebraska
20. DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
21 Joshua Perry, LB, Ohio State
22. Michael Caputo, S, Wisconsin
23. Drew Ott, DE, Iowa
24. Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
25. Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
26T. Eric Murray, CB, Minnesota
26T. Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana
26T. Jordan Lucas, S, Penn State
29. Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State
30T. Pat Elflein, OG, Ohio State
30T. Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State
32T. Jake Butt, TE, Michigan
32T. De’Vondre Campbell, LB, Minnesota
34T. William Likely, CB, Maryland
34T. Tyler Marz, LT, Wisconsin
34T. Nate Gerry, S, Nebraska
34T. Tanner McEvoy, WR/S, Wisconsin
34T. Brad Craddock, P, Maryland
39T. Raekwon McMillan, LB, Ohio State
39T. Wes Lunt, QB, Illinois
39T. Ja’Whaun Bentley, LB, Purdue
39T. Vincent Valentine, DT, Nebraska
43T. Jake Rudock, QB, Michigan
43T. Dan Voltz, C, Wisconsin
45T. Jake Duzey, TE, Iowa
45T. Briean Boddy-Calhoun, CB, Minnesota
47. Nate Sudfeld, QB, Indiana
48T. Frankie Williams, DB, Purdue
48T. Sam Foltz, P, Nebraska
48T. Vince Biegel, LB, Wisconsin
48T. Lawrence Thomas, DE/DT, Michigan State
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.