Michigan Football: 11 Wolverines Named To All-Big Ten Offensive Team

After having 14 defensive players named to the All-Big Ten team yesterday, the Wolverines now have 11 offensive players who were selected to the All-Big Ten team today. Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy, running back Blake Corum, and offensive linemen Zak Zinter and Drake Nugent were all unanimous first-team selections.

Here's a look at the entire list below:

11 Wolverines earn spots on All-Big Ten offensive teams!#GoBlue | https://t.co/nZoMLVYV1i pic.twitter.com/G8Nb6ckesY
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) November 29, 2023

JJ McCarthy, QB: 1st team coaches, 1st team media
Blake Corum, RB: 1st team coaches, 1st team media
Zak Zinter, OL: 1st team coaches, 1st team media
Drake Nugent, OL: 1st team coaches, 1st team media
Colston Loveland, TE: 1st team coaches, 2nd team media
LaDarius Hendersion, OL: 1st team coaches, 2nd team media
Roman Wilson, WR: 2nd team coaches, 2nd team media
Karsen Barnhart, OL: 2nd team coaches, 3rd team media
AJ Barner, TE: honorable mention coaches, honorable mention media
Cornelius Johnson, WR: honorable mention media

Here's a closer look at some of Michigan's All-Big Ten team selections, via MGoBlue.com:

Blake Corum

is the fourth player to win the league's running back award twice, joining Montee Ball (2011-12), Saquon Barkley (2016-17) and most recently, Jonathan Taylor (2018-19). He is the only U-M back to receive the honor since it was introduced in 2011. He has 976 rushing yards and an FBS-leading 22 rushing touchdowns which is also a single-season record at Michigan. On 202 carries, Corum has only 12 yards lost. Corum is also a first-team all-league choice on both ballots and the program's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner.

JJ McCarthy

is the first U-M signal caller to win the league's honor for the top quarterback. He is a first-team pick on both the coaches and media ballots. In his 25 career starts, U-M is 24-1 for a win rate of 96 percent, the best mark by a starting quarterback in at least the last 10 seasons (minimum 20 starts). Through 12 games in 2023, McCarthy has completed 191-of-257 pass attempts for a completion percentage of 74.3, second-best in the country. He has 19 passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns, and 2,483 pass yards. McCarthy has been particularly effective on third down, completing 42-of-57 pass attempts (73.5 percent) for 615 yards with a 193.26 passer rating. In situations of 3rd-and-7 yards or more, McCarthy is 27-of-35 (75.8 percent) for 447 yards with 24 first downs or touchdowns (five).

Zak Zinter

(guard) and

Drake Nugent

(center) were named first-team All-Big Ten honorees by both the coaches and media.

LaDarius Henderson

(tackle) and

Colston Loveland

(tight end) were both picked as first-team honorees by the coaches and were second-team selections by the media.

The offense ranks 13th nationally in scoring (37.6 points per game), eighth in third-down conversion rate (49.6 percent), fifth in fourth-down conversion rate (77.8), fourth in tackles for loss allowed (3.33 per game), third in team pass efficiency (174.33), and third in turnover margin (1.17). It was part of a program-record 12 straight games with 30-plus points (streak includes nine games this year) and together, the unit has at least three offensive touchdowns in every game played.