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