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Michigan players on USA TODAY Sports Network 2024 preseason All-Big Ten football team

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Michigan players on USA TODAY Sports Network 2024 preseason All-Big Ten football team

On its way to winning the program’s first national championship since 1997, Michigan football boasted one of the most talented rosters in its long, illustrious history.

The Wolverines had 13 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, the most of any college. The mark set a Michigan program record, surpassing the previous high mark of 11.

The depth and quality of players went beyond their professional prospects. The Wolverines had nine players earn first-team all-Big Ten honors from either the league’s coaches or the media, including six on offense.

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With coach Jim Harbaugh now in the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers, Michigan still should have plenty of firepower under first-year head coach Sherrone Moore, enough that the Wolverines, for all their losses, were picked fourth in the new-look, 18-team Big Ten in the USA TODAY Sports Network preseason poll.

With fall training camp on the horizon, what Michigan players are expected to be some of the best players in the conference for the 2024 season?

Here are the 2024 preseason all-Big Ten teams, as determined by the USA TODAY Sports Network, and where Wolverines players fit in them:

What Michigan players are on the preseason all-Big Ten team?

Between offense, defense and special teams, the Wolverines had four players selected on the all-Big Ten first team. It’s the second-most of any program in the conference, behind only Ohio State’s seven inclusions.

Michigan’s representatives on the preseason all-Big Ten team were:

  • TE Colston Loveland
  • OL Josh Priebe
  • DL Mason Graham
  • DB Will Johnson

Three other Wolverines: Running back Donovan Edwards, defensive lineman Kenneth Grant and linebacker Jaishawn Barhman — received all-Big Ten votes.

The teams were determined based on ballots submitted by 14 writers who cover the Big Ten for outlets in the USA TODAY Sports Network.

Preseason all-Big Ten football team 2024

Here’s a look at the full 2024 preseason all-Big Ten football team, along with players who didn’t make the cut, but received votes:

Offense

  • Quarterback: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon*
  • Running back: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
  • Running back: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
  • Wide receiver: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State*
  • Wide receiver: Tez Johnson, Oregon
  • Tight end: Colston Loveland, Michigan
  • Offensive line: Logan Jones, Iowa
  • Offensive line: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
  • Offensive line: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
  • Offensive line: Josh Priebe, Michigan
  • Offensive line: Sal Wormley, Penn State
  • Also receiving votes: RB: Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State; Donovan Edwards, Michigan; Nick Singleton, Penn State; Darius Taylor, Minnesota; WR: Evan Stewart, Oregon; Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State; TE: Luke Lachey, Iowa; Terrance Ferguson, Oregon; Tyler Warren, Penn State; OL: Josh Conerly Jr., Oregon; Ajani Cornelius, Oregon; Jonah Monheim, USC, Matthew Bedford, Oregon; Josh Fryar, Ohio State; Connor Colby, Iowa; Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State

Defense

  • Defensive line: Mason Graham, Michigan
  • Defensive line: J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State
  • Defensive line: Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
  • Defensive line: Abdul Carter, Penn State
  • Linebacker: Jay Higgins, Iowa
  • Linebacker: Nick Jackson, Iowa
  • Linebacker: Jeffrey Bassa, Oregon
  • Defensive back: Will Johnson, Michigan
  • Defensive back: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
  • Defensive back: Caleb Downs, Ohio State
  • Defensive back: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue

Also receiving votes: DL: Jack Sawyer, Ohio State; Kenneth Grant, Michigan; Bear Alexander, USC; Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State; LB: Jaishawn Barhman, Michigan; Xander Mueller, Northwestern, Mohamed Toure, Rutgers, Carson Bruenner, Washington; Cal Haladay, Michigan State; Kydran Jenkins, Purdue; Jaheim Thomas, Wisconsin; DB: Sebastian Castro, Iowa; Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon; Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin; Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin; Davison Igbinosun, Ohio State; Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State

Special teams

  • Kicker: Dragan Kesich, Minnesota
  • Punter: Ryan Eckley, Michigan State
  • All-purpose: Zachariah Branch, USC
  • Also receiving votes: K: Drew Stevens, Iowa; P: James Evans, Indiana; ALL-PURPOSE: Donaven McCulley, Indiana; Nick Singleton, Penn State; Braeden Wisloski, Maryland

Awards

  • Coach of the Year: Ryan Day, Ohio State
  • Player of the Year: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon*
  • Newcomer of the Year: Dillon Gabriel, Oregon
  • Newcomer of the Year (non-Dillon Gabriel category): Caleb Downs, Ohio State
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