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The All-Big Ten Football Team was announced for the defensive side by the media and two Spartans have made it on. Linebacker Antjuan Simmons and cornerback Shakur Brown both made the second team as announced by the Big Ten today.
Simmons has had 75 tackles, one sack and two fumble recoveries so far this season. He has more tackles this season than Micah McFadden and Paddy Fisher, both of whom made the first team. Simmons has truly been the leader of this defense for the Spartans, and I see a lot of Luke Kuechly in him. A linebacker who can read the play, make any tackle and pump up the team when needed. Simmons will have at least one more game to show why NFL teams should draft him in April.
Brown has 25 tackles and five interceptions this season, which is tied for most in the nation! Brown’s stellar season is why he has already declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.ย Brown in a tremendous man-to-man player, which is why he has five interceptions this year. Brown’s play this year has shown NFL scouts why he deserves to play on Sunday’s next year.
Did Antjuan Simmons or Shakur Brown get snubbed from making first team All-Big Ten defense or were they rightfully put on second team?
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐) ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐. pic.twitter.com/qfAXtjwq3i
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 16, 2020
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