Preview 2018: Previewing and looking ahead to the Big Ten season with the CFN All-Big Ten Team & Top 30 players.
Preview 2018: CFN All-Big Ten Team & Top 30 Players
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2018 Preseason CFN Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
RB Jonathan Taylor, Soph. Wisconsin
Expected to be a nice part of the Badger running back puzzle as a true freshman, he became a Heisman-caliber star who flirted with the 2,000-yard mark in a historic first season. He finished with 1,977 yards and 13 scores, but he had a fumbling issue around the goal line – his touchdown numbers should’ve been far bigger. Now, behind an NFL-caliber offensive front, he should be every bit as strong and – as unrealistic as it might be – to potentially do even more.
2018 Preseason CFN Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
DT Rashan Gary, Jr. Michigan
No argument if you wanted to make this Ohio State DE Nick Bosa – there’s no wrong answer here, at least in terms of NFL talent.
Gary was a former top national recruit who’s playing himself into a potential top overall NFL draft pick – or at least a part of the top five, along with Bosa – with phenomenal quickness and the ability to get into the backfield on a consistent basis. The 6-5, 281-pounder has 81 tackles and 5.5 sacks in his first two seasons – he might just hit that sack mark this season alone.
2018 Preseason CFN All-Big Ten Offense
QB – Trace McSorley, Sr. Penn State
RB – JK Dobbins, Soph. Ohio State
RB – Jonathan Taylor, Soph. Wisconsin
WR – Felton Davis, Sr. Michigan State
WR – Stanley Morgan, Sr. Nebraska
TE – Noah Fant, Jr. Iowa
OL – Beau Benzschawel, Sr. Wisconsin
OL – Tariq Cole, Sr. Rutgers
OL – Michael Deiter, Sr. Wisconsin
OL – David Edwards, Jr. Wisconsin
OL – Isaiah Prince, Sr. Ohio State
2018 Preseason CFN All-Big Ten Defense
DE – Nick Bosa, Jr. Ohio State
DT – Rashan Gary, Jr. Michigan
DT – Lorenzo Neal, Jr. Purdue
DE – Chase Winovich, Sr. Michigan
LB – Joe Bachie, Jr. Michigan State
LB – Devin Bush, Jr. Michigan
LB – TJ Edwards, Sr. Wisconsin
CB – Lavert Hill, Jr. Michigan
S – Antoine Brooks, Jr. Maryland
S – Amani Hooker, Jr. Iowa
CB – Amani Oruwariye, Sr. Penn State
2018 Preseason CFN All-Big Ten Special Teams
PK – Rafael Gaglianone, Sr. Wisconsin
P – Drue Crisman, Jr. Ohio State
KR – Rodney Smith, Sr. Minnesota
PR – DeAndre Thompkins, Sr. Penn State
2018 Preseason CFN Big Ten Top 30 Players
1. RB Jonathan Taylor, Soph. Wisconsin
2. DT Rashan Gary, Jr. Michigan
3. DE Nick Bosa, Jr. Ohio State
4. QB Trace McSorley, Sr. Penn State
5. OT/OG Michael Deiter, Sr. Wisconsin
6. RB JK Dobbins, Soph. Ohio State
7. OG Beau Benzschawel, Sr. Wisconsin
8. LB Joe Bachie, Jr. Michigan State
9. QB Brian Lewerke, Jr. Michigan State
10. LB Devin Bush, Jr. Michigan
11. DE Chase Winovich, Sr. Michigan
12. LB TJ Edwards, Sr. Wisconsin
13. DE Shareef Miller, Sr. Penn State
14. QB Shea Patterson, Jr. Michigan
15. RB LJ Scott, Sr. Michigan State
16. S Amani Hooker, Jr. Iowa
17. OT Tariq Cole, Sr. Rutgers
18. S Antoine Brooks, Jr. Maryland
19. LB Thomas Barber, Jr. Minnesota
20. QB Clayton Thorson, Sr. Northwestern
21. S Aaron Williams, Sr. Nebraska
22. LB Paddy Fisher, Soph. Northwestern
23. LB Markus Bailey, Jr. Purdue
24. LB Trevor Morris, Sr. Rutgers
25. WR Stanley Morgan, Sr. Nebraska
26. WR Felton Davis, Sr. Michigan State
27. S Jonathan Crawford, Sr. Indiana
28. S Jordan Fuller, Jr. Ohio State
29. DE Anthony Nelson, Jr. Iowa
30. QB Adrian Martinez, Fr. Nebraska
