The cream of the crop is back, B1G and its preseason first team crashes the college football party

With the B1G set to kickoff this weekend – FINALLY – those of us at Sports Talk from Top to Bottom have decided to take our shot at selecting the preseason All-B1G football teams, as well as forecasting how we see the standings playing out.

Next up, we are displaying our All-B1G first team. After combing through last season’s All-B1G postseason football teams, this season’s preseason All-B1G teams, and tons of statistics, we followed our gut in deciding which players fit where. We also kept our eyes and ears open as some of the league’s top returning talent opted out of the season, and then back in.

We aren’t going to go into a lot of detail about why we selected each player where we did. But we would like your input on these teams. If you agree, give us a thumbs up. If not, go on a rant if you’d like, or offer up your own teams. Either way, let’s get the dialogue rolling!

2020 Preseason All-B1G Football

First Team Offense

Quarterback – Justin Fields, 6-3 228 Junior – Ohio State

2019 Stats: 238-354-3 67.2% 3,273 41 TDs, 137-484 10 TDs

Career Stats: 265-393-3 67.4% 3,601 45 TDs, 179-750 14 TDs

Running Back – Trey Sermon, 6-0 221 Senior – Ohio State

2019 Stats: 54-385 4 TDs, 8-71 1 TD

Career Stats: 339-2,076 22 TDs, 36-391 3 TDs

Running Back – Stevie Scott, 6-2 231 Junior – Indiana

2019 Stats: 178-845 10 TDs, 26-211 1 TD

Career Stats: 406-1,982 20 TDs, 42-297 2 TDs

Wide Receiver – Rashod Bateman, 6-2 210 Junior – Minnesota

2019 Stats: 60-1,219 11 TDs

Career Stats: 111-1,923 17 TDs

Wide Receiver – Chris Olave, 6-1 188 Junior – Ohio State

2019 Stats: 49-849 12 TDS, 2-5 0 TDs

Career Stats: 60-1,037 15 TDs, 2-5 0 TDs

Wide Receiver – Rondale Moore, 5-9 180 Sophomore – Purdue

2019 Stats: 29-387 2 TDs, 3-3 0 TDs (Only 4 Games)

Career Stats: 143-1,645 14 TDS, 24-216 2 TDs

Tight End – Pat Freiermuth, 6-5 259 Junior – Penn State

2019 Stats: 43-507 7 TDs

Career Stats: 69-875 15 TDs

Center – Josh Myers, 6-5 312 Junior – Ohio State

Third Team All-Big Ten Coaches

Second Team All-Big Ten Media

Offensive Lineman – Wyatt Davis, 6-4 315 Junior – Ohio State

Second Team All-Big Ten Coaches

First Team All-Big Ten Media

Offensive Lineman – Cole Van Lanen, 6-5 312 Senior – Wisconsin

Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Coaches

Second Team All-Big Ten Media

Offensive Lineman – Alaric Jackson, 6-6 315 Senior – Iowa

Third Team All-Big Ten Coaches

Third Team All-Big Ten Media

Offensive Lineman – Blaise Andries, 6-6 325 Junior – Minnesota

Third Team All-Big Ten Coaches

Third Team All-Big Ten Media

First Team Defense

Defensive Lineman – Kwity Paye, 6-4 272 Senior – Michigan

26U-24A, 50 Tackles, 12.5 TFL, 6.5 Sacks, 3 QBH, 1 FR

Defensive Lineman – George Karlaftis, 6-4 270 Sophomore – Purdue

30U-24A, 54 Tackles, 17 TFL, 7.5 Sacks, 1 INT, 2 BRUP, 2 FR, 1 FF

Defensive Lineman – Shaka Toney, 6-3 231 Senior – Penn State

13U-28A, 41 Tackles, 8 TFL, 6.5 Sacks, 1 BRUP, 5 QBH, 1 FR, 1 Blk Kick

Defensive Lineman – Aidan Hutchinson, 6-6 269 Junior – Michigan

34U-34A, 68 Tackles, 10 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 6 BRUP, 4 QBH, 2 FF

Linebacker – Cameron McGrone, 6-1 236 Junior – Michigan

38U-28A, 66 Tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 BRUP, 5 QBH, 1 FF

Linebacker – Paddy Fisher, 6-4 240 Senior – Northwestern

40U-49A, 89 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 3 BRUP, 1 QBH, 2 FF

Linebacker – Antjuan Simmons, 6-0 225 Senior – Michigan State

44U-46A, 90 Tackles, 15 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 INT, 3 BRUP, 3 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF

Linebacker – Jack Sanborn, 6-2 232 Junior – Wisconsin

50U-30A, 80 Tackles, 9 TFL, 5.5 Sacks, 3 INT, 3 BRUP, 2 QBH, 1 FR, 1 FF

Defensive Back – Shaun Wade, 6-1 195 Senior – Ohio State

16U-9A, 25 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT, 8 BRUP, 1 QBH, 1 FF

Defensive Back – Tiawan Mullen, 5-10 176 Sophomore – Indiana

25U-4A, 29 Tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0 Sacks, 13 BRUP, 2 FR, 2 FF

Defensive Back – Tariq Castro-Fields, 6-0 195 Senior – Penn State

32U-20A, 52 Tackles, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 INT, 8 BRUP

Defensive Back – Eric Burrell, 6-0 195 Senior – Wisconsin

34U-21A, 55 Tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 INT, 6 BRUP, 2 FR, 2 FF

First Team Special Teams

All-Purpose – Rondale Moore, 5-9 180 Sophomore – Purdue

3 (Rush), 387 (Rec.), 36 (PR), 151 (KR), 0 (IR), 577 (Total), 144.2 (AVG/Game)

Kicker – Keith Duncan, 5-10 179 Senior – Iowa

29-34, 49 LG

Punter – Blake Hayes, 6-6 215 Senior – Illinois

77-3, 437, 44.6 AVG, 70 LG, 2 TB, 14 FC, 32 Inside 20, 22 50+, 1 BLK

Kick Returner – Ihmir Smith-Marsette, 6-1 186 Senior – Iowa

17-503, 29.6 Avg., 2 TDs

Punt Returner – Nico Ragaini, 6-0 193 Sophomore – Iowa

9-96, 19.7 Avg., 0 TDs

Long Snapper – Billy Taylor, 6-1 225 Senior – Rutgers