Defense, special teams selections for 2023 season

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The Big Ten on Tuesday released its all-conference team for defense and special teams following the 2023 college football season.

Unsurprisingly, Big Ten East champion Michigan (12-0, 9-0 in Big Ten play) and runner-up Ohio State (11-1, 8-1) have among the most players selected to the all-conference team, as does Big Ten West champion Iowa (10-2, 6-2). But they aren’t the only teams represented.

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Among the teams listed for all-conference honors are several awards winners, such as Illinois’ Jer’Zhan Newton, who won both defensive lineman and defensive player of the year in 2023. Iowa’s Cooper DeJean was named defensive back of the year; Ohio State’s Tommy Eichenberg was Linbacker of the Year; and Northwestern’s David Braun wascoach of the year.

Specialists who received honors in Tuesday’s release include Minnesota’s Dragan Kesich (kicker of the year) and Iowa’s DeJean and Tory Taylor (return specialist and punter of the year, respectively).

Here’s a rundown of the first-, second- and third-team all-Big Ten selections for defense and special teams, as judged by the league’s coaches and media:

Big Ten all-conference football team 2023

First-team defense

Editor’s note: all players listed are selected by coaches and media unless otherwise specified

DL: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois

DL: JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State

DL: Chop Robinson, Penn State

DL: Mason Graham, Michigan (coaches)

DL: Adisa Isaac, Penn State (media)

LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa

LB: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State

LB: Abdul Carter, Penn State (coaches)

LB: Aaron Casey, Indiana (media)

DB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa

DB: Will Johnson, Michigan

DB: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota

DB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State (coaches)

DB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan (media)

Second, third-team defense

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Author : Detroit Free Press

Publish date : 2023-11-28 19:16:13

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