2020 All-Big Ten football teams? Predicting players, coach of the year

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The USA Today Sports Network's preseason All-Big Ten football team and superlatives, based on a vote of 11 writers who cover the Big Ten in the Network:

Offense

QB Justin Fields, Ohio State

RB Stevie Scott, Indiana

RB Trey Sermon, Ohio State

WR Rashod Bateman, Minnesota

WR Rondale Moore, Purdue

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Purdue running back Rondale Moore
Purdue running back Rondale Moore

TE Pat Freiermuth, Northwestern

OL Blaise Andries, Minnesota

OL Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

OL Alaric Jackson, Iowa

OL Thayer Munford, Ohio State

OL Cole Van Lanen, Wisconsin

BIG TEN POSITION RANKINGS: Coaches | QB | RB | WR | OL | DL | LB | DB

Defense

DE George Karlaftis, Purdue

DE Kwity Paye, Michigan

DT Jerome Johnson, Indiana

DT Carlo Kemp, Michigan

LB Paddy Fisher, Northwestern

LB Jack Sanborn, Wisconsin

Michigan State's Antjuan Simmons runs down Rutger's Bo Melton during a game at Spartan Stadium on November, 24, 2018.
Michigan State's Antjuan Simmons runs down Rutger's Bo Melton during a game at Spartan Stadium on November, 24, 2018.

LB Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State

CB Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State

CB Shaun Wade, Ohio State

S Eric Burrell, Wisconsin

S Dax Hill, Michigan

Special teams

K Keith Duncan, Iowa

P Blake Hayes, Illinois

KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa

PR Rondale Moore, Purdue

Nov 10, 2018; East Lansing, MI, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Shaun Wade (24) reacts during the second half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2018; East Lansing, MI, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Shaun Wade (24) reacts during the second half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports

Superlatives

Offensive Player of the Year: QB Justin Fields, Ohio State

Defensive Player of the Year: CB Shaun Wade, Ohio State

Coach of the Year: Ryan Day, Ohio State

The 11 writers who participated in the poll: Frank Bodani, York Daily Record; Mike Carmin, Lafayette Journal & Courier; Graham Couch, The Lansing State Journal; Mark Emmert, The Des Moines Register; Christopher Iseman, Asbury Park Press; Chad Leistikow, The Des Moines Register; Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch; Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press; Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press; Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press.

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