How many preseason all-conference selections each Big Ten team has: Michigan ranks second with 17
Michigan Wolverines football has 17 preseason All-Big Ten selections, according to Athlon Sports (first team through fourth team). Here’s a dive into how that stacks up with the rest of the league.
Michigan’s 17 choices are second to only Ohio State (20). Penn State (13), Iowa (12) and Illinois (11) all have double digits. Michigan State (5), Purdue (5), Rutgers (5) and Northwestern (3) are at the bottom of the league with five or fewer.
The Maize and Blue have seven first-team honorees, second only to Ohio State’s eight. Only four teams besides the Wolverines and Buckeyes even have multiple first-team selections — Penn State (4), Iowa (3), Illinois (3) and Wisconsin (3).
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Michigan has the most second-teamers (5). In terms of combined first- and second-teamers, the Wolverines and Buckeyes are tied at the top with 12. Only one other Big ten program has eight — Penn State — while nobody else has more than four.
Here’s a look at each Big Ten team and how they fared with Athlon Sports‘ preseason all-conference teams:
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Fourth Team | Total | |
| Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Michigan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Penn State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Iowa | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Illinois | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Maryland | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Purdue | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Here are Michigan’s selections:
• First team: junior quarterback J.J. McCarthy, senior running back Blake Corum, junior running back Donovan Edwards (listed as “all-purpose), graduate center Drake Nugent, senior right guard Zak Zinter, junior linebacker Junior Colson and sophomore cornerback Will Johnson.
• Second team: Graduate left guard Trevor Keegan, senior defensive tackle Kris Jenkins, sophomore defensive tackle Mason Graham, graduate linebacker Michael Barrett and junior safety Rod Moore
• Third team: Graduate wide receiver Cornelius Johnson and sophomore tight end Colston Loveland
• Fourth team: Graduate offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart, senior EDGE Jaylen Harrell and graduate cornerback Mike Sainristil
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