Michigan Football Dominates PFF's All-Big Ten Team

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Michigan is coming off its second consecutive undefeated regular season. The Wolverines took down Iowa in the Big Ten championship and Michigan will try its hand in the College Football Playoff for the third year in a row -- in hopes of bringing home the hardware.
The Wolverines had several All-Americans after their stellar play on the field. Guard Zak Zinter was named a consensus All-American while players like Blake Corum, Kris Jenkins, Mike Sainristil, and Mason Graham were all named to an All-American list.
Pro Football Focus came out with an All-Conference team, and when PFF named their All-Big Ten team, the Wolverines had the most players on it. Michigan had five players on the conference team.
The Wolverines had four players named as offensive All-Big Ten players: QB J.J. McCarthy, WR Roman Wilson, C Drake Nugent, and G Zak Zinter.
Defensively, Michigan had just one player: LB Michael Barrett. There is a hard argument for Kris Jenkins, Mason Graham, Will Johnson, and Mike Sainristil to make the defensive team. Three of those players were All-Americans, while Johnson would be a first-round pick -- more than likely -- if he was eligible to enter the 2024 NFL draft.
You can see the full team below:
OFFENSE
QB: J.J. McCarthy, Michigan Wolverines
RB: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State Buckeyes
WR: Isaiah Williams, Illinois Fighting Illini
WR: Roman Wilson, Michigan Wolverines
TE: Cade Stover, Ohio State Buckeyes
LT: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State Nittany Lions
LG: Preston Nichols, Purdue Boilermakers
C: Drake Nugent, Michigan Wolverines
RG: Zak Zinter, Michigan Wolverines
RT: Riley Mahlman, Wisconsin Badgers
DEFENSE
DI: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois Fighting Illini
DI: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State Buckeyes
EDGE: Jack Sawyer, Ohio State Buckeyes
EDGE: Chop Robinson, Penn State Nittany Lions
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa Hawkeyes
LB: Michael Barrett, Michigan Wolverines
CB: Sebastian Castro, Iowa Hawkeyes
CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin Badgers
S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota Golden Gophers
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue Boilermakers
Flex-D: Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin Badgers
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Dragan Kesich, Minnesota Golden Gophers
P: Tory Taylor, Iowa Hawkeyes
RS: Daequan Hardy, Penn State Nittany Lions

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