Big Ten Football 2014 All-Conference Team
Melvin Gordon
The 2014 college football season kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes in Dallas with the first four-team playoff in the FBS ranks on January 12, 2015. Since it’s never too early to start thinking about the upcoming college football season, Athlon Sports has already released its projected rankings for 2014, as well as conference predictions.
With the predictions released, it’s time to take a look at the best players by conference.
Athlon Sports kicks off its release of preseason all-conference teams with a look at our first, second, third and fourth All-Big Ten teams for 2014.
Related Content: Big Ten 2014 Conference Predictions
An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2014. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2014 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.
Athlon's 2014 All-Big Ten Team
| First-Team Offense | Second-Team Offense | Third-Team Offense | Fourth-Team Offense |
QB | Braxton Miller | Christian Hackenberg | Connor Cook | Devin Gardner |
RB | Ameer Abdullah | Jeremy Langford | Tevin Coleman | David Cobb |
RB | Melvin Gordon | Venric Mark | Ezekiel Elliott | Mark Weisman |
WR | Stefon Diggs | Kenny Bell | Tony Lippett | Christian Jones |
WR | Devin Funchess | Shane Wynn | Devin Smith | Kevonte Martin-Manley |
TE | Jeff Heuerman | Tyler Kroft | Maxx Williams | Dan Vitale |
C | Jack Allen | Brandon Vitabile | Austin Blythe | Dan Voltz |
G | Jake Cotton | Zac Epping | Kyle Costigan | Ted Karras |
G | Pat Elflein | Kaleb Johnson | Dan Feeney | Jordan Walsh |
T | Rob Havenstein | Taylor Decker | Jack Conklin | Alex Lewis |
T | Brandon Scherff | Donovan Smith | Jason Spriggs | Tyler Marz |
| First-Team Defense | Second-Team Defense | Third-Team Defense | Fourth-Team Defense |
DE | Shilique Calhoun | Joey Bosa | Theiren Cockran | Frank Clark |
DE | Randy Gregory | Noah Spence | Andre Monroe | C.J. Olaniyan |
DT | Michael Bennett | Louis Trinca-Pasat | Darius Hamilton | Austin Johnson |
DT | Carl Davis | Adolphus Washington | Warren Herring | Vincent Valentine |
LB | Chi Chi Ariguzo | Taiwan Jones | Cole Farrand | Derek Landisch |
LB | Mike Hull | Steve Longa | Josh Perry | Mason Monheim |
LB | Jake Ryan | James Ross III | David Santos | Michael Rose |
CB | Blake Countess | Doran Grant | Desmond King | Eric Murray |
CB | Trae Waynes | Jordan Lucas | Sojourn Shelton | Nick VanHoose |
S | Ibraheim Campbell | Adrian Amos | John Lowdermilk | Michael Caputo |
S | Kurtis Drummond | Corey Cooper | Tyvis Powell | Cedric Thompson |
| First-Team Specialists | Second-Team Specialists | Third-Team Specialists | Fourth-Team Specialists |
K | Michael Geiger | Brad Craddock | Sam Ficken | Kyle Federico |
P | Mike Sadler | Cameron Johnston | Will Hagerup | Peter Mortell |
KR | William Likely | Kenny Bell | Raheem Mostert | Dontre Wilson |
PR | Venric Mark | Kevonte Martin-Manley | V'Angelo Bentley | Macgarrett Kings Jr. |
Related Content: 2014 Big Ten Conference Predictions
Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2014 All-Big Ten Team
| First | Second | Third | Fourth |
Illinois | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 |
Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 3 | Offense: 0 | |
Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 3 | |
Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | |
Michigan | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 |
Michigan State | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 3 | Offense: 0 |
Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 1 | |
Offense: 2 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | |
Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | |
Offense: 3 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | |
Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | |
Purdue | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Rutgers | Offense: 0 | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 0 |
Wisconsin | Offense: 2 | Offense: 0 | Offense: 1 | Offense: 2 |
