4 Wisconsin Badgers named to AP All-Big Ten team

MADISON -- Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor, the Big Ten's No. 2 all-time rusher, made first-team All-Big Ten for the Associated Press for the third straight year. He was a unanimous selection.

Badgers center Tyler Biadasz was also a repeat first-team pick. Linebacker Zack Baun was announced as a first-team pick for the first time, while fellow linebacker Chris Orr was named a second-team pick.

Heisman Trophy finalists Justin Fields and Chase Young, quarterback and defensive end of Ohio State, made the team and were named the conference's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was named the conference's Coach of the Year.

Other repeat first-team picks in the conference are Minnesota receiver Tyler Johnson, Michigan offensive tackle Jon Runyan and cornerback Lavert Hill and Michigan State defensive tackle Raequan Williams.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

WR — Rashod Bateman, Minnesota, 6-2, 210, So., Tifton, Georgia.

WR — Tyler Johnson, Minnesota, 6-2, 205, Sr., Minneapolis.

u-OT — Tristan Wirfs, Iowa, 6-5, 322, Jr., Mount Vernon, Iowa.

OT — Jon Runyan, Michigan, 6-5, 321, Sr., Moorestown, New Jersey.

OG — Ben Bredeson, Michigan, 6-5, 325, Sr., Harland, Wisconsin.

OG — Wyatt Davis, Ohio State, 6-4, 315, So., Bellflower, California.

C — Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin, 6-3, 321, Jr., Amherst, Wisconsin.

TE — Brycen Hopkins, Purdue, 6-5, 245, Sr., Nashville, Tennessee.

u-QB — Justin Fields, Ohio State, 6-3, 223, So., Kennesaw, Georgia.

u-RB — J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State, 5-10, 217, Jr., La Grange, Texas.

u-RB — Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 5-11, 219, Jr., Salem, New Jersey.

u-PK — Keith Duncan, Iowa, 5-10, 180, Jr., Weddington, North Carolina.

All-purpose — Javon Leake, Maryland, 6-0, 206, Jr., Greensboro, North Carolina.

Defense

u-DE — Chase Young, Ohio State, 6-5, 265, Jr., Hyattsville, Maryland.

DE — A.J. Epenesa, Iowa, 6-6, 280, Jr., Glen Carbon, Illinois.

DT — Davon Hamilton, Ohio State, 6-4, 310, Sr., Pickerington, Ohio.

DT — Raequan Williams, Michigan State, 6-4, 303, Sr., Chicago.

LB — Micah Parsons, Penn State, 6-3, 245, So., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

LB — Malik Harrison, Ohio State, 6-3, 240, Sr., Columbus.

LB — Zack Baun, Wisconsin, 6-3, 245, Sr., Brown Deer, Wisconsin.

CB — Jeff Okudah, Ohio State, 6-1, 200, Jr., Grand Prairie, Texas.

CB — Lavert Hill, Michigan, 5-11, 182, Sr., Detroit.

S — Jordan Fuller, Ohio State, 6-2, 205, Sr., Old Tappan, New Jersey.

S — Antoine Winfield Jr., Minnesota, 5-10, 205, So., The Woodlands, Texas.

P — Blake Hayes, Illinois, 6-6, 230, Jr., Melbourne, Australia.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

WR — David Bell, Purdue, 6-2, 210, Fr., Indianapolis.

WR — KJ Hamler, Penn State, 5-9, 176, So., Pontiac, Michigan.

OT — Thayer Munford, Ohio State, 6-6, 310, Jr., Cincinnati.

OT — Branden Bowen, Ohio State, 6-7, 315, Sr., Draper, Utah.

OG — Jonah Jackson, Ohio State, 6-4, 305, Sr., Media, Pennsylvania.

OG — Steven Gonzalez, Penn State, 6-4, 341, Sr., Union City, New Jersey.

C— Josh Myers, Ohio State, 6-5, 310, So., Miamisburg, Ohio.

TE — Pat Freiermuth, Penn State, 6-5, 256, So., Merrimac, Massachusetts.

QB — Tanner Morgan, Minnesota, 6-2, 215, So., Union, Kentucky.

RB — Rodney Smith, Minnesota, 5-11, 210, Sr., Jonesboro, Georgia.

RB— Stevie Scott III, Indiana, 6-2, 231, So., Syracuse, New York.

PK — Logan Justus, Indiana, 5-11, 182, Sr., McCordsville, Indiana.

All-purpose — KJ Hamler, Penn State, 5-9, 176, So., Pontiac, Michigan.

Defense

DE — Joe Gaziano, Northwestern, 6-4, 275, Sr., Scituate, Massachusetts.

DE — Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State, 6-5, 264, Jr., Spotsylvania, Virginia.

DT — Robert Windsor, Penn State, 6-4, 285, Sr., Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.

DT — Jashon Cornell, Ohio State, 6-3, 285, Sr., St. Paul, Minnesota.

LB — Dele Harding, Illinois, 6-1, 230, Sr., Elkton, Maryland.

LB — Chris Orr, Wisconsin, 6-0, 224, Sr., DeSoto, Texas.

x-LB — Josh Uche, Michigan, 6-2, 250, Sr., Miami.

x-LB — Paddy Fisher, Northwestern, 6-4, 246, Jr., Katy, Texas.

CB — Lamar Jackson, Nebraska, 6-3, 215, Sr., Elk Grove, California.

x-CB — Michael Ojemudia, Iowa, 6-1, 200, Sr., Farmington Hills, Michigan.

x-CB — Damon Arnette, Ohio State, 6-0, 195, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

S — Geno Stone, Iowa, 5-10, 210, Jr., New Castle, Pennsylvania.

S — Antoine Brooks Jr., Maryland, 5-11, 215, Sr., Lanham, Maryland.

P — Adam Korsak, Rutgers, Jr., 6-1, 184, Jr., Melbourne, Australia.