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2021 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team
The 2021 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 2021 Big Ten Conference football season. The conference recognizes two official All-Big Ten selectors: (1) the Big Ten conference coaches selected separate offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Coaches" team); and (2) a panel of sports writers and broadcasters covering the Big Ten also selected offensive and defensive units and named first-, second- and third-team players (the "Media" team). Key Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media Coaches = Selected by the Big Ten Conference coaches Media = Selected by the conference media Offensive selections Quarterbacks * C. J. Stroud, Ohio State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * Aidan O'Connell, Purdue (Coaches-2; Media-2) * Cade McNamara, Michigan (Coaches-3; Media-3) Running backs * Kenneth Walker, Michigan State (Coaches-1; Media-1) * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Big Ten Conference Football Season
The 2021 Big Ten conference football season was the 126th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's eighth season with 14 teams. The league's champion was Michigan. With a win on November 26 over Nebraska, and a loss by Wisconsin on November 27, Iowa won the Big Ten West division. With a win over Ohio State on November 27 Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten East division championship and a spot in the Big Ten Championship game against Iowa on December 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Nine Big Ten teams were bowl-eligible at the completion of the regular season: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan (CFP), Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. A tenth, Rutgers, was added by NCAA contingency plans on December 23 as Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, and with no bowl eligible teams available, the NCAA chose their replacement using Academic Progress Rate regulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Jaxon Smith-Njigba ( ; born February 14, 2002) is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He holds the FBS Bowl Game and Ohio State single game record for most receiving yards with 347 in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Smith also holds Ohio State records for most catches in a single game with 15 (twice) and most receiving yards in a single season with 1,606 during the 2021 season. Early life and high school career Smith-Njigba grew up in Rockwall, Texas, and attended Rockwall High School. Smith-Njigba led all high school football players in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex with 97 receptions for 1,828 yards and 20 touchdowns in his junior season. As a senior, he caught 104 passes for 2,094 yards and 35 touchdowns and was named the recipient of both the Landry Award and the Texas Gatorade Football Player of the Year award. Smith-Njigba played in the 2019 All-American Bowl and was named a high school All-American by ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''USA Today''. Smith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haskell Garrett
Haskell Garrett (born May 4, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Originally from Vermont, Garrett moved to Hawaii, then Nevada at age 13, after the death of his father. Garrett attended Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, Nevada. During his career, he had 25 sacks. Garrett played in the 2017 U. S. Army All-American Bowl. He committed to Ohio State University to play college football. College career During his first three years at Ohio State (2017–2019), Garrett recorded 20 tackles over 33 games as a rotational defensive lineman. In August 2020, prior to his senior season, Garrett was shot in the face while attempting to break up a fight. Despite the shooting he returned to play just two months later. He was named an All-American that season by CBS. On December 27, 2021, Garrett announced that he would be opting out of the 2022 Rose Bowl and declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Ebiketie
Arnold Kevin Ebiketie ( ; born 23 January 1999) is a Cameroonian-born American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple before transferring to Penn State. High school career Ebiketie originally attended Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland before transferring to Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, Maryland. As a senior he had 21.5 sacks. He committed to Temple University to play college football. College career Ebiketie played at Temple from 2017 to 2020. While there he had 58 tackles and six sacks. After the 2020 season he transferred to Penn State University. He became a starter his first year at Penn State. Professional career Ebiketie was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 38th overall, 2022 NFL Draft. Ebiketie made his season debut in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints where he recorded his first professional sack. Ebiketie made his first professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta (born January 12, 2001) is an American football tight end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was named the Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in 2022. High school career LaPorta attended Highland High School in Highland, Illinois. He played wide receiver and defensive back in high school. During his career he had 3,793 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. LaPorta committed to the University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ... to play college football. College career As a true freshman at Iowa in 2019, LaPorta played in 12 games with two starts and had 15 receptions for 188 yards. As a sophomore in 2020, he started five of eight games, recording 27 receptions for 271 yards and one touchdown. He returned to Iowa as a starter in 2021, and hauled in 53 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Allen (tight End)
Austin Allen (born November 10, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Arlington Renegades of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Nebraska. Early years Allen grew up in Phillips, Nebraska, and attended Aurora High School, where he played football and basketball. As a junior, he caught 41 passes for 507 yards and eight touchdowns. Allen committed to play college football at Nebraska over offers from Iowa, Iowa State, UCLA, and UCF. College career Allen redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman he caught two passes for 54 yards. Allen played in all 12 of Nebraska's games and had seven receptions for 83 yards during his redshirt sophomore season. He started seven games as a redshirt junior and caught 18 passes for 236 yards and one touchdown. In his redshirt senior season Allen set school records for tight ends with 38 receptions and 602 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Ferguson
Jake Ferguson (born January 18, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. High school career Ferguson attended Vel Phillips Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin. He played wide receiver and linebacker in high school. During his career he had 1,795 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on offense and 314 tackles, five sacks and five interceptions on defense. He committed to the University of Wisconsin to play college football. College career Ferguson played at Wisconsin from 2017 to 2021. After redshirting his first year in 2017, he played in 47 games over the next four years, recording 145 receptions for 1,618 yards and 13 touchdowns. As a senior he broke Lee Evans' school record for consecutive games with a reception. College statistics Professional career Ferguson was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round, the 129th selection overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasheed Walker
Rasheed Amar Walker (born February 13, 2000) is an American football Tackle (gridiron football position), offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn State. Early life and high school career Walker grew up in Waldorf, Maryland and attended North Point High School. He was selected to play in the 2018 US Army All-American Bowl as a senior. Walker was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Ohio State, Maryland, and Virginia Tech. College career Walker played in four games during his true freshman season before redshirt (college sports), redshirting the rest of the year. He was named the Nittany Lions' starting left tackle during training camp before his redshirt freshman season and started all 13 of the team's games. Walker was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference after starting all nine of Penn State's games in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Stueber
Andrew Stueber (born July 1, 1999) is an American football guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. As a graduate student in 2021, he received second-team All-American recognition by AFCA. College career On June 25, 2016, Stueber announced his commitment to Michigan, as part of the highest-rated Michigan recruiting class in the modern era. He was ranked a four-star prospect by ESPN and the No. 4 player in the state of Connecticut. As a junior in 2019, he suffered a torn ACL in training camp and missed the entire season. As a senior in 2020, he was recognized by the Walter Camp Football Foundation as the 2020 Connecticut Player of the Year. As a graduate student in 2021, he helped lead the offensive line with the fewest sacks allowed (10) and third-fewest tackles for loss (27) nationally and is a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. Following the season he was named first-team All-Big Ten by the media a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Faalele
Daniel Faalele ( ; born 9 November 1999) is an Australian professional American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota. Early years Faalele was born on 9 November 1999 in Melbourne, Victoria, to a Samoan father and Tongan mother. According to a 2017 USA Today article, his father was 6'4" (1.94 m) tall, weighing 290 pounds (131 kg). Faalele played basketball and rugby union as a youth until a member of the coaching staff of the University of Hawaii football team discovered him while scouting players in Australia. After participating in a local satellite camp run by Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh and garnering interest from multiple Division I programs, Faalele was recruited to play football at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. After only practising and learning the sport in 2016, he was a starter on IMG's offensive line in 2017 as the team went undefeated and he was selected to pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Petit-Frere
Nicholas Petit-Frere (born September 15, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early life and high school career Petit-Frere grew up in Tampa, Florida and attended Berkeley Preparatory School, where he played football and basketball. He is of Haitian descent through his father. Petit-Frere was considered a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State after considering offers from Alabama and Florida. College career Petit-Frere redshirted his true freshman season. As a redshirt freshman, he played in all 14 of Ohio State's games with one start. As a redshirt sophomore, Petit-Frere was named second-team All-Big Ten after starting all seven of Ohio State's games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. On December 27, 2021, Petit-Frere announced that he would be opting out of the 2022 Rose Bowl and declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft. Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thayer Munford
Thayer Munford Jr. (born September 18, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Early life and high school Munford grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and initially attended La Salle High School. Before his senior year, he moved to Massillon, Ohio and transferred to Massillon Washington High School who were coached by his former coach at La Salle, Nate Moore. Moore and his wife took legal custody of Munford shortly before his senior year. He was originally ruled ineligible by the Ohio High School Athletic Association after it was ruled that his transfer was a violation of the organization's recruiting rules. The ruling was later reversed and Munford was eligible for the final three games of the season. Munford was rated a four star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Kentucky, Iowa, and Pittsburgh. College career Munford played as a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |