The 2024 season is kicking off unofficially on Tuesday with the beginning of Big Ten media days in Indianapolis. And with that, the conference is honoring 12 players before the season, and among them are three Michigan football players.
It should be no surprise who those three are, given the offseason hype following the national championship year. All three entering their third year in college football, big things are expected of cornerback Will Johnson, defensive tackle Mason Graham, and tight end Colston Loveland. And in the eyes of the Big Ten, that trio are among the 12-best players in the entire conference.
Michigan has the second-most honorees, with Ohio State leading the charge with four players on the 12-man list.
Notable omissions include senior running back Donovan Edwards and junior defensive tackle Kenneth Grant.
Here is the full release:
The Big Ten Conference announced its 2024 football preseason honors on Tuesday ahead of the start of Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. A media panel selected the 12-member preseason list.
Six different schools placed students on this year’s preseason honors list, led by four honorees from Ohio State. Four of this year’s Big Ten preseason honorees — Iowa’s Jay Higgins, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Ohio State Emeka Egbuka, Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai — are scheduled to attend Big Ten Media Days this week in Indianapolis.\
The full list of Big Ten football preseason honorees is as follows:
2024 Big Ten Preseason Honors
LB Jay Higgins, IOWA
DT Mason Graham, MICH
DB Will Johnson, MICH
TE Colston Loveland, MICH
QB Dillon Gabriel, ORE
WR Tez Johnson, ORE
SAF Caleb Downs, OSU
WR Emeka Egbuka, OSU
RB TreVeyon Henderson, OSU
DE JT Tuimoloau, OSU
DE Abdul Carter, PSU
RB Kyle Monangai, RU