This week, I revealed my 2010 All-Big Ten squad. There were surprisingly few complaints, which is nice for a change.
Now it's time to honor the league's top freshmen. Both true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are eligible for the team.
Not surprisingly, several positions had plenty of good options (running back, tight end, defensive back), while it was a bit of a challenge to fill out the spots for both lines. I'm going with a full-house backfield and a 3-4 defense for this squad.
And away we go ...
OFFENSE
QB: Nathan Scheelhaase, Illinois
RB: James White, Wisconsin
RB: Silas Redd, Penn State
RB: Le'Veon Bell, Michigan State
WR: Duwyce Wilson, Indiana
WR: Jared Abbrederis, Wisconsin
TE: Ted Bolser, Indiana
OL: Taylor Lewan, Michigan
OL: Ed Olson, Minnesota
OL: Nolan MacMillan, Iowa
OL: Andrew Norwell, Ohio State
OL: Ryan Groy, Wisconsin
DEFENSE
DL: Akeem Spence, Illinois
DL: Bruce Gaston, Purdue
DL: Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
LB: James Morris, Iowa
LB: Will Lucas, Purdue
LB: Jonathan Brown, Illinois
LB: Max Bullough, Michigan State
DB: Ricardo Allen, Purdue
DB: Malcolm Willis, Penn State
DB: Greg Heban, Indiana
DB: Cameron Gordon, Michigan
SPECIALISTS
K: Mitch Ewald, Indiana
P: Cody Webster, Purdue
KR: Jaamal Berry, Ohio State
PR: Venric Mark, Northwestern
Selections by team: Purdue (4), Indiana (4), Illinois (3), Ohio State (3), Wisconsin (3), Michigan (2), Michigan State (2), Iowa (2), Penn State (2), Northwestern (1), Minnesota (1)