It’s the midway point of the 2023 season and the All-Big Ten College Football Honors highlight the best of what we’ve seen so far in the Big Ten. The best is yet to come, likely, as the conference schedule heats up in November, but we’ve seen our fair share of amazing performance so far.
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Midseason Big Ten Football Team Honors for 2023
- Midseason Player of the Year
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State - Midseason Offensive Player of the Year
Blake Corum, RB, Michigan - Midseason Defensive Player of the Year
Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan - Midseason Newcomer of the Year
Darius Taylor, RB, Minnesota - Midseason Coach of the Year
Luke Fickell, Wisconsin
Midseason Big Ten Offense
- Midseason Quarterback of the Year
J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
- Midseason Running Back of the Year
Blake Corum, RB, Michigan - Midseason Wide Receiver of the Year
Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State - Midseason Tight End of the Year
Cade Stover, Ohio State - Midseason Offensive Lineman of the Year
Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State - Midseason Offensive Line of the Year
Michigan Wolverines - Midseason Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Darius Taylor, RB, Minnesota
Midseason First-Team All-Big Ten Offense
QB: J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
RB: Blake Corum, Michigan
RB: Darius Taylor, Minnesota
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
WR: Roman Wilson, Michigan
WR: Deion Burks, Purdue
TE: Cade Stover, Ohio State
FLEX: Isaiah Williams, Illinois
OT: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State
G: Matthew Jones, Ohio State
C: Drake Nugent, Michigan
G: Zak Zinter, Michigan
OT: Josh Fryar, Ohio State
Midseason Second-Team All-Big Ten Offense
QB: Drew Allar, Penn State
RB: Braelon Allen, Wisconsin
RB: Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
WR: Jeshaun Jones, Maryland
WR: KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Penn State
WR: Kaden Prather, Maryland
TE: Erick All, Iowa
FLEX: Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
OT: Delmar Glaze, Maryland
G: Donovan Jackson, Ohio State
C: Logan Jones, Iowa
G: Corey Bullock, Maryland
OT: Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota
Midseason Third-Team All-Big Ten Offense
QB: Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland
RB: Kaytron Allen, Penn State
RB: Nicholas Singleton, Penn State
WR: Tai Felton, Maryland
WR: Bryce Kirtz, Northwestern
WR: Daniel Jackson, Minnesota
TE: Corey Dyches, Maryland
FLEX: Roman Hemby, Maryland
OT: Trente Jones, Michigan
G: Trevor Keegan, Michigan
C: Hunter Nourzad, Penn State
G: Nouredin Nouili, Nebraska
OT: Josh Simmons, Ohio State
Midseason Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Offense
QB: Kyle McCord, Ohio State
QB: Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin
RB: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
RB: Tyrone Tracy, Purdue
RB: Chez Mellusi, Wisconsin
RB: Nathan Carter, Michigan State
WR: Pat Bryant, Illinois
WR: Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen, Purdue
WR: TJ Sheffield, Purdue
WR: Cornelius Johnson, Michigan
WR: Cam Johnson, Northwestern
WR: Christian Dremel, Rutgers
TE: Tyler Warren, Penn State
TE: Thomas Fidone II, Nebraska
FLEX: Devin Mockobee, Purdue
FLEX: Colston Loveland, Michigan
OT: Marcus Mbow, Purdue
OT: Hollin Pierce, Rutgers
G: Connor Colby, Iowa
G: Kyle Long, Maryland
C: Mike Purcell, Maryland
C: Josh Kreutz, Illinois
G: Joe Huber, Wisconsin
G: Trey Wedig, Wisconsin
OT: Jack Nelson, Wisconsin
OT: Gennings Dunker, Iowa
Midseason Big Ten Defense
- Midseason Defensive Lineman of the Year
Jer’Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois - Midseason Linebacker of the Year
Mohamed Toure, Rutgers - Midseason Cornerback of the Year
Mike Sainristil, Michigan - Midseason Safety of the Year
Dillon Thieneman, Purdue - Midseason Defensive Line of the Year
Purdue Boilermakers - Midseason Secondary of the Year
Michigan Wolverines
- Midseason Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Dillon Thieneman, S, Purdue
Midseason First-Team All-Big Ten Defense
EDGE: Kydran Jenkins, Purdue
EDGE: JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
DT: Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
DT: Logan Lee, Iowa
LB: Mohamed Toure, Rutgers
LB: Nick Jackson, Iowa
LB: Jay Higgins, Iowa
CB: Mike Sainristil, Michigan
CB: Ricardo Hallman, Wisconsin
CB: Tarheeb Still, Maryland
S: Dillon Thieneman, Purdue
S: Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
FLEX: Aaron Lewis, Rutgers
Midseason Second-Team All-Big Ten Defense
EDGE: Nic Scourton, Purdue
EDGE: Andre Carter, Indiana
DT: Ty Robinson, Nebraska
DT: Mason Graham, Michigan
LB: Maverick Baronowski, Minnesota
LB: Steele Chambers, Ohio State
LB: Xander Mueller, Northwestern
CB: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
CB: Sebastian Castro, Iowa
CB: Will Johnson, Michigan
S: Phillip Dunnam, Indiana
S: Jack Henderson, Minnesota
FLEX: Flip Dixon, Rutgers
Midseason Third-Team All-Big Ten Defense
EDGE: Joe Evans, Iowa
EDGE: Chop Robinson, Penn State
DT: Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State
DT: James Thompson Jr., Wisconsin
LB: Junior Colson, Michigan
LB: Yanni Karlaftis, Purdue
LB: Abdul Carter, Penn State
CB: Xavier Scott, Illinois
CB: Angelo Grose, Michigan State
CB: Cam Allen, Purdue
S: Shaquan Loyal, Rutgers
S: Keon Sabb, Michigan
FLEX: Adisa Isaac, Penn State
Midseason Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Defense
EDGE: Derrick Moore, Michigan
EDGE: Jah Joyner, Minnesota
EDGE: Zion Young, Michigan State
EDGE: Jaylen Pate, Northwestern
DT: Simeon Barrow Jr., Michigan State
DT: Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois
DT: Nash Hutmacher, Nebraska
DT: Kyler Baugh, Minnesota
LB: Jake Chaney, Wisconsin
LB: Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin
LB: Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
LB: Luke Reimer, Nebraska
LB: OC Brothers, Purdue
LB: Curtis Jacobs, Penn State
CB: Johnny Dixon, Penn State
CB: Marquis Wilson, Purdue
CB: Tahveon Nicholson, Illinois
CB: Denzel Burke, Ohio State
CB: Max Melton, Rutgers
CB: Quinton Newsome, Nebraska
S: Hunter Wohler, Wisconsin
S: Louis Moore, Indiana
S: Josh Proctor, Ohio State
S: Sanoussi Kane, Purdue
FLEX: Garnett Hollis Jr., Northwestern
FLEX: Javin Wright, Nebraska
Midseason Big Ten Special Teams
- Midseason Kicker of the Year
Jayden Fielding, Ohio State - Midseason Punter of the Year
Tory Taylor, Iowa - Midseason Specialist of the Year
Cooper DeJean, Iowa
Midseason First-Team All-Big Ten Specialists
Kicker: Nathanial Vakos, Wisconsin
Kickoff Specialist: Jayden Fielding, Ohio State
Punter: Tory Taylor, Iowa
Kick Returner: Tyrone Tracy, Purdue
Punt Returner: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
Special Teamer: Dominic DeLuca, Penn State
Midseason Second-Team All-Big Ten Specialists
Kicker: Jayden Fielding, Ohio State
Kickoff Specialist: Gabriel Nwosu, Penn State
Punter: Flynn Appleby, Rutgers
Kick Returner: Braeden Wisloski, Maryland
Punt Returner: Tyrell Henry, Michigan State
Special Teamer: Botros Alisandro, Purdue
Midseason Third-Team All-Big Ten Specialists
Kicker: Jack Olsen, Northwestern
Kickoff Specialist: Tommy Doman, Michigan
Punter: Tommy Doman, Michigan
Kick Returner: Jaylin Lucas, Indiana
Punt Returner: TJ Sheffield, Purdue
Special Teamer: Phalen Sanford, Nebraska
Midseason Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Specialists
Kicker: Dragan Kesich, Minnesota
Kickoff Specialist: Jack Van Dyke, Wisconsin
Punter: Colton Spangler, Maryland
Kick Returner: Chimere Dike, Wisconsin
Punt Returner: Kaden Saunders, Penn State
Special Teamer: James Kreutz, Illinois