Athlon is out early with their Big Ten player selections - 4 teams deep. Regarding the criteria used to select their picks:
Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2021 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Number of Selections
Ohio State - 13
Iowa - 11
Wisconsin - 11
Penn State - 10
Indiana - 10
Rutgers -9
Minnesota - 8
Michigan - 7
Illinois - 7
Nebraska - 6
Northwestern - 6
Maryland -6
Michigan State - 5
Purdue - 5
No Husker players were chosen on offense. yowzah
Named on defense:
Cam Taylor-Britt (1st Team)
JoJo Domann (2nd Team)
Ben Stille (3rd Team)
Deontai Williams (4th Team)
Connor Culp (2nd Team K) and Taylor-Britt (4th Team PR) were selected as Specialists.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2021-all-conference-team
Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2021 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Number of Selections
Ohio State - 13
Iowa - 11
Wisconsin - 11
Penn State - 10
Indiana - 10
Rutgers -9
Minnesota - 8
Michigan - 7
Illinois - 7
Nebraska - 6
Northwestern - 6
Maryland -6
Michigan State - 5
Purdue - 5
No Husker players were chosen on offense. yowzah
Named on defense:
Cam Taylor-Britt (1st Team)
JoJo Domann (2nd Team)
Ben Stille (3rd Team)
Deontai Williams (4th Team)
Connor Culp (2nd Team K) and Taylor-Britt (4th Team PR) were selected as Specialists.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2021-all-conference-team