Athlon Sports 2024 Big Ten Football All-Conference Team

Originally posted on Nittany Sports Now
By Mike Vukovcan | Last updated Jun 27, 2024 11:23 AM ET

With the start of the season just months away, Athlon Sports has released its 2024 Big Ten Football All-Conference team.

As is normally the case, the Penn State Nittany Lions are well represented with 9 players listed on the first three teams.

When making these projections, Athlon Sports says that these teams are based how these players are projected to perform in 2024 and is based on their career statistics. They also wanted it to be known that these rankings are based on the talent of each individual and team strength plays no part in if a player is listed.

With that being said, here’s the Athlon Sports 2024 Big Ten Football All-Conference Team

First Team Offense

QB: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
RB: Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
RB/All-Purpose: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
WR: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
WR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
WR: Evan Stewart, oregon
TE: Colston Loveland, Michigan
C: Logan Jones, Iowa
OL: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
OL: Ajani Cornelius, Oregon
OL: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
OL: Josh Conerly, Oregon
OL: Jonah Monheim, USC

Penn State Nittany Lions running back Nicholas Singleton (10) November 12, 2022 David Hague/NSN

First Team Defense

DL: JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DL: Mason Graham, Michigan
DL: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
DL: Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
DL: Abdul Carter, Penn State
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB: Nick Jackson, Iowa
LB: Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
LB: Xander Mueller, Northwestern
CB: Will Johnson, Michigan
CB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
CB: Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
S: Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin

Abdul Carter and the Nittany Lions sing the Penn State alma mater following their 31-0 win over Iowa.

2nd Team Offense:

QB: Drew Allar, Penn State
RB: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
RB: Jordan James, Oregon
RB: Kaytron Allen, Penn State
RB: Darius Taylor, Minnesota
WR: Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
WR: Will Pauling, Wisconsin
WR: Tai Felton, Maryland
TE: Tyler Warren, Penn State
TE: Luke Lachey, Iowa
C: Gus Hartwig, Purdue
OL: Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
OL: Josh Fryar, Ohio State
OL: Connor Colby, Iowa
OL: Josh Priebe, Michigan
OL: Riley Mahlman, Wisconsin

2nd Team Defense:

DL: Yahya Black, Iowa
DL: Kenneth Grant, Michigan
DL: Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
DL: Bear Alexander, USC
DL: Jordan Burch, Oregon
DL: Jah Joyner, Minnesota
LB: Jaishawn Barham, Michigan
LB: Ruben Hyppolite II, Maryland
LB: Kobe King, Penn State
LB: Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
LB: Carson Bruener, Washington
CB: Sebastian Castro, Iowa
CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
CB: Tommi Hill, Nebraska
CB: Justin Walley, Minnesota
S: Quinn Schulte, Iowa
S: Kevin Winston, Penn State
S: Isaac Gifford, Nebraska

Kevin Winston Jr. celebrates his third quarter fumble recovery with teammates Abdul Carter, Adisa Isaac, and Keaton Ellis.

Other Penn State Players Mentioned:

OL: Sal Wormley, 3rd Team Offense
DL: Dani Dennis-Sutton, 3rd Team Defense
WR: Julian Fleming, 4th Team Offense
LB: Tony Rojas, 4th Team Defense
CB: A.J. Harris, 4th Team Defense

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