USA TODAY Sports Network All-Big Ten football team 2024, player, coach, newcomer of year

Posted by author December 6, 2024 Sports

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Oregon and Penn State will meet in the Big Ten Championship game Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, but it was Iowa who put the most players on the USA TODAY Sports Network’s postseason All-Big Ten team.

Five Hawkeyes earned top honors, with two (Kaleb Johnson and Jay Higgins) earning unanimous consideration.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti was unanimous choice for Coach of the Year.

Here’s how the rest of All-Big Ten honors look:

* unanimous selection

Player of the Year: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

Coach of the Year: Curt Cignetti, Indiana*

Newcomer of the Year: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
Running back: Kaleb Johnson, Iowa*
Running back: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
Wide receiver: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
Wide receiver: Tai Felton, Maryland
Tight end: Tyler Warren, Penn State
Offensive line: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota*
Offensive line: Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon
Offensive line: Connor Colby, Iowa
Offensive line: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
Offensive line: Logan Jones, Iowa

DEFENSE

Defensive line: Abdul Carter, Penn State
Defensive line: Mikail Kamara, Indiana
Defensive line: Mason Graham, Michigan
Defensive line: Matayo Uiagalelei, Oregon
Linebacker: Jay Higgins, Iowa*
Linebacker: Carson Schwesinger, UCLA
Linebacker: Aiden Fisher, Indiana
Defensive back: Caleb Downs, Ohio State*
Defensive back: D’Angelo Ponds, Indiana
Defensive back: Xavier Scott, Illinois
Defensive back: Koi Perich, Minnesota

SPECIAL TEAMS

Punter: Eddie Czaplicki, USC
Kicker: Dominic Zvada, Michigan
All-Purpose: Kaden Wetjen, Iowa

Also receiving votes: QB: Kurtis Rourke, Indiana; Will Howard, Ohio State; RB: Jonah Coleman, Washington, Woody Marks, USC, Jordan James, Oregon; WR: Pat Bryant, Illinois; Tez Johnson, Oregon; TE: Colston Loveland, Michigan; OL: Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State; Gennings Dunker, Iowa; Ajani Cornelius, Oregon; Hollin Pierce, Rutgers; Emmanuel Pregnon, USC; Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State; Caleb Tiernan, Northwestern;

DL: Kenneth Grant, Michigan; Josaiah Stewart, Michigan; Jordan Burch, Oregon; Derrick Harmon, Oregon; JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State; LB: Jailin Walker, Indiana; Carson Bruener, Washington; Cody Simon, Ohio State; Kobe King, Penn State; DB: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue; Jaylen Reed, Penn State; Thaddeus Dixon, Washington; Jermari Harris, Iowa; Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon; Lathan Ransom, Ohio State; Jaylen Smith, USC.

P: Rhys Dakin, Iowa; Ryan Eckley, Michigan State; K: Jonathan Kim, Michigan State; All-Purpose: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State.