2022 PFF College Preseason All-Big Ten Team

• Ohio State and Michigan lead the way with six players apiece on the All-Big Ten first team.

• The All-Big Ten quarterbacks are Ohio State's C.J. Stroud (first team), Maryland's Taulia Tagovailoa (second team), Purdue's Aidan O'Connell (third team) and Michigan's Cade McNamara (HM).

• Check out PFF's 2023 NFL Draft Big Board to see which Big Ten stars are among the top preseason draft prospects.

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Ahead of the 2022 college football season, PFF presents its preseason All-Big Ten Team.

Below are the first, second and third teams in addition to an honorable mention team. For in-depth analysis of these college football talents — and their respective programs — take a look at the 2022 PFF College Football Preview Guide.

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FIRST TEAM

QB: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

RB: Blake Corum, Michigan

RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State

WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

WR: Parker Washington, Penn State

WR: Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland

TE: Erick All, Michigan

OT: Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

OT: Dawand Jones, Ohio State

G: Matthew Jones, Ohio State

G: J.D. Duplain, Michigan State

C: John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

 

DI: Jacob Slade, Michigan State

DI: Mazi Smith, Michigan

Edge: Nick Herbig, Wisconsin

Edge: Zach Harrison, Ohio State

LB: Jack Campbell, Iowa

LB: Jestin Jacobs, Iowa

CB: DJ Turner, Michigan

CB: Riley Moss, Iowa

S: Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State

S: Avery Young, Rutgers

Flex D: Tiawan Mullen, Indiana

 

K: Jake Moody, Michigan

P: Brad Robbins, Michigan

PR/KR: Jayden Reed, Michigan State

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SECOND TEAM

QB: Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland

RB: Braelon Allen, Wisconsin

RB: Donovan Edwards, Michigan

WR: Rakim Jarrett, Maryland

WR: Mitchell Tinsley, Penn State

WR: Ronnie Bell, Michigan

TE: Sam LaPorta, Iowa

OT: Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State

OT: Ryan Hayes, Michigan

G: Spencer Anderson, Maryland

G: Spencer Holstege, Purdue

C: Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan

     

DI: Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin

DI: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State

Edge: Durell Nchami, Maryland

Edge: Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern

LB: Curtis Jacobs, Penn State

LB: Seth Benson, Iowa

CB: Joey Porter Jr., Penn State

CB: Jay Shaw, Wisconsin

S: Xavier Henderson, Michigan State

S: Jordan Howden, Minnesota

Flex D: Cameron Mitchell, Northwestern

 

K: Noah Ruggles, Ohio State

P: Andy Vujnovich, Wisconsin

PR/KR: Charlie Jones, Purdue

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THIRD TEAM

QB: Aidan O'Connell, Purdue

RB: Chase Brown, Illinois

RB: Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota

WR: Jayden Reed, Michigan State

WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

WR: Chris Autman-Bell, Minnesota

TE: Payne Durham, Purdue

OT: Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland

OT: Alex Palczewski, Illinois

G: Axel Ruschmeyer, Minnesota

G: Zak Zinter, Michigan

C: Luke Wypler, Ohio State

 

DI: PJ Mustipher, Penn State

DI: Branson Deen, Purdue

Edge: Garrett Nelson, Nebraska

Edge: Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska

LB: Steele Chambers, Ohio State

LB: Luke Reimer, Nebraska

CB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State

CB: Justin Walley, Minnesota

S: Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State

S: Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa

Flex D: Tanner McCalister, Ohio State

  

K: Chad Ryland, Maryland

P: Brian Buschini, Nebraska

PR/KR: Aron Cruickshank, Rutgers

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HONORABLE MENTION

QB: Cade McNamara, Michigan

RB: Miyan Williams, Ohio State

RB: Evan Hull, Northwestern

WR: D.J. Matthews Jr., Indiana

WR: Malik Washington, Northwestern

WR: Jeshaun Jones, Maryland

TE: Brevyn Spann-Ford, Minnesota

OT: Luke Haggard, Indiana

OT: Jack Nelson, Wisconsin

G: Mason Lunsford, Maryland

G: Connor Colby, Iowa

C: Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

         

DI: Simeon Barrow, Michigan State

DI: Lukas Van Ness, Iowa

Edge: Joe Evans, Iowa

Edge: Mohamed Toure, Rutgers*

LB: Cal Haladay, Michigan State

LB: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State

CB: Jaylin Williams, Indiana

CB: Kessawn Abraham, Rutgers

S: John Torchio, Wisconsin

S: Devon Matthews, Indiana

Flex D: Coco Azema, Northwestern

 

K: Charles Campbell, Indiana

P: Adam Korsak, Rutgers

PR/KR: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State