Big Ten Football: 19 Players Named AP Preseason All-Americans
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A total of 19 players from the Big Ten were named preseason All-Americans by the Associated Press. The outlet released its first- and second-team selections on Monday, less than one week from the start of the college football season.
Ohio State had four players named as first-team selections, most of any squad in college football. Safety Caleb Downs, offensive lineman Donovan Jackson, receiver Emeka Egbuka and cornerback Denzel Burke were all included on the AP All-America team.
Both Michigan and Georgia had three players selected.
Before jumping into the names of the All-Americans, here's a breakdown by Big Ten school (first- and second-team):
- Ohio State Buckeyes: 6 players
- Michigan Wolverines: 3 players
- Oregon Ducks: 3 players
- Iowa Hawkeyes: 2 players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers: 1 player
- Penn State Nittany Lions: 1 player
- Purdue Boilermakers: 1 player
- USC Trojans: 1 player
- Wisconsin Badgers: 1 player
Here's the complete rundown of the 19 Big Ten players named to the AP's preseason All-America team has we enter the 2024 college football season.
Big Ten 2024 preseason All-Americans
First Team Offense
- Guard: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
- Tight end: Colston Loveland, Michigan
- Wide receiver: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
First Team Defense
- Tackle: Mason Graham, Michigan
- Linebacker: Jay Higgins, Iowa
- Cornerback: Will Johnson, Michigan
- Cornebrack: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
- Safety: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
Second Team Offense
- Quarterback: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
- Running back: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
- Tackle: Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
- Tackle: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
- Wide receiver: Tez Johnson, Oregon
- All-purpose: Zachariah Branch, USC
Second Team Defense
- Edge: Abdul Carter, Penn State
- Tackle: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
- Cornerback: Sebastian Castro, Iowa
- Safety: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
- Defensive back: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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