Phil Steele names Preseason All-Big Ten Team ahead of 2024 college football season

The college football season is closing in, with new-look leagues competing for the first time in 2024. The Big Ten is no exception, with four new teams in the fold.

As such, Phil Steele had no shortage of options to pick from when assembling his 2024 Big Ten preseason all-conference team. And each of the 16 teams has at least one player on one of the four all-conference teams.

See the full breakdown of the best of the Big Ten below.

First Team

OFFENSE

QB: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
RB: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
WR: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
WR: Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
WR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
TE: Colston Loveland, Michigan
C: Logan Jones, Iowa
OG: Sal Wormley, Penn State
OG: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
OT: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
OT: Ajani Cornelius, Oregon

DEFENSE

DE: J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DT: Mason Graham, Michigan
DT: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
DE: Abdul Carter, Penn State
LB: Jaishawn Barham, Michigan
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
LB: Xander Mueller, Northwestern
LB: Nick Jackson, Iowa
CB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
CB: Will Johnson, Michigan
S: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Dragan Kesich, Minnesota
P: Ryan Eckley, Michigan State
KR: Braeden Wisloski, Maryland
PR: Zachariah Branch, USC
LS: William Wagner, Michigan

Second Team

OFFENSE

QB: Drew Allar, Penn State
RB: Nick Singleton, Penn State
RB: Donovan Edwards, Michigan
WR: Tai Felton, Maryland
WR: Evan Stewart, Oregon
WR: Kaden Prather, Maryland
TE: Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
C: Jonah Monheim, USC
OG: Emmanuel Pregnon, USC
OG: Micah Mazzccua, Nebraska
OT: Mason Richman, Iowa
OT: Josh Fryar, Ohio State

DEFENSE

DE: Danny Striggow, Minnesota
DT: Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
DT: Bear Alexander, USC
DE: Jack Sawyer, Ohio State
LB: Alphonzo Tuputala, Washington
LB: Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
LB: Ruben Hyppolite, Maryland
LB: Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
CB: Justin Walley, Minnesota
CB: Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon
S: Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin
S: Sebastian Castro, Iowa

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Jonathan Kim, Michigan State
P: Tommy Doman, Michigan
KR: AJ Henning, Northwestern
PR: Nick Singleton, Penn State
LS: William Halkyard, Northwestern

Third Team

OFFENSE

QB: Will Howard, Ohio State
RB: Jordan James, Oregon
RB: Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
WR: Patrick Bryant, Illinois
WR: Will Pauling, Wisconsin
WR: Bryce Kirtz, Northwestern
TE: Tyler Warren, Penn State
C: Gus Hartwig, Purdue
OG: Josh Priebe, Michigan
OG: Nick DeJong, Iowa
OT: Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
OT: Bryce Benhart, Nebraska

DEFENSE

DE: Jordan Burch, Oregon
DT: Kenneth Grant, Michigan
DT: Yahya Black, Iowa
DE: Deontae Craig, Iowa
LB: Wayne Matthews, Michigan State
LB: Cody Lindenberg, Minnesota
LB: Sonny Styles, Ohio State
LB: Seth Coleman, Illinois
CB: Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State
CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
S: Isaac Gifford, Nebraska
S: Tysheem Johnson, Oregon

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Drew Stevens, Iowa
P: James Evans, Indiana
KR: Tez Johnson, Oregon
PR: Gary Bryant, Oregon
LS: Tyler Duzansky, Penn State

Fourth Team

OFFENSE

QB: Miller Moss, USC
RB: Devin Mockobee, Purdue
RB: Kaytron Allen, Penn State
WR: Zachariah Branch, USC
WR: Elijah Sarratt, Indiana
WR: J. Michael Sturdivant, UCLA
TE: Luke Lachey, Iowa
C: Ben Scott, Nebraska
OG: Joe Huber, Wisconsin
OG: Connor Colby, Iowa
OT: Riley Mahlman, Wisconsin
OT: JC Davis, Illinois

DEFENSE

DE: Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
DT: Jay Toia, UCLA
DT: Ty Robinson, Nebraska
DE: Jimari Butler, Nebraska
LB: Carson Bruener, Washington
LB: Jestin Jacobs, Oregon
LB: Tony Rojas, Penn State
LB: Aiden Fisher, Indiana
CB: Robert Longerbeam, Rutgers
CB: Flip Dixon, Rutgers
S: Dante Trader, Maryland
S: Devin Turner, Northwestern

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Grady Gross, Washington
P: Mark Crawford, Minnesota
KR: Zachariah Branch, USC
PR: Logan Loya, USC
LS: Luke Elkin, Iowa